This is just my opinion and experience. Alight.com has not offered me anything to give my opinion. (however if they want to kick down a gift card or something I wouldn't say no)
If someone who reads this has any of these dresses, and they are in good condition, in a 3x or 4x, 24 or 26, please hit me up!
I own a sum total of three dresses from alight they are:
"Modern age dress" by: mlle gabrielle (2006?)
I adore this dress! its a very soft cotton. It has washed well and worn hard. I think I might have lost a button at some point. but that was my fault not the dress. i would really like to see this style come back. At the time I bought this dress there were two others that had a similar cut to them. But since the dress was like $50 I couldn't afford them too. I will include the photos so you can drool too.
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| old fashion orange dress |
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| hue bet |
This is my power dress! It was called "the big time dress" by sele
I can't express how well this dress has lasted. It looks just as good as the day I received it.
And I wear this dress a lot! I wash it and hang it to dry. This dress was purchased in 2008 I believe.
Now I own this Blue plate dress (4x) in a different color, that I then dyed purple-ish.
but I thrifted it. therefore I did not got it directly from alight
It too seems well made. Also cotton, and very soft. almost gauzy.
So my review is this:
The clothing I have, are all very well constructed!
They wash and wear just fine. So durable, yes!
Sizing: it depends on the brand (like all clothing). But I would say the sizing is fairly consistent. I can wear anywhere from a 3x up to a size 28.
Alight provides the measurements for a 1x in most items, rule of thumb is to increase each size by about two inches (example: 1x has a 42 bust, a 2x would have a 44 bust.. and so on.)
They also have brand specific size information. This is very helpful!
Only down side: is the price of the clothing.
I however feel that the quality of the clothing is fair to the price they charge. It's a toss up.
I hope this was helpful!
Raven
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I have been tempted many times to purchase a dress from Alight, but my fear was that the cotton had a ton of sizing in it that would make the dress shrink the first time it was washed. Now I think I may try something from them in the future...especially since you said your stuff washed so well.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the great detailed review.
I have never had an item shrink. They might stretch just a little. I suggest never putting them in a dryer. I hang dry my dresses, and never had an issue.
DeleteTheir sizing information it pretty good. so be sure to double check your measurements against theirs.