Plus Size Style - Everyday Bombshell

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Land's End has never, really, been on my radar. To be honest, I usually get Land's End confused with L.L. Bean.  To me, they both fall under that outdoorsy Eddie-Bauer umbrella of clothes that are not quite stylish.  (If you're a fan of these stores, don't yell at me...I'm about to admit I was wrong, ok?)

So when I was choosing items for my Gwynnie Bee Closet (that's what they call the online queue for the items you want them to send you), I was shocked to click on this cute dress and then find out it was from Land's End:

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I loved this fit and flare dress in the chevron print.  LOVED it. It fit perfectly and was so flattering. The waist line was just above my own natural waist, without being an empire-style (which I am really not into right now). I  wore the dress twice, once casually and once a little dressier for work.

 

 

Casual Look - with a flower headband

 

Dressier look with a floral pin

 

 

I gave some serious thought to buying this dress through the Gwynnie Bee purchase option (you can buy items that you have at home with you at a discounted price), but thought I should probably not be so impulsive when a ton of other cute items are on their way to me.

 

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Plus Size Style- Everyday Bombshell

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I received my first package from Gwynnie Bee last Monday- and it was as thrilling as I'd hoped upon receipt.  I was thinking about making a video of myself opening up each package from here on out and sharing my initial impressions of what I receive.  Is that something you would be interested in seeing? If so, let me know in the comments. 

Anyway, back to the first package. I received two dresses and a blazer-which you will see in subsequent posts. But the first thing I opened, and the first thing I wore, was this Vicky Tiel Jersey Wrap Dress:

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I'd never heard of Vicky Tiel before, so I did a little research (i.e. typed her name in Google) and found out that she designs for the Home Shopping Network. I'm a QVC fan, myself, so no wonder she was unfamiliar.

 

 

The print on this dress is incredibly vibrant - as you can see in the close-up shot with my necklace. When I first unwrapped the dress, my first thought was, "Whoa, that's a print!" It's a little too primary for my taste (although I realize green and black are not technically primary colors - you get the gist of what I'm saying).   I wanted to ground the print a little, which is why I chose a heavy black neclase and black wedge sandals.

 

This dress is one of the very few true wrap dresses I've ever worn, and I felt like it was legitamately scaled to a plus size body because the hole for the wrap was higher on the torso than they sometimes can be. This made for a really flattering placement of the sash. 

 

I loved the flutter sleeves, which surprised me. I hate those trendy 'cold-shoulder' sleeves that are inexplicably all over plus size clothes right now but these flutters were very feminine.  I also liked the high-low hem on the skirt. It wasn't obnoxious, just a nice touch. 

 

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