Every now and then you find a dress that puts a huge smile on your face and a little wiggle in your tummy. This is that dress.
Hendricks Pencil Dress* - Joanie Clothing Shoes - Faith (Similar) Lipstick - Mac "Lady Danger" |
Earlier this year, a new brand called Joanie Clothing contacted me wondering if I'd be interested in linking up for some model type stuff prior to their launch. On perusing their Instagram, I immediately fell for their nostalgic aesthetic, plus the fact that most of their items range between sizes 8-22, which is rare and pleasing for a new brand, so OF COURSE I said yes.
Well Joanie have finally launched and in celebration have sent me the utterly glorious Hendricks Pencil Dress* to show off. Avid readers of the blog(Hi Mum) will know that I adore Christina Hendricks, so I think we all know how I feel about this look.
Firstly, this dress is the perfect green; bright, eye catching but still classy. It fits me like a second skin and sits at the perfect midi length (I'm 6ft if you didn't already know!) The jacquard texture of the Hendricks gives it a bit of added pizzazz and adds to the early 60s feel of the dress. In terms of actually getting the dress on, there's a zip at the back and a tie at the neck but saying this, I have had no issue pulling the dress on over my head thanks to the stretch fabric.
I'm wearing an 18 here and as you can see, it fits like a glove. I think this could be a winning item if you are large busted as the stretch really is excellent. A word of advice though if you are a plus size lady: Size up, particularly if you are on the cusp.
I feel fierce, strong and utterly beautiful in this dress. Like genuinely beautiful, invincibly so. I can't help but think that it was made for me, I can just imagine slinking up to a fancy hotel bar for an elegant glass of wine and maybe some posh crisps. It's actually more likely that I'm going to wear it down the pub but one can dream.
A piece of excelleng news here - The Hendricks dress is £35. That is it. There's also 10% off your first Joanie order when you sign up to their mailing list so you could have this dress on your body for £31.50. It's unfathomably good.
Finally, if you slide on over to the Joanie website, you may see a face you recognise (IT'S ME) in amongst the beautiful clothes. No need to thank me for the recommendation - Just make sure you tag me in any pictures!
Em x
* Denotes items gifted for review. All opinions and words are entirely my own