Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Review: Venus Floral Printed Velvet Dress

I always wanted a Cheongsam style dress and when I saw this offering on the Venus website, I quickly placed an order and received the dress in the mail 10 days later, which is atypical for Venus – usually their orders take longer to arrive.

This is a bodycon dress made of stretchy, figure-hugging velvet in a seductive style designed to show off your every curve. The velvet is so soft and comfortable that although it is like wearing a second skin, it does not feel tight because it stretches as you do.

I ordered a size 16 and as you can see, the hem falls just below the knee. The sleeves are a little short (my arms are too long), but I don't believe that it detracts from the overall look of the dress  

The only qualm I had before ordering the dress was its high neck collar. I was concerned that the collar would ruin my makeup when I slipped into the dress. However, I had nothing to worry about because the collar has a zipper in back to facilitate getting the dress on and off.

I like the dress a lot and I plan to wear it to the next cocktail party I attend.



Wearing Bebe
Wearing Bebe


Yet another one of the “Millions” on the Internet
Yet another one of the “Millions” on the Internet

21 comments:

  1. That dress is gorgeous. Suits you well. Sue x

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  2. I Hate You! How can you look so gorgeous at your age....and even get into a dress like that?
    Of course I'm not jealous!

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  3. OK - saw this post first thing this AM and went RIGHT to the Venus site to order it. But they are all out of anything larger than a Medium! DRAT!! Is it your experience that Venus replenishes their stock periodically? Oh well, I guess I'll just keep checking back.

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    1. Like you, I missed a few Venus offerings in the past and they did not restock those items, so my guess is that they don't restock sold out items.

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  4. I love the dress and it looks fantastic on you!

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  5. So attractive! I want it!!! Perhaps Venus will restock soon

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  6. Accessorize...December 22, 2020

    Sleeves too short?
    How about a black and gold banded hinged bracelet?
    Maybe two 'skinny' bracelets? Or, as 'Miss Millions' used....
    Velma

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    1. Thank you for the suggestions, Velma.

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  7. .......at a cocktail party in 2022.

    Angel Amore

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  8. You rock that dress. They should be using you as a model at Venus.

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    1. i totally agree. i have thought from time to time about offering myself as a model for a cosmetics/makeover company, on the basis that they can then boast: "if we can make a GUY look this good, then think what we could do for YOU!"

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    2. I'm more than willing! Thank you for the kind words, Stephanie.

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  9. I love the dress, you wear it well.

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  10. The dress is an absolute beauty as you are. May I ask where you ordered the dress from?

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    1. Thank you for the kind words, Joanne. I ordered it from Venus (www.venus.com).

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  11. Since you posted this, I have had an order for it with Venus On Hold while I waited for them to get my size in. Well, after checking their website every day (yes - EVERY day since Dec 22) they finally have it in my size. I ordered it this morning (Jan 10). Now let's see how long it takes to arrive! My prayer is that I look HALF as good as YOU do in it, Sweetie!

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    1. UPDATE and VENT
      Here we are, February 5th, and I am STILL waiting for this dress to arrive. They messed up my delivery address and after 3 phone calls and I Lost Count Of How Many emails - they say it is coming. (???) Apparently it got sent back, and since they don't regularly carry my size, I was told that when it returned they would turn it around and send it to the proper address. That was 3 weeks ago!
      Sorry, I feel like I need to vent my Venus Frustration somewhere. I hope the dress is worth all this aggravation.
      Thanks for listening, Sweetie.

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