Maria Bianca Nero Empire Polka Dot Dress from AdoraBELLA, $211







Jennifer Spiegelhalter has been keeping her finger on the pulse of fashion for many years. She developed a great love for clothing at a young age and enjoys being at the forefront of fashion.

Setting out to provide women easy access to the latest trends and the hottest items from established as well as up and coming designers, she launched AdoraBELLA, an online fashion boutique featuring the freshest, hard-to-find pieces from top designers. Her aim is to provide a complete shopping experience for women who want to be able to pull items from their closets years later and still feel as sexy in them as they do today.

AdoraBELLA offers an eclectic mix of new and established contemporary designers, including Voom by Joy Han, Yoana Baraschi, Beth Springer, Diane Samandi, Candice Held and ShuShu Belts. Information and articles on the individual designers are available, as well as fashion tips on what's hot.

Standard shipping is free and each week, several items are featured on sale. To top it off, they will track how much money you spend annually, and for every $500 you spend, you will automatically receive $50.00 off your next purchase.

We received the Empire Polka Dot Dress from AdoraBELLA's Maria Bianca Nero collection. It retails for $211 and is made in the USA.

The dress is absolutely gorgeous and wrapped beautifully upon arrival. It even came with an AdoraBELLA hanger, such a nice touch.

The fabric is silk/lycra and the lining is polyester/rayon/spandex. On the outside, it exudes refined elegance and sophistication that sets it apart from your typical department store dress – definitely well worth the price tag. On the inside, it is comfortable and breathable, a dress you can wear all day and into the night. It's a compliment magnet as it is but pair it up with hoop earrings like these jet black large pavé hoops by Nadri and you'll be beyond fabulous.

The quality of the dress is impeccable and the fit is perfect. Speaking of fit, we did not order this item through the regular process since it's a feature piece. We weren't sure which size to specify for me, the reviewer, because there is no size chart on the site. We indicated to AdoraBELLA what size I normally wear and they took care of figuring out the equivalent. I am pleased to say that they sized me up correctly because the dress fits perfectly. As I write this, they are in the process of putting together size charts for several designers so that should be available on the site soon.

In the meantime, if you have any sizing or other questions, just contact their customer service department. I did, in cognito. I wanted to test out their customer service is so I contacted them not once, but twice. Both times, they responded very quickly, within minutes as a matter of fact. Needless to say, I was very impressed.

Also, I searched for this dress on the net to see if I can find it anywhere else, but to no avail. When AdoraBELLA says, they carry hard-to-find items, they mean it. So if you're looking for a good online boutique to shop at, with excellent personal customer service, fast and free shipping, and fabulous items to adorn your closet with, I recommend you give them a try. You'll be glad you did.

Reviewed by: Chic Techie

Posted by weezies on August 21, 2007 10:27 AM | Permalink