Drop two sizes, add curves and firm up your tummy. How?
It’s not another diet; it’s a dress….the Miracle Dress to be precise. No Spanx or Wonder Bra required; the magical fibers are already woven into the fabric itself. If there was such a dress, would you buy it? Well, there is and you can’t…at least for the moment. The dress is from Stella McCartney’s 2011 Winter Collection and is called the Octavia quickly renamed the Miracle Dress because of its magical powers. The unique stretch material and the panels of color that create an optical illusion are the “secret sauce.” It sold out immediately everywhere and at $1600 a pop a lot of us may not have been in line to begin with.
And the Miracle Dress isn’t just a fleeting trend as was seen in several Fall/Winter 2012 collections during New York Fashion Week:
Well, I’m here to tell you that the Celeb Boutique knock-off I purchased fits like a dream. For those that might be interested, here’s my up-close and personal assessment based on three criteria and scoring of 1 to 5 with 5 being highest:
1) Fabric: 3
Both dresses are made of synthetic fabric but the original has a softer and more substantial feel to it.
2) Body Shaping: 2
There’s no miracle fiber included in the CB copy. (The good news is that a Spanx bodysuit can make up the void and is much cheaper than the price difference between the McCartney and CB dresses.)
3) Design: 5
The dress looks exactly the same complete with the bustline and side seamlines.
And I’ll give it another 5 for just being fun to wear. For me believing in the miracle dress was worth the gamble and not fantasy at all. So what do you think?
I’m no Kate Winslet but miracle or not?
Originally posted on Second Lives Club.