BOden Chelsea dress - anybody tried this?

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As it is so super reduced I have braved the reviews and gone for this - anyone got one? What did you think?

Oh dear - that'll be why it's so cheap!

I've got one which I bought when they first went on sale. I went out this evening and tried it on beforehand (along with about 5 other outfits!). I am slighly petite in my top half and find that it gapes quite a bit at the neckline but looks fine with a camisole underneath. The belt underneath the bust is a little fussy and isn't as tight or as flattering as it could be. The dress flares out from there but does cling slightly. Unfortunately, I have eaten too many mince pies and it showed off my muffin top. It went back into the wardrobe to be brought back out in a month or two when I have lost some weight. On the plus side, I like the pattern (I bought the one with the purple pattern). In retrospect I should probably have returned it.

Oh dear - doesn't sound good

I've also bought it but it hasn't arrived yet. I know I will have to wear a camisole with it as I'm exceptionally norked (36J) like I do under all my Boden dresses.

The only problem I expect is that it will be as thin as the layered jersey dress a couple of years ago which I ruined in the washing machine after a few wears as I'd clearly put it in with someone that caused a hole in it. The top layer was as thin as M&S opaque tights.

I'll be more careful with this one and give it a quick wash on its own - the plus side of that is that the last one dried pretty quickly.

Ok that's worth knowing. Mine has been dispatched......

Well it's here and it's basically perfect. Right length on me - which actually just bears out the reviews. It's bang on the knee and that's a 22L - I am 5ft 3 - any taller and it would be too short. The material is thinish but it feels lovely and the pattern is gorgeous. It is slightly too low - but only by a smidge and I think I can put a stitch in it to sort that out rather than wear a cami under it. Actually geting hold of the parcel was a bit of a trauma but that's a whole other thread!!