Bought an Isabella Oliver dress and I'm a bit disappointed

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Bought it for a wedding, its this one: www.isabellaoliver.com/maternity-clothes/maternity-dresses/Empire-Wrap-Dress/D/30100/P/2:100: 1020/I/DR59 I thought that it would be really special but it 'feels' a bit ordinary, the fabric doesn't feel good quality and it lacks that 'wow' factor I was expecting Just thought that being a reknowned brand it would be more special, what do others think?

sorry the link again: www.isabellaoliver.com/maternity-clothes/maternity-dresses/Empire-Wrap-Dress/D/30100/P/2:100:1020/I/ DR59

Aww, we need to see it on really.

Me and dresses don't go for maternity - I have a sticky out ledge arse anyway, and I just look freakily like a duck when I have a bump

Looks nice in the pic - shame it's not so good in reality. Which colour did you get?

Had been considering splashing out on an isabella oliver outfit for a wedding I have soon. Can't go for that one though, I put weight on all over (not just bump) and my arms aren't fit to be exposed at the moment!

It's the green one, the colour is great (I've got dark hair and blue eyes and pale complexion). Just feel like a sack of spuds in it!

looks like a gorgeous dress in pic

Is it because you haven't got the right accessories / shoes / makeup to complete the look? I got an IO dress for a wedding. I was also disappointed by how ordinary it seemed to start with (but I had high expectations) but then bought some great jewellery and a wrap and in the end thought I looked really good. Found it to be a very versatile dress (it was the wrap one).

you need to try it on with the right shoes to really crack it. It looks like a lovely dress and you are not a sack of spuds - you're a baby carrier What does your other half think?

is the model wearing it actually pregnant?

im sorry but i dont like it if u feel bad in it dont wear it take it back you deserve a dress that makes you feel a million bucks!!

That could be true, need some killer shoes (not too high of heel), handbag and cardie/wrap thingy then maybe it would look fine.

DH likes it because it makes my norks look impressive Have gone from a B to a DD cup

can I wear fuschia with lime green?

hi I bought an isabella oliver dress and felt exactly the same as you. It looks gorgeous on the web but the material is not particulaly flattering and for the price I think the material looks cheap and certainly not worth price

Glad I'm not the only one Patty, maybe we should feed back our comments to IO. Since heard that Picchu is better, www.picchumaternity.com/uk/acatalog/maternity-evening-wear.html

am sitting in my much anticipated isabella oliver trousers and feel the same about quality of material - I think I would have got better for less than half the price somewhere else

I love my wrap tops though even if they are a complete PITA to iron

also agree that some bodies do simple lines better than others, I'm a bit of a tree trunk so wrap dreses are probably not the best option!

I'm a traditional pear shape, normally a size 12. So thought dress would fit well but it doesn't hang right.

The Picchu website is gorgeous!

Why not take back the IO dress and buy the cerise/red ruffle dress. Tis less than half price!!

The Picchu website is gorgeous!

Why not take back the IO dress and buy the cerise/red ruffle dress? Tis less than half price!!

That picchu site is fab fab fab. Wish i'd known about it when pg.

Not sure if this is a recommendation or not but Davina MacCall and Myleene Klass bought their maternity wear there.

Mylene is very klassy....lol!!!