eShakti Review

 Like quite a few of you around the blogosphere lately, eShakti recently contacted me and offered me a dress to review.  I had the opportunity last year too and loved the dress I received then, so I jumped at the chance to do another one, especially since I'm on a shopping ban right now!  They just released their spring line and let me tell you, it was hard to pick a dress, but I found one that was totally perfect for me and I was even more excited when I got to see it in person.

You'll see in a more detailed picture below, but the skirting on the dress is houndstooth with black cats!  Seeing as I am the black cat gal, this seemed like the perfect dress for me.  And, it has pockets!  I love that it has pockets, it makes it unique, not many dresses do that.

I love the sweetheart neckline, it is a little lower cut, but if I needed to, I could wear a cami underneath.  Now let's talk about fit - I did the custom sizing and it turned out perfectly.  This dress seriously fits like a glove.  There is some elastic in the waist too, so even if I gained a little weight, it would probably still fit.  And it is comfy.  Seriously comfy.  Nice and lightweight too.

I think this is going to be a super fun dress to have in my closet and play with starting now and going well into spring and summer. For winter I can throw a sweater or cardigan over it and wear it with gray leggings or tights as you see here and maybe a pair of boots.  And into the summer, it can be worn on it's own or with a lightweight cardigan and some simple black sandals.  Maybe even spice it up with some color accents, like red shoes.  Overall I am just in love with this dress.

eShakti is offering any of my readers a discount as well - valid through March 20th - simply enter FSHNBLEDVE at checkout and enjoy 20% off your purchase!  I highly recommend their dresses and I have had great success with the custom styling - it's worth the little extra cost in my opinion!  Happy shopping!

eShakti provided me this dress free of charge for review - the opinions I expressed are all my own.

Just call me Betty Draper

I feel very Betty Draper of Mad Men in this dress for some reason.  I think it's the silhouette of it, it's like give me some crinoline and some pearls and I'd be there.  I doubt Betty would wear a print that is quite this wild however!!

This dress is from eShakti.  I've been wanting to try something from them for awhile after seeing many of their dresses around the blogosphere.  I poured over their many, MANY choices and with a little input from the Pants Monkey, chose this one.  I had hoped it would come in time for our anniversary dinner, but because I chose their custom design option, it took a little longer to come.  It was worth it.  The fit of this thing is incredible.  I love that they let you custom size a dress.  For someone like me - little up top and bigger down low, it's really a great option.  And I have to say, it's exact!  But not so exact that it isn't forgiving, the material moves and breathes very well!

I adore the print of this too, it's a bit more "wild" than what I usually wear, but it's fun.  If you get up close, you can see birdies.  I love birds!  So I guess it's kind of exotic.  Yeah, the more I think about it, it's definitely not Betty Draper!  Maybe Joan?  Ha!

I'm really happy to have this for summer, even if I don't have anymore special occasions coming up, work is as good as anything else right?

Outfit rundown:

Dress - eShakti

Sweater - LEI (thrifted)

Sandals - Merona, Target

Bracelet - Stella and Dot

Necklace - jerseymaids via Etsy