Review of Next Dress

Good Morning everyone.

As a special I am reviewing a next dress.

I received a Next voucher 

to perform this review

but all views expressed are my own.

A bit of background.

I used to be between a uk size 6 & 8

then I got CFS & I'm now a size 16.

Due to this I avoid shopping

& am always concerned about what people

think when they see me.

With this in mind I wanted to review the whole experience.

I entered Next at the Middlebrook centre at Bolton.

1st impressions of the shop are really good.

The decor is well designed & doesn't distract from the clothes.

One side of the shop is more casual

& the other side of the shop is more formal.

The staff all seemed busy & weren't standing around doing nothing.

Everything that I went to was in perfect 

size order and smartly hung.

Within the first couple of minuets I had found

3 different dresses that I liked.

I was thinking of a trouser suit but didn't want a black one.

Most were black and the others had really short jackets.

With my body shape a short jacket would make

my hips & backside look even bigger than they really are

(which is big enough thank you).

After choosing my dresses I made my way to the fitting room.

It was clearly sign posted & easy to find.

The person who was looking after the fitting rooms

didn't make a big deal of me having a walking stick

but automatically took my dresses and showed me

to the changing rooms.

The changing rooms don't have air conditioning in.

It wasn't a hugely hot day but it was

very warm in them and made the changing more difficult.

They don't seem to have updated the changing rooms

as often as the front of the shop.

Everything was a little tatty & they aren't tidied through the day

so there was bits of paper etc on the floor.

There was plenty of hanging room

but the seat was very small!

One of the dresses I tried on was:

I loved the design of it and it fitted really well.

I would of bought it except for the fact 

the stitching hadn't been finished off well

on the one I tried on.

So I choose:

The houndstooth dress.

Although this dress is fitted it isn't too tight.

The material is stretchy but

doesn't pull tight on your big bits.

I worry about clothes showing off my fat

but this dress cleverly hides the bits you don't want people to see.

Due to the houndstooth material it

takes the eye away from your shape

but still makes you look feminine & smart.

This dress can be dressed up or down.

You can wear it for work during the day

& dress it up for going out at night.

I'm going to wear mine to a wedding.

I'm going to use an accent colour

on my bag etc.

The dress comes with it's own belt

that is very stretchy

The dress is very well made

& the seems are edge on the arms etc.

The material is quite thick so can be worn in winter

as well as summer.

The dress is also fully lined

which gives it a better shape

and it gives it a classy look.

I would recommend this dress.

It was £40 which I think is a fantastic

price for a classy dress!

Available here:
http://www.next.co.uk/x5048s4#760614x50

After choosing my dress

I took it to the till.

The shop assistant automatically moved to a till

that was nearer to me so I wouldn't have

to walk as far.

The member of staff was friendly,

very helpful & didn't talk

to me differently just because I have a disability (believe me it does happen).

At first my next gift card only took off £1.96

but the shop assistant cancelled everything

and then tried again and the full amount was removed.

The whole time she informed me what was going on

& kept up the friendly dialogue.

After conquering my fear

of going shopping

I would go again and probably will soon 

:-)

Overall it was a good experience

& I love my choice of dress.

Now I've just got to decide on the shoes to wear with it:
  
Click on the picture to get to the shoe purchase page :-)
My heart is going to the Black heels with the silver heel & silver toe cap :-)