I was NOT prepared for how much I would love this dress, omg!! Honestly, I thought it was cute and I wanted to try it out but I wasn't sure I'd love it. Turns out I'm completely obsessed. It is just SO flattering and comfortable. The hooks are genius and work great, there is no visible gap even if the fabric pulls at the chest. Obviously, the large pockets are super practical. The fabric is soft and the skirt is very lightweight. I love that it comes with a built in bra (even though its band is slightly visible, I don't really mind it), although I do wish the pads were sewn in (more on that later). It looks just like the pictures and fits very true to size - honestly fits me like a glove. I really want more colors now. I really like that this dress, being a halter dress, has the option to use (or not) and elastic strap in the back for more support... BUT.
Sadly, I really wanted to give this dress 5/5 stars, but this dress does have a couple issues that could be improved and do actually really annoy me. I NEVER complain about going in the bathroom in Popflex dresses - sure, it's annoying to have to get fully undressed, but at least it's usually fairly easy to do. But with this dress? Going to the bathroom is a NIGHTMARE and honestly wasn't thought through enough with this design. If you are not wearing the back elastic strap, it's not that bad - you can remove the dress through the head hole. However, although I do prefer the look of the dress without the strap, I do only wear the dress with the strap because it's WAY more comfortable. I tried working out wearing the dress without the strap and it was instantly pulling on my neck and way less comfortable. It wasn't horrible but I'd much rather use the strap. So although the option to add the strap is great, it's impossible to go to the toilet if you are using it, you have to fully undo the buttons and hooks, which is really not that easy to do. And if you have health issues and need to go often, it's an actual nightmare. I really, really think this dress needed a side zipper or another solution for this cause I actually feel like this wasn't thought through.
This is my main issue with the dress, but there is also another issue that isn't a big deal, but is quite annoying - the boob pads. Now, I don't like removable pads, but almost all Popflex items have them and I just deal with them. However, here, the area in which the pad sits in is huge and goes all the way up the dress, and the pads are rectangular, not circular. There is no seam to stop the pads from going up. Which means, EVERY TIME I remove the dress (for instance, to use the toilet), the pads move up the dress. Every time. Heck, the pads move up even if I just wear the dress for a while, I don't even have to remove it. Yesterday, at the end of the day, even though I adjust the pads every time I remove the dress, I noticed the pads were so high you could see my nipples peaking through the dress. After just wearing it around. Yeah... that's not great... So yeah, this doesn't seem like it's that big of a deal, but it's actually very annoying.
I also don't know if this has to do with the problematic pads situation or not, but if you don't like clothing that flattens your boobs and gives you uniboob, then this dress isn't for you. Personally, I don't really mind, but yeah, it's giving me major uniboob and flat boobs.
I also wanna mention I'm a bit worried if the pleads of the skirt will hold up or not cause they are already not that well defined, and the material feels lighter than the Ace ‘em Pleated Skort. I expected it to be the same but it doesn't feel as good quality. It still feels okay, but I'm surprised it's not the exact same.
Overall, yes, I have a couple issues with this dress. I do not think it is perfect. However, I'm still obsessed with it because of the way it looks, how comfortable it is, and the fit which is to die for. I would definitely recommend it, but not to anymore, cause I feel like the issues I have would be dealbreakers for some people, especially because this dress is crazy expensive and although it's amazing, I'm not sure the price is justified considering the issues. But yeah, I want more colors and I love this dress, lol.