Friday, March 26, 2010

My last purchases for awhile... Two-Wheeler & Arribada Current Dress Review

As I stated a few days ago, I'm going on a no-buy. But I didn't start it until after I ordered the Two-Wheeler Dress from anthropologie. I love shirtdresses, and I love whimsical prints. This shirtdress has bicycles all over it, how darling is that? And I loved the vibrant blue color. Unfortunately, the color isn't at all that vibrant in real life. Still a pretty blue, but not the blue that was seen in this photo.


Here's what it looked like in real life, on me.


I paired it with my red Loeffler Randall button flats, but I felt kind of frumpy in flats. But since I loved the print so much, I decided to give it another try. If I were to actually wear this dress out, I'd pair it with the Looping Lanes Belt and some yellow peep toes



Sizing wise I felt like this was true to size. I took the same size as my Reed Shirtdress, but this dress definitely feels a bit bigger. It also has a bit of elastic in the back so it can be a bit flexible sizing wise. For ladies with larger upper arms (like myself), the short sleeves on this dress can be a little tight. I can see myself reaching for this dress a lot this summer, it's lightweight and super fun to wear.

With my Two-Wheeler dress I also ordered the Arribada Current Dress. I am such a sucker for a turtle print. (See my other turtle dress here). I tried this on in store the other day but decided not to buy it. But I kept thinking about it so I caved. I thought that it had a great fit, and I love the green color.


I think it would be a great dress than can be dressed up or down this spring/summer. I love that it's a dress I can wear a regular bra with (it even has those snaps you can snap your bra strap into). The material is lightweight and lovely, and I love the way it drapes in the front. I had a hard time tying the sash properly, so I just turned it around and tied it in the back in a bow. 


So there we have it. I am really excited for warmer weather to come back and stay for good. Can't wait to wear these dresses out and about.

Also just wanted to say that if any of you guys don't yet have a steamer, I'd definitely recommend this one from Rowenta. It's pretty compact (fits under my bathroom sink) and very easy to use. Both of these dresses came out of the box with fold marks, it took under a couple of minutes to get all the wrinkles out. 

*My sister picked up a couple of great pieces from the H&M Garden Collection, we are going to try to do a joint review soon. So make sure to check back for that!

15 comments:

  1. Oh my gosh, you look beautiful in the Two-Wheeler Rosa, and the Looping Lanes and yellow flats are PERFECT with it. Love. Really really really love! That and the Arribada Dress are great picks to help you through your no-buy :)

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  2. Both of those dresses are adorable but I especially love the green one and the amazing turtle print. Might have to buy that one myself!

    Good luck with your no-buy!

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  3. Wow, I love both of these dresses on you!! Great choices....the Two Wheeler dress is just too adorable for words and your choice of yellow heels with it is perfection. The Arribada Dress print and color looks so awesome with your skintone. Great choices to kick off a no-buy. Now I need to do the same :(

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  4. Hooray for the turtle dress! I definitely want to snag that one when it goes on sale. It looks gorgeous on you! And I was disappointed when I saw the product photo for the Two Wheeler dress – it's still so pretty (and so cute on you! You look great in shirtdresses!) but I really wanted that BRIGHT BLUE from the catalog photo. Whyyyyyy?

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  5. I ordered the two-wheeler dress as well and can't wait until it gets here! I knew the color would be different than the picture, but I love it on you, especially paired with the yellow. Also love the turle dress, they are just too cute floating around!

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  6. Oh my gosh....beautiful! Both dresses look amaaaazing on you, and I love how you've styled them. The website says the two wheeler dress is 40" long, which sounds like it would be really long for my 5'2". Just for reference, how tall are you?

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  7. Tara, I'm 5'5". I felt like the dress was too long for me to wear flats, I like it a lot better with heels.

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  8. Aw, I am probably too short to do the Two Wheeler dress, but it looks gorgeous on you! And with the yellow heels, it makes everything pop!

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  9. Love both dresses on you. I was thinking about the Two Wheeler dress with that belt, too. I'm going to have to order it before the free shipping offer ends this month.

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  10. Both dresses looked really nice on you. Do you mind me asking what size you got in the Two Wheeler dress? And in a past post you also looked really adorable in the Two Paths trench, also what size you got? Sorry with all the questions...it's just you look like my size. BTW you have great taste.

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  11. Those dresses look fantastic on you! And I love the colored shoes. Looking forward to the joint reviews!

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  12. They both look great on you! The turtle dress was my first anthro purchase (yay!) and I am super happy with it!! Thanks for the Two-Wheeler dress review... I've been stalking it on the website for a while now! ;)

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  13. Its a shame the shirtdress wasnt the vivid blue of the picture, but it still looks amazing on you and the bike print is too cute. The shape of the turtle print dress is really nice too.
    Just came across your blog today & have been going through it...its an enjoyable read :)
    -Morgan
    www.catch13.blogspot.com

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  14. Preciosos los dos vestidos, pero sobre todo el verde, es ideal. Un 10

    Ines (Asturias- EspaƱa)

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  15. So cute!! I will definitely have to snap up the Two Wheeler dress too, very soon. Thanks for the reviews, Rosa.

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