Joni Velvet Bow Strap Gown

Very high quality dress - feels luxurious and looks even better! Perfect for a garden party wedding. So many compliments!!

It's always a risk to rent a dress that has no reviews but this dress was worth the risk! Material - Because the dress is heavily embroidered, there is some weight and thickness to the velvet-like material. As such, this dress is more appropriate for fall/winter events. Also of note, in person the gold embroidery shines a lot more than what is shown in the stock photo. Fit/Style- Overall, this dress is a great fit and flare style with a little flow. While it does not have internal boning, the bodice is pretty structured/inflexible at the waistband and the material is thick enough you do not need to wear a bra underneath. You may need to pull the dress down your ribcage or you could use fashion tape or safety pins. The waistband hit me just above the belly button when I used the pulldown method and was tolerably tight. Overall, a beautiful dress perfect for a formal event.

Slightly itchy fabric, so if you are sensitive to textures, wouldn’t recommend wearing for a long time

Both of the sizes fit me, size 8 and 10, though, there was more wiggle room in the 10 and I was sent in a dress that had been altered at the straps, which actually made it fit better at the bust compared to the 8. The 8 was pretty snug around the ribs, again, would have been fine, though knowing you eat and sitting, standing at a wedding, went with what felt comfortable with wiggle room for the 10. Straps again run big. The dress is soooo flattering on a Mom Bod figure, I'm 5'5 145 with 3 C-sections, if you know, you know. Lots of compliments as well! Highly recommend!

Wore this dress to a formal daytime wedding and it was perfect. The fit was just right and it was so unique and elegant

slightly snug for a 8 but looked gorgeous for a wedding

The print is elegant and classy. It fits perfectly like it was custom made for me. I got a lot of compliments all through the night. If the pictures doesn't amaze you enough... I can say that It is much more beautiful in person and when worn.

Sooo many compliments! Had to size up on this because no give in the waist. the pinch at the waist on the smaller size created an unflattering roll. Glad I picked the bigger size for my second pick.

I travel often for work and we have many evening events that are cocktail attire. This dress was lovely and did its job well. Received many compliments. I would rent again!

This dress would’ve been absolutely perfect in my size. They only had the 14 available when I am usually a 12 and can sometimes get away with a 10. It was gapping at the bust and waist. I tried it with a belt, but the fabric gathered too much. The straps with velvet ribbons also felt a bit flimsy, not as Luxe as they look in the picture.

Love this dress, but have a large rib cage so need to go up a couple sizes for it to fit.

This dress was so fun. It was lightweight. The zipper caught a little, but overall a easy fit and so cute. I got compliments all night.

Didn't get s chance to wear this one, but the sparkle looks great on it!

I didn’t wear this as it was too big as I expected but the dress itself is very fancy and I love the velvet straps, for a fancier event I’d try this again in my usual size 2.

Pretty dress, but I thought the straps were adjustable which unfortunately they were not. Because of that the fit on the top was a bit odd

A gorgeous dress that came new with tags, but ultimately chose a different dress that fit me better around the waist. At 27” waist and 30E cup the 4 was too large and the 2 would have been a better fit.

Quality is good but this runs at least two sizes too big - I couldn't wear it

Fit well. Looked matronly so I didn't wear it

Right in waist but baggy in chest. Could not wear