Lindy Bop Verona plus size swing dress

Hiya! In today's post I'm going to be talking about the gorgeous Verona plus size retro swing dress from Lindy Bop which I wore on my recent holiday to Spain.
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Lindy Bop Verona plus size swing dress review

This dress is really glamorous and made me feel like a million dollars when I wore it. It has beautiful red and black lace at the bust, a nipped in waist and a box pleated skirt which flares out, creating a flattering silhouette (if flattering your shape is your cup of tea). Swing dresses are something I do like to wear occasionally, as the flared skirt makes my waist look smaller. I can understand why 1950s reproduction vintage styles are such a hit with the plus size community - the hourglass figure is very much prized even within our circles, and a little trickery via clothing is no bad thing once in a while.

There's a cut out section in the back of the dress which was in the perfect place to show off my upper back tattoo, but as the dress is very low cut I wore a vest top underneath to protect my modesty when we went out to eat. I don't have any very low cut bras, but if I had one suitable I may have been fine with that much cleavage on display - I just didn't want to display several inches of bra over the top of the dress, especially as for some reason I don't have ANY plain black bras. (Note to self - I need to remedy that!) I love the little cap sleeves. It's probably psychological, but I don't feel bare armed when wearing a cap sleeved dress or top.
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Red and black always make me feel quite sexy and powerful, and this Verona dress was probably my favourite evening outfit of the entire week. I wore it out to a restaurant and afterwards to a bar and had plenty of stolen glances. ;)
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I have been very reticent to get my legs out ever since I've had Fibromyalgia as any bruising on my shins scars and leaves an unsightly tinge, but I always throw caution to the wind when I'm holiday and lose the worries. As it was on my first day I fell upstairs whilst carrying groceries and whacked my shin and foot against the concrete steps. That added a couple more bruises to the mix. Oops!
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Wash and wear

I always try to pack so that I have enough clothes on holiday for every possible mood, and I knew the villa where we were staying had a washing machine which removed some of the anxiety of 'Have I brought enough clothes?!' (I still pack for twice as long as I'm going for!) I deliberately packed things of lightweight material which I could pop in the machine and air dry in the sun in case I had the urge to re-wear them during the week. I didn't end up re-wearing the dress out there, but I washed and dried it when we returned to England and I'm pleased to say it washed well and dried quickly, which makes it the perfect contender for further holidays.
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Fit

I'm wearing a size 26 in the dress, the maximum size Lindy Bop do. I had read a couple of reviews which said the dress is very loose around the chest, and as I have a very wide back and F cup boobs I knew if it fit me in the waist, it would be fine. Fit can very much be a matter of trial and error with Lindy Bop - I've had a size 26 which was too small in the waist/upper hip area but great in the bust, a size 24 which was just right, and now this size 26 which is perfect for me. As I was heavily in bloat with both my period and IBS bloat from hell (I had fresh white bread for breakfast daily) I would say the waistline on this dress is generous too. My advice would be where possible to order two sizes of each dress from Lindy Bop and send back whatever doesn't fit. I would say their dresses are probably best suited to those of us with ample boobs - as they're reproduction retro styles I can see why this is, as the 50s - a decade that much of repro clothing seems to be based on - wasn't known for a shortage of chesty ladies.
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It was really hard to narrow down these photos as I love this dress and how I look in it so much.
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My verdict? A stand out dress I genuinely love, which will be on standby any time I need to knock 'em dead. It's reignited my love for Lindy Bop too. You can read my other Lindy Bop reviews here and here. I do wish they'd consider increasing their size range to a size 32 though. The success of Lady Voluptuous has proven without a doubt that the market for upper plus size retro styles is there, and then some! Their biggest sizes usually sell out first.

I'm wearing:

Lindy Bop Verona plus size swing dress* similar here (but long sleeves)
Big Tights Company lace trimmed vest top from a set of vest & knickers (full review to come)
Big Tights Company anti chafing short legged knickers (full review to come)
Simply Be block heel shoes (limited sizes, similar here)


What do you think of plus size swing dresses? Have you got anything by Lindy Bop?

L xoxo
*dress sent for review

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