I love this dress so much! The fuller skirt is very easy to wear and makes it a bit more work friendly than the more A-line options. I ordered the 3X and it fits well. In the past I've had issues with the sleeves being too tight but so far this dress doesn't have that and this is a huge bonus.

First of all: I adore Svaha clothes, I have at least a dozen dresses and skirts already, that I wear all the time. This will not be one of them. I love the owl print, but for a tall and svelte women, this is an appalling dress. It’s too short, the waistline makes me look fat, and the whole thing makes me look like I’m pretending (badly) to be 15. I think I’ll offer it to my much shorter and differently shaped sister, who might be able to make it work. I will never buy another Rachel dress, I’ll stick to the ones I know work for me. Sorry Svaha, love you, just hate this particular dress. Make this print in a skirt, maybe? That I would wear!

As usual, Svaha didn't disappoint and this dress was worth waiting for. Great pattern, big pockets, comfortable, and flattering!

I have a twirl skirt, but this is my first twirl dress. I love it! I have trouble with sizing on the twirly skirts, but for a dress I was able to order a medium (which is the same size I wear in regular skirts and regular dresses from Svaha). While it's just a generic owl on the dress, as a reading teacher my students started calling it my "Harry Potter" dress, and I'm okay with that! Once I showed my students that I could twirl in it, they kept asking me to do it again! I'm 5'7" and the dress falls right at my knees, so I wear shorts underneath to allow for optimal twirling! I can't wait to get more twirly dresses!

It's funny that the request for a review of this product comes with the photo of the original pre-order design. The pre-order design features a deep, dark black top, mid-rise waistline, black background which makes the owls really stand out, and high neckline (boatneck? is it called boatneck?). That would have been very flattering on me. The actual dress is middlish grey, neither light grey nor a deep charcoal grey (can really see the ole' bra-line through it). So, it appears much more casual due to color choice. The waistline is incredibly high. Almost an empire waist, but not quite (and I ordered a larger size with plenty of room, I don't have to squeeze into it, it's not a "too small = too short" issue) . So the waistline weirdly hits a few ribs down from the underbust. The neckline is a fairly deep V-neck, not PLUNGING, but still the opposite of the featured image of the original. So a camisole or demi-cami must be worn with this, no, "pull my dress over my head & run out the door," option, one must wear layers. Emphasis on middle of chest, instead of drawing the eye's attention UP to neck & collarbone, as original design would have done. The skirt is still lovely, with the reliable Svaha pockets. As I'm still in pandemic quarantine, I'll be teaching myself more about waistband construction & turning this dress into a lovely circle skirt, as the top is pretty much useless. The v neck is so deep, and the waistband so high, I look compressed & childish in it, cartoonish. Very weird proportions in that way. I measured from the bottom of the V to the top of the waistband, size Large, is 11 inches. So, waistband high up above the navel. And I have a naturally short torso! I can't imagine how it might fit on a long-torso person. So, I got an 80 dollar skirt that I have to alter myself, essentially. Meh. Hey, I didn't choose to return it, I like the owl print SO much, even with the grey background. It's reminiscent of the logo from my former career, so that makes me personally happy. That is gorgeous, VERY well-done. But, I won't be doing any pre-orders again from Svaha, I didn't understand just how different the advert might be from the final product, I didn't "get" that they hadn't actually made even 1 mock-up yet. But, my local post office after-hours kiosk is broken, I'm in major quarantine still, and I like the owls enough, I won't return it. I'll make it into a gorgeous skirt, and get rid of the weird top part. No more pre-orders for me, though.