I was contacted by Shabby Apple and they asked if Lily would like to review one of their dresses. We were given the dress called “45 Words Per Minute” to review. This is the information about the dress from their website.
Taking after its matching dress for moms, 90 words per minute, this dress knows how to be stylish and flatter any woman young or old. Taking the nickname “Little Secretary Dress”, it has a dressy tie-collar at the neck and adorable puff sleeves with a band that ends conveniently just above the elbow. The hem ends at the knee and includes trendy ruching at the hips. With its easy to care for poly / rayon / spandex jersey fabric, this dress is perfect for any little girl who’s always on the go. A classy fit for a little busy body, 45 WPM is hassle-free and comfortable! We love this dress so much, we offer it in three beautiful colors: Apple Green, Fuchsia, and Turquoise!
Lily’s review
“Normally, I like a dress that poofs out on the bottom, but I also liked this one. I like that it is blue, but pink is my favorite color, but I didn’t care what color it was because it was nice of them to send it to me. I like that it has a pretty bow. I like that it does not have long sleeves, the sleeves are a perfect length. It would have been cool if the dress had pockets on the side. The dress was comfortable, it felt like I was wearing a dress.”
Dawn’s Review
I thought that this dress was so cute on Lily, it is a more sophisticated dress than what she normally wears. It did make her look less like a 4 year old and more older, but I still love how it looked on her. She prefers to wear dresses that have more pouf at the bottom so that when she spins around the dress poufs out. The dress is super soft because it is made from a rayon & spandex jersey fabric mix, like a soft t-shirt. There is a gathering on the sides of the dress to give it the bunched up look on the hip area, this is a nice touch. I was surprised that she liked the bow that tied in the front, normally this isn’t her cup of tea but she liked it. The sleeve length is nice too, I don’t like having her wear long sleeves because I just end up rolling them up anyway so she doesn’t get all dirty. The sleeve length is perfect because the dress is a light enough fabric that is can be worn in warmer weather as well. The dress comes in three colors Apple Green, Fuchsia, and Turquoise. The one that Lily is wearing in the photos is Turquoise.
You can view their entire collection of girls dresses by going to their site http://www.shabbyapple.com
Charity
Not only does Shabby Apple sell dresses they also help women worldwide. Every $100 donation from Shabby Apple Dresses provides at least 20 women with access to financial services – and the chance to live a life without poverty.
Each new Shabby Apple Dresses dress features a unique hang tag with a micro-credit success story.
Here is what was on the dress that we received:
Name: Suchitra Gain - Haringhata. West Bengal, India
Age: 30, married
Children: one son and one daughter
Current loan: First loan, $68
Business: Weaver, garment-maker
Microfinance client since: 2004
“I’ve always worked hard, but now my hard work is resulting in profit and I can improve my own life and the lives of my children”
You can read more about Shabby Apple’s charitable contributions on their site - http://www.shabbyapple.com/t-helpingWomen.aspx.
