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Igigi’s Isolde

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Dress: Igigi

Shoes: Chie Mihara

I’m back!

Tokyo was just amazing, and both The Sophisticate and I are half-seriously considering throwing in the towel with our Grown-Up Jobs and moving to Japan for a few years to experience the country more thoroughly.

We did a lot of sightseeing, and of course we had our Shinto wedding to attend, but I did take the better part of a day to do some shopping. I didn’t have a lot of luck in the shops for clothes or shoes (surprise surprise) but I did manage to get a lot of Christmas shopping done.

I’ve come back to a reasonably cool Melbourne (thank heavens for the weather Gods, they’ve obviously decided to ease us back into the summer weather) and I’ve also come back to the missing dress that I ordered for the wedding. Typically it arrived the day after we left, and I will write a full review soon, but suffice to say I’m delighted with the dress, but disappointed in the service.

Thank goodness for Igigi though. After I posted about my dress dilemma they sent me an Isolde for review. As usual it arrived incredibly quickly, and was of excellent quality.

In the end I decided it wasn’t quite formal enough for the wedding, and went with my back-up dress, the Eliza Parker Monaco: I felt a little…. boobie next to all the slim-as-reed Japanese guests, but hopefully as a gaijin I got away with the extra cleavage.

The Isolde is a wonderful dress for travelling though: it’s comfortable and crush-free, made of a fully-lined thick, textured jersey. The raglan sleeves with the long narrow cuffs make your wrists look dainty, and the higher neckline is great for more demure occasions, though it would probably be more flattering on a smaller bust than mine.

The belt is fabulous, and is designed to wrap twice around your body before belting. I had to take it to a cobbler to have a few extra holes put in, which has made the buckle sit asymmetrically, but I almost prefer it that way. It actually reminded me a little of an Obi belt, which was apt, considering.

It’s currently on sale at Igigi which suggests it’s going to disappear soon, so if you like it I’d suggest you snap one up quickly!

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Dress: Igigi

Necklace: Lovisa

Shoes: Melissa

Here’s a pic from last week that didn’t quite make it on to the blog (when did life get so busy?). I thought I’d give this dress one last chance before making the decision whether or not to keep it, and unfortunately I’ve decided that I’m simply not doing it justice.

Like I said in the last post: When Igigi dresses work for me they REALLY work and I loved everything about this dress (The colour! The fabric! The draping!). But it didn’t love me back. 

I hope its new owner has better luck (Hi Sarah!)

This is where I tidily segue into letting you all know that I’ve got another eBay sale going. A few weekends ago I had to have a rather unpleasant procedure done, which unexpectedly wasn’t covered by my health insurance, leaving me unhappily out of pocket at a time when I’m madly trying to save. I thought I’d clear the decks in my wardrobe again and try and raise some funds at the same time, so head on over if you’re interested in taking a look.