ThePirateDressing Women 100% Rayon Renaissance Medieval Peasant Smoked Maxi Dress

Price: $31.99
(as of Aug 01, 2024 12:54:26 UTC – Details)

Product Description

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Reviewer: Denver
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Beautifully designed!
Review: This is a “costume “ dress but I love the feel and look of this dress so much that I wore it as an evening dress. This is a light weight dress and breathable material that it doesn’t over power me. Thank you for making this dress!! I got the Medium size and it fits me perfectly!

Reviewer: J. OConnor
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Generous fit. Nicely made
Review: Used this for actors in my cemetery tour and all said it was comfortable and could be dressed up or down depending onthe need and era being presented.

Reviewer: Nova
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Beautiful dress!
Review: Looks exactly as pictured! I’m a bigger gal, and it fits nicely around my waist – sort of cinched.

Reviewer: charles
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Nearly perfect
Review: Don’t let the title of my review deceive you, the only reason I say nearly perfect is because I wish I could go a size smaller. I’m very petite and normally wear extra small, but I can still wear small just fine even if the dress is slightly bigger and looser than I would have liked. It’s nothing major and I can still wear the dress perfectly fine. It doesn’t drag the floor and is the exact thing I was looking for regarding a costume I was putting together. And while it’s not exactly silk, the fabric doesn’t smother me in heat. All in all, I’m pleased with my purchase.

Reviewer: Jessica Gallant
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: I love this dress!!
Review: I used the size chart and it fits great on my curvy, busty body. Length is perfect and love the modest adjustable neckline, cinched waist, frilly sleeves. Material is comfortable and easy to care for. It served well as a base layer of Renn Faire costume. I like the long sleeves to protect from sun in the summer and the rayon material breathed enough that I was hot and sweaty in my layers but not unbearably uncomfortable. I love wearing this dress on its own or with simple accessories, not just for costuming!!

Reviewer: TheLoud
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Comfy fabric
Review: This is a fun garment to wear to renfaires as a layering piece under a dress, not something I’d wear by itself. In the renaissance, women wore white linen chemises next to their skin, with their fashion layer over that. White linen could be washed frequently, while their colorful clothes were less washable, since the dyes would run. The linen underlayer was always white, so I ordered this in white. It’s cheaper than an authentic linen chemise, and feels about the same, since rayon is a cellulose fiber, like linen. It’s smooth and breathable.
In white, it’s too sheer to wear by itself in public. Also the cut doesn’t look good on me, so I wouldn’t wear it by itself in public even if it were opaque. I’m 5’4” and 95 pounds. The smocking at the waist fits snugly, and the fabric above and below the smocking poofs out in huge puffs, which looks ridiculous on my figure. I have a 29-inch bust so I’m used to tops looking ridiculously puffy on me. Under a renaissance-ish bodice that keeps the fabric contained, though, this looks fine.
My 13-year-old has an hourglass figure, so this fits her much better. I can see a colored version of this working as a regular dress on someone with a figure like hers.
The size small is much too long for me, so I’ll have to hem it so I don’t trip over it, taking it up by five inches at least.
I wanted to take a selfie of me modeling this, but as soon as I got my renfaire garb out, my 11-year-old wanted to wear it, so here’s a picture of her instead.

Reviewer: Shan RK
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Very comfortable and roomy design that flatters my plus sized frame.
Review: This is a very simple and classic design that hangs well and flatters me in all the right places. The fabric is comfortable and is a little bit rough in order to mimic the antique peasant style it emulates. I wore it one very hot day, and I was able to splash water all over myself, like a true medieval woman, in order to keep cool. It worked amazingly that way, didn’t become see-through, and kept me cool for a long time until it dried. It is long, but not so long that I find myself tripping over it. The elasticized smocking is a modern take on the classic style, and it greatly improves the fit while adding a lot of fun and comfort. I had an issue when it arrived; at some point, a box cutter had apparently accidentally cut a portion of the bodice at the shoulder of the dress without noticing it, front and back, before placing it into its plastic product bag and sending it to Amazon. This is very unfortunate, but not a total disaster for me. I did not even report it to the manufacturer. Instead, keeping in mind that it is quirky and rustic, I simply mended the cuts, adding my own bit of handiwork to an already antique-looking dress. It worked quite well. I may add some embroidery to it someday to further turn an unfortunate manufacturing issue into a beloved feature, but for now, I’m content to wear it and get smiles and raised eyebrows when I feel like dressing like a bohemian.

Reviewer: Cassandra Strand
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great for everyday wear or a costume
Review: I got this for my daughter and she wore it first as part of a costume for attending our local Renaissance Festival. Since then she actually wears it as everyday wear too. She usually layers it with something else or pairs it with a jacket or sweater and it looks very nice on her. She finds it very comfortable and breathable and wears it all year long in cold or warm weather. The fabric is a light to medium thickness. It’s moderately opaque but in bright light you can sometimes see a little through it mostly, you notice the shape of legs through the skirt but you don’t see through it if its right next to the body or has something under it.