One of the things I love about being a woman is getting to wear pretty dresses and look all feminine. How many of us twirled around in our dresses when we were little? I always felt like a princess when I got to wear a dress that I loved. Unfortunately, I’ve found that it’s gotten harder to find dresses that not only make you feel beautiful, but do so while maintaining modesty.
A Dress with Style and Class
A visit to the Shabby Apple website will reveal a wide variety of women’s clothing that is designed for modest women in mind. Modest doesn’t have to be fuddy-duddy. Modest can be about looking elegant and womanly but not showing sooooo much skin that you feel like you’re walking around in a nightgown.
From A-Line skirts to Wrap Dresses – even maternity dresses, Shabby Apple has outfits that can suit your taste and style preferences. After much debate, we finally selected the lovely Side Saddle dress. I loved the colors and the slightly western style of the brown “faux” cover. The website noted that this dress fits generously, so as recommended, I ordered a size down. The dress I received looked exactly like what was pictured and what I was expecting.
There were so many things to love about this dress. It had everything that I was looking for – a nice cut, knee length or lower, and not too plunging of a neckline. There is a blue lining in the bust area and upper back portions of the dress while the rest is unlined. The dress is made with a Spandex/Polyester blend with the inner side being very smooth.
The shape of the dress is flattering – especially the sweetheart neckline. The placement of the brown around the waist and the hem also help create a nice feminine shape without having to hug the body too much. As the website stated, this dress does fit generously – especially in the upper portion if you have a smaller bust, but it can easily be fitted with a couple of stitches.
Overall I was so happy with this dress. After browsing their selection of clothing items some more, I’ll be picking up a few more things as well – especially since they’re currently offering 20% off! If you are looking for some stylish skirts, shirts, or women’s dresses, I recommend you check out Shabby Apple.
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Disclaimer: This post consists of my (and/or fellow tester) opinions only. Your experiences may be different. No compensation was given for this review/giveaway. I did receive a free product from the manufacturer or their representing PR agency to use and test for the purposes of this review. This did not affect the outcome of this review.
Barbara P. says
July 5, 2012 at 10:39 amThanks!
Sonya Morris says
July 5, 2012 at 10:43 amMy favorite is the Beachcomber dress.
Anissa says
July 5, 2012 at 10:55 amI love the Bacaimi dress!
Shelley Gajus says
July 5, 2012 at 11:02 amMy favorite Shabby Apple item is the Trade Winds dress.
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Lorna England says
July 5, 2012 at 11:11 amI really love their Overboard dress!
Thanks for the great giveaway!
Kelly Beam Brown says
July 5, 2012 at 11:12 amI like the Freshwater Pearl dress.
amy pugmire says
July 5, 2012 at 11:13 ami love the bernini
tara b. says
July 5, 2012 at 11:15 ami like the shirt dresses 🙂
D Schmidt says
July 5, 2012 at 11:15 amMy favorite item is the Coco Bean dress
Julie Lynn Bickham says
July 5, 2012 at 11:27 amI like the Oscar Shirt.
Rebecca Xavier says
July 5, 2012 at 11:27 amI like the Sicily maternity dress.
Kimberly says
July 5, 2012 at 11:28 amI love the Look of Love dress!
michelle oakley warner says
July 5, 2012 at 11:34 ami love the snow melt dress so prettty
Megan says
July 5, 2012 at 11:36 amLove the Truman dress!
Karen Foster says
July 5, 2012 at 11:42 amlove the HYANNIS SKIRT
kamilah says
July 5, 2012 at 11:48 amL’opera
Gloria Walshver says
July 5, 2012 at 11:57 amlike the Bistro Blouse
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Lisa says
July 5, 2012 at 11:58 amI like the Red Fir dress
Jaime says
July 5, 2012 at 12:00 pmI love the Blue Eyes dress!
Sandra Beeman says
July 5, 2012 at 12:08 pmI like the pink pattern Garden Isle Dress in Classics.
Karen G says
July 5, 2012 at 12:30 pmI love the A+ dress, even before I found it’s name. I guess it makes sense, as I am a teacher 🙂
Rachel Byrne says
July 5, 2012 at 12:37 pmI love Bookworm or Heart of Me–they are all gorgeous!
Celeste says
July 5, 2012 at 12:53 pmI have lots of favorites … but I’m really loving the Overboard dress & the A+ dress!
Ashley C says
July 5, 2012 at 1:33 pmI love the Lima dress!
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rebeka deleon says
July 5, 2012 at 2:04 pmi like the Champs Elysees dress
Kimberly K says
July 5, 2012 at 2:31 pmI love the Red Fir dress!
Andrea Williams says
July 5, 2012 at 3:06 pmI love the Double Rainbow dress.
Andreea says
July 5, 2012 at 3:16 pmI really like this one: http://www.shabbyapple.com/p-1383-minuet-3.aspx
Erika says
July 5, 2012 at 3:28 pmLove the Alice dress! Thanks!
catherine c says
July 5, 2012 at 3:33 pmi like the Beverly Hills dress
Andrea D. says
July 5, 2012 at 4:01 pmI like Beauty Mark. It is beautiful.
Debbie Ellis says
July 5, 2012 at 5:26 pmI like the Beachcomber it is really nice and cool looking
Shirley says
July 5, 2012 at 5:51 pmI like the Admiral dress.
Catie says
July 5, 2012 at 5:56 pmI love the El Dorado dress!
Calli says
July 5, 2012 at 6:43 pmI love the Blue Eyes dress.
Jo-Ann Brightman says
July 5, 2012 at 7:15 pmI like the Summer Wind dress
melina r says
July 5, 2012 at 7:37 pmI like the Aloha dress
Ashley H says
July 5, 2012 at 8:12 pmI like the Beverly Hills dress.
Marilee says
July 5, 2012 at 8:52 pmI just found out i’m gonna be a Grand Parent!! And She’s in desperate need of Maturnity clothing!! So i’d love something for my Son’sGirlfriend!! Soon to be my Daughter in law..
Kayla Johnson says
July 5, 2012 at 9:02 pmI like the “Alice” dress
Sharold Friedrich says
July 5, 2012 at 9:14 pmI like the Maple
Christy says
July 5, 2012 at 9:28 pmI like the BETTE D. dress
Ju P. says
July 5, 2012 at 9:49 pmI like the MAUNA KEA dress.
Ki Ip says
July 5, 2012 at 10:15 pmlove the bernini dress!
Karina Lee says
July 5, 2012 at 10:28 pmi like the Bellissima dress
Pamela Roundy says
July 5, 2012 at 10:43 pmI want the Black Widow.
Maria Oller says
July 5, 2012 at 10:44 pmLove the Beauty mark is my fav.
Tim says
July 5, 2012 at 10:53 pmNice dresses!
ToriH. says
July 5, 2012 at 11:00 pmI love the Aloha dress.
Vallon E. says
July 5, 2012 at 11:44 pmAwesome! I love Shabby Apple clothing. My favorite is the One For My Baby dress!
Micah Pearson says
July 5, 2012 at 11:49 pmMulholland black dress
Jessica P. says
July 6, 2012 at 12:40 amI love the Bon Voyage Remake
Jessica O says
July 6, 2012 at 2:27 amI like the Serenade maxi dress!
gina says
July 6, 2012 at 9:21 amI love the Highland Light Dress
WandaB says
July 6, 2012 at 10:34 amWhat a gorgeous dress!
deb kovac says
July 6, 2012 at 11:42 amWhat a cute dress. I love how it has a little jacket for cool nights.
Candice Hull says
July 6, 2012 at 12:00 pmI love the aloha dress….and the Puca Pucara dress….and the Grey Fox…and..can I just say which ones I don’t like, that would take less time 😀
Thank you
Sherry S. says
July 6, 2012 at 12:00 pmI love the Red Baron dress.
Amanda Alvarado says
July 6, 2012 at 12:33 pmI like the Sacred Falls dress
Jennifer Rote says
July 6, 2012 at 1:29 pmI like the Ballerina dress.
Happi Shopr says
July 6, 2012 at 2:17 pmI like teh B17 Bombshell.
JODI BRADSHAW says
July 6, 2012 at 3:53 pmlove this one: Desert Blossom
Connie Gruning says
July 6, 2012 at 4:14 pmI love the HEART OF ME dress. It’s beautiful!
kelly goss says
July 6, 2012 at 5:41 pmthis is a great giveaway! I’ll have to check out their website now! Thanks for all the great giveaways that you do!
kelly goss says
July 6, 2012 at 5:46 pmI love the desert modern dress. I’m a big fan of long dresses of easy fabrics. I like the freedom of movement and yet still look well dressed and comfy…no jeans!
Crystal Litz says
July 6, 2012 at 7:16 pmPiazza Navona, looks so comfortable & flowy
Grace Mitton says
July 7, 2012 at 1:09 amThe Tulleries dress is super cute. Thanks for the giveaway!
Grace Mitton says
July 7, 2012 at 1:11 amLove the Tulleries dress. Super cute.
Theresa J says
July 7, 2012 at 4:23 amI like the Elizabeth Islands
kamilah says
July 7, 2012 at 10:04 amcrossing my fingers for this one
Denise Weatherly says
July 7, 2012 at 4:31 pmYellow Tuileris Dress
Kris says
July 7, 2012 at 4:36 pmhttp://www.shabbyapple.com/p-1297-hollywood-boulevard-skirt.aspx
Vivien L says
July 7, 2012 at 5:25 pmI like the admiral dress.
Jessica Snook says
July 7, 2012 at 5:45 pmI love the Desert Modern dress.
Tina says
July 7, 2012 at 6:56 pmI like the admiral dress
Brooke Bumgardner says
July 7, 2012 at 7:05 pmI love the Alice dress….they have so many beautiful dresses to choose from though!
Kit Novak says
July 8, 2012 at 8:30 amI love the Ingrid! Perfect for the office!
http://www.shabbyapple.com/p-507-ingrid.aspx
christine weideman says
July 8, 2012 at 8:55 ami love the beauty mark dress
April W. says
July 8, 2012 at 9:03 amI really love the ahoy dress
laura ari says
July 8, 2012 at 4:26 pmI like the waterfront dress
Abby frandsen says
July 8, 2012 at 9:17 pmI have had my eye on the ahoy for a little while now!
Amanda Hoffman says
July 8, 2012 at 9:26 pmfresh water pearl
Tara Smith says
July 8, 2012 at 10:15 pmStudy Break dress!
Randi S says
July 9, 2012 at 12:57 pmOh my goodness…what don’t I love from their website…serenade, toe the line, walk the plank…to name a few!!
Christine says
July 9, 2012 at 1:52 pmI like the The White Queen.
Thanks for the chance!
Seyma Shabbir says
July 9, 2012 at 11:04 pmBali Ha’i dress
Kristin Gilbert says
July 10, 2012 at 10:16 amWow I love so many of them but I will choose
Tambourin #18- its hard to pick just one.
crystal lane says
July 10, 2012 at 10:24 amI like the EL MAR but they dont have fat girl sizes so would have to give to my 13yr old daughter.
Rachel says
July 10, 2012 at 10:46 pmI would love the toe the line dress!
Stephanie H says
July 11, 2012 at 12:12 amI would love to have BALLERINA
Jennifer Pittman says
July 11, 2012 at 1:35 amI love the Mulholland and Elozabeth Island dresses
Paul T/Pauline T says
July 11, 2012 at 1:42 amI like the Nouvelle Mode # 17 dress – Paul Tran ….. emscout9 at Hotmail dot com
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July 11, 2012 at 1:49 amFollowed on RSS…Google reader subscriber …( Paul T / Pauline T …pls use emscout9 at hotmail dot com instead of gmail to contact me)
Robin O says
July 11, 2012 at 8:24 amMy favorite is the black Beverly Hills cocktail dress!
Callie says
July 11, 2012 at 9:11 pmI really like the Desert Modern dress!
Alex says
July 11, 2012 at 10:52 pmI have always wanted to own a Shabby Apple dress and this one is absolutely adorable!
Jessica Hornibrook says
July 12, 2012 at 7:07 pmI love the joyrider dress!
Patricia Wojnar Crowley says
July 12, 2012 at 10:25 pmI love the dress called Confidential!
Aubrey says
July 12, 2012 at 10:33 pmI love the overboard dress!
Melancholy smile says
July 13, 2012 at 10:28 amI love the Alice dress!
Lana Bradstream says
July 13, 2012 at 10:18 pmI like the CONFIDENTIAL dress
M'ris says
July 13, 2012 at 10:47 pmthe admiral dresss!
desiree says
July 14, 2012 at 5:48 pmthe jewerly
Gianna says
July 14, 2012 at 7:49 pmOdyssey dress.
Elizabeth says
July 15, 2012 at 8:15 pmI like the I’m Late, I’m Late dress the best.
Angelique Goetsch says
July 15, 2012 at 9:28 pmglacier or twin palms
Christina Cannon says
July 16, 2012 at 10:14 amI like the Serenade dress.
Christy Ann says
July 16, 2012 at 7:32 pmI love the Ahoy Dress!
Samantha F. says
July 17, 2012 at 12:19 pmOverboard dress :o)
Gahome2mom says
July 17, 2012 at 6:47 pmhttp://www.shabbyapple.com/p-1418-im-late-im-late.aspx
Amylynn H says
July 17, 2012 at 9:11 pmLove this dress!
http://www.shabbyapple.com/p-1570-serenade.aspx
lori butler says
July 18, 2012 at 4:19 pmahoy dress is adorable
Melissa kitley Potter says
July 18, 2012 at 10:07 pmPIAZZA NAVONA is my fav
Lisa L says
July 18, 2012 at 11:37 pmI like the pretty Bon Voyage dress
trixx says
July 19, 2012 at 12:19 amI also like the Bandersnatch skirt!
Jennifer says
July 19, 2012 at 3:37 amI like the I’m Late! I’m Late! dress
Ann M Heilman Parker says
July 19, 2012 at 5:41 amhttp://www.shabbyapple.com/p-248-beauty-mark.aspx
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felecia says
July 19, 2012 at 2:34 pmI like BETTE D
Amanda says
July 19, 2012 at 6:08 pmI like the Academy Award Skirt
Melissa Palmer says
July 19, 2012 at 9:14 pmFavorite item is the Bon Voyage dress
Thanks!
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Tiffany Winner says
July 19, 2012 at 10:09 pmthe Bernini dress is cute