I feel like a Greek goddess in this halterneck maxi dress, but when I really look at my reflection, I realise that, sadly, I don't resemble one. The halterneck that I believed was a failsafe flatterer makes my shoulders look broad.
I thought the loose shape would skim over my physique, but without a belt it makes me look shapeless. Perhaps if I were in my 20s, with slender arms, I might be able to carry off this dress. As it is, I just look as though I have rather a lot to hide. I've easily gained a stone just by putting this on.
SLIMMING, ILLUSION PANEL DRESS:
When even supermodels like Kate Moss wear illusion dresses to enhance their perfectly proportioned physiques, it would seem sensible to take notice. But I've never liked these dresses: they look a bit comical, somehow, and surely the optical illusion is too obvious to fool anyone?
But when Eliza finally convinces me to try this on, I really like it. It's not too tight or revealing, but it is alluring. Importantly though, the dark panels at the sides definitely make me look thinner. A stone seems to have instantly vanished.
