ShoeDazzle is a monthly clothing, accessories, and shoe subscription service. You can shop their merchandise like normal retail, but they have a VIP subscription that gives you better prices – almost everything is only $39.95 (or less) for VIPs. When you sign up for a membership, you complete a style profile. On the 1st of every month, they release new styles and you can pick any item you want – either from your personal ‘Showroom’ or across the site. You can also skip the month. However, if you don’t pick or skip, you get charged $39.95 store credit to spend any time.
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ShoeDazzle Plus: Faux Leather Pants & Boots Review
Plus Size Tummy Tamer Faux Leather Ankle Legging, Size 3x-- Retail Value $64.95
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Wow. Allow me to try to take a deep breath before I start talking about these leggings. Upon seeing these on the ShoeDazzle site, I was eager to buy them. I am a glutton for punishment and wear a lot of faux leather pieces even though I am a sweaty beast of a woman on a good day. I had to give these leggings a go-- the high waist sucked me in. I didn't realize that they were named Tummy Tamers. Hilarious, right? There is no such thing with this rebellious belly of mine-- but I was willing to take the challenge! Yinz, I took the challenge and was not rewarded. Not in the least. I want to be positive about this experience, but I am downright aggravated. I opened these leggings and was stunned to see how small they were. I thought, "Possibly, these will stretch!" Nope, the stretch is insanely limited, especially since these are leggings. There was no way I was getting these on my body. I couldn't get them past my calves. It was an absolute travesty! These are meant to be a size 3x. A size 3x in plus sizes usually equates to a size 22/24. I ended up gifting these to my mother, who is roughly a size 8 or 10, and she even had difficulty getting these on. She managed to, but I seriously thought I was going to have to see if these would fit my 10-year-old cousin-- that is how small these leggings are. I am frustrated because I could not show you how these look on me to give you a proper review. I was upset because ShoeDazzle let me and other plus-size women down yet again. And to add insult to injury-- the leggings in straight sizes are two dollars less. WOW. Just... wow.
On the bright side, I can at least give you an idea of how I would have styled these if they had fit my bodacious bod. I would have worn these with a leopard print button-down, faux leather biker jacket, and some booties for a night out. For a more casual look, I can envision these with a vintage band shirt, denim jacket, and low-top Chucks. These also would look fantastic with an oversized, thick knit, sweater and combat boots! The options truly would have been endless-- if these had fit!
Danilyn Lugsole Bootie, Size 9.5— Retail Value $64.95
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I was so excited to find these lug sole booties on the ShoeDazzle site as well. They were serving me authentic dELiA*s 90s catalog realness-- and I was here for it! As a teenager, I would have drooled all over myself looking at these, circled them with a felt tip marker, and dog eared the page in hopes my mother might notice that I wanted them for my birthday or Christmas. I kept thinking how fantastic these boots would look paired with the leggings I selected and was brainstorming different looks in my head.
It was upsetting that the leggings couldn't fit, but I figured I would luck out with these booties. The Fashion Godesses had to be out there on my side on this one! Guess what, though? These boots didn't fit me either! I was blessed with a high instep and I couldn't wiggle my feet into these bad boys no matter what I tried. I felt like one of Al Bundy's customers trying to shoe my size 9.5 foot into a size 8 with only poor results. I didn't even think to order these in the wide option because I hit the jackpot with my white combat boots from my last review. What the heck?
If you don't have a crazy high instep or Barney Rubble feet like yours truly, these might fit you! If they do, you will have so many killer ways to wear these beauties! These would look great with a mini polo dress and faux leopard fur coat for some Margo Tennenbaum vibes to wear to see a band play at your favorite watering hole. These also would jazz up a pair of skinny jeans and an oversized turtleneck sweater for a hot chocolate/ Pumpkin Spice Latte date. These boots will add such a cool touch to anything you wear. I will be slightly envious of your good fortune and small feet and calves.
Verdict:
There is no way to sugarcoat this month's review: ShoeDazzle did me dirty. I always try to look at these situations in a positive way, but I am just downright frustrated. I cannot fathom how the leggings I received were remotely plus size. If this were a one-time thing with ShoeDazzle, I would let it roll off like water from a duck's back. This is a whole new low in my experiences as a customer, though. It is bad enough that they literally have a total of twenty-four items in plus sizes on their site. Twenty-four items total versus the pages and pages available in straight size options. I feel insulted and slighted. Plus-size customers are not an afterthought-- we have money and we want to give it to businesses that will cater to us that are truly size-inclusive. I usually suggest that they consider broadening their size range to a 5 or 6x, but even 3x sized customers like myself are being overlooked. I often commend ShoeDazzle on their phenomenal VIP programs-- their frequent sales and rewards program are amazing! Truly unreal deals! I have found some amazing pieces from the site in the past. In the last few months, I have focused more on accessories due to there being such a limited selection in plus sizes. At the risk of sounding like a broken record: what good does an awesome VIP program do me if I can't find my size in pieces I like? Or if I select an item in their largest size and it doesn't fit me? I truly hope that ShoeDazzle works on what they offer their plus-size customers. They deserve so much better. I truly hope that next month is more fruitful, but I am not holding my breath.
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To Wrap Up:
Can you still get this box if you sign up today? Yes, both items are still available as of publication.
Value Breakdown: The boots and leggings I selected this month retail for a total of $129.90, but as a VIP member with my promo offer I scored everything with s&h and taxes for $76.65!
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