March 8, 2013

eShakti Review: Dress Like a Lady

Vintage, ladylike, timeless.
I have written about eShakti on My Fashion Confession before, but I recently got an email from one of the company's representatives asking me to write a review of one of the items from the company's spring line.  I took one look at their new items and said sure!

Custom Styling
If you have never heard of eShakti, here is the scoop: they are a company that makes gorgeous, customizable clothes in sizes 0-36W.  Have you ever loved everything about a dress but the sleeves?  Have you ever wished that the dress was the perfect length, no tailoring needed?  If so, eShakti might be a good fit for you.  

When I saw this dress I immediately fell in love with it, but there were a few things I wanted to change.  Customers ordering this dress are able to remove the embroidery, change the sleeve style, or choose the length of the dress that best suits their needs.  

I wanted to add short sleeves to the originally sleeveless dress so that I could wear it in air conditioned classrooms without a cardigan.  I chose to make this dress knee length, but could have specified that it come in short length, above knee length, or midcalf length. I entered my height in the order form and chose a standard size based on measurements I took of my bust, waist, and hips. The length and size were spot on.  I was really happy with the fit of the dress I received.  While custom styling adds a charge of $7.50, it is cheaper than having an item tailored elsewhere and it is really nice to get a dress in the mail that fits perfectly!


Style
Most of eShakti's offerings are feminine, vintage-inspired dresses, skirts, tops and jackets.  If you like the clothes at Anthropologie or Modcloth, you will probably like eShakti's offerings as well.  

Price
On a scale of Old Navy to Anthropologie, eShakti is somewhere in between in terms of price.  If you are used to buying $30 dresses at Old Navy, eShakti's $80 dresses might seem a bit pricey.  On the other hand if you frequently purchase $150 dresses at Anthropologie, eShakti will seem like a steal.  

Quality
I have never been disappointed with the quality of an eShakti item.  Their custom styling is really well done, they use good quality materials, and by washing them in cold water and air drying them I have found that they hold up well over time.


Overall
Bottom line: eShakti makes great clothes. I paired the dress with kitten heels and pearls here, but I could definitely see myself wearing it with pretty sandals when the weather warms up or pairing it with boots and a leather jacket now.  

Interested in getting your own custom dress from eShakti? Now through March 25, 2013 the company is offering a $25 coupon if you use the code TREFSHNCNF99 at checkout. Happy shopping!

*Full Disclosure: eShakti sent me the dress above free of charge for this review, but the opinions expressed are my honest assessment of my experience.

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February 16, 2013

New Blog!

It has been a minute, y'all!  I just wanted to stop by to tell you that you can now find me at my new blog, Downsizing, which you can check out here.  

The primary focus of Downsizing will be my journey to reach a healthy weight, but you know me.  I love me some clothes so I imagine there will be some style posts too.  I stopped blogging at My Fashion Confession because it did not really fit who I was anymore.  I thought about just changing the name and focus of this blog, but ultimately I decided that I wanted a fresh start so I made a new blog.  I loved writing My Fashion Confession, but it was time to move on.  I hope to see you over at Downsizing!

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July 21, 2012

Eshakti Coupon Code



I know I have been on a bit of a blogging hiatus this summer, but I wanted to pop in for a moment and let you know about the amazing sale going on right now at eShakti. Select items are on sale for 40% off, and on top of that, eShakti has generously offered My Fashion Confession readers a 10% discount when they use the code MY30XNE.  You wanna know the best part?  You can use the discount code on sale items!  Are you still reading this?  Go here and shop!

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May 20, 2012

Remember Me?

Shirt: Old Navy
Cardigan: Loft
Skirt: J.Crew via Ebay
Scarf: Loft
Shoes: Steve Madden via Amazon

Remember me? I'm Ashley, that girl who's supposed to be blogging here but kind of lost track of things when finals then law review write on ate my life.  The good news is I'm almost done with the law review write on. The better news is I'm studying abroad in Italy this summer! The kinda bad news is I decided to leave my camera at home so for better or worse, there will be lots and lots of iPhone photos for the next few weeks.  We'll see how it goes.     

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April 28, 2012

I'm Still Alive...


I'm still alive and trying to teach myself Criminal Law before Tuesday morning.  No big deal...

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