Friday, November 14, 2014

eShakti in the Leaves


This past Sunday, Jon and Charlie and I headed to Pierce Mill in Rock Creek Park to meet my friend Sara for a little family photo session.  We'd had outing planned for a few weeks, and when eShakti reached out to ask me to review their service, I knew that the shoot would be the perfect opportunity to debut my new dress!

Honestly, the hardest part of using eShakti was picking which dress I wanted because there were so many choices.  Plus, all the items are totally customizable; I clicked on one dress that I wasn't as crazy about, just to see what I could do to it, and the website gave me the option of changing the neckline, the sleeves, and the length.  I also knew I could put in my own measurements when I ordered, which opened up a range of styles I don't usually wear.  In the end, though, I went with a dress I knew I'd wear all the time into the colder months: a plaid flannel shirtdress.

Ordering was a breeze.  I used my measurements and opted for a slightly longer hem than on the model, and that was it!  I placed the order on October 27 and it arrived on November 6, much quicker than I expected.  The quality is fantastic; the dress is lined, which gives it slightly more structure, and the flannel emerged unscathed from our romp in the leaves.  I do wish the dress had darts under the bust, but that's fixable by going to a tailor and, really, it was my choice to not get a more fitted shape in the first place.  Regardless, I absolutely love the dress and know it'll stay in the rotation until spring!

Based on my experience, I would totally recommend purchasing a dress from eShakti.  If I were to get another, I think I'd pick the red cotton poplin belted shirtdress!  If you find one you want to buy, use the code "betsytransatlantically" for 10% off your order through December 12.  Let me know if you have a look around and what you like!

(By the way, you'll hear more about Sara, who also took these photos for me, next week!  Don't go away, dear readers.)



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All photos were taken by Sara Conklin Photography.

I was given this dress for free to review; as usual, all opinions are my own.

14 comments:

  1. i love the dress you picked out! the plaid is so cute for fall/winter! xo jillian - cornflake dreams

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  2. Love that dress! It's perfect for this time of year! That first picture of you guys is pretty adorable, too!

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  3. That dress looks so cozy! I love the family pictures. :)

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  4. You look so cozy and lovely. That's a really neat concept, I'll have to check it out!

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  5. Cute dress--so perfect for fall! It's nice to have a feminine look that you can still wear while being active (walking the dog, going for a hike, etc).

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  6. thank you! and hopefully it'll be even more feminine when I get darts put in :)

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  7. it's a fab website - one of my colleagues gets a lot of her dresses from there, so it was fun to chat with her about the experience!

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  8. aw YAY thank you! it's one of the rare ones where Charlie isn't being totally disruptive haha

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  9. I know, I'm excited to wear this all the time for the next few weeks! thanks friend :)

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  10. Beautiful! I just took the photos for my eShakti dress post today I was so excited to receive it and it was so so well made!

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  11. This dress looks great on you! Love the plaid pattern!

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