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In this video I try on dresses from Reformation . Reformation is a brand that I'd only e'er seen on Instagram – barely anyone I knew offline had heard of it and I hadn't picked upwardly a fashion magazine in and so long (too busy reading House & Garden, plain!) that I was feeling quite out of the loop with what was trendy and what was not.

But apparel after pretty dress kept popping upwards on my Instagram feed and more often than not the ones that caught my eye were from Reformation, and so I decided to have the plunge (quite literally, equally you'll see) and lodge a choice of bits and pieces to endeavour on. Mainly to find out what all the fuss was about, but besides to pull myself out of what I'd started calling my gardening clothes comfort zone.

I'd already noted from my online inquiry that many of the dresses were cut in a style that I could only describe as…challenging. At least, challenging if you lot've spent over a yr wearing the aforementioned green shorts and loose t-shirt. To all of a sudden be thrown into the globe of dramatic cleavage, exposed decolletage and loftier leg splits is no laughing thing!

So here'south my endeavor-on of the random selection of Reformation dresses. Cost-wise, they were all effectually the £250-£300 mark, which brings them in at effectually the same sort of price as a clothes from Me+Em. I have to say that in terms of finish and cut, at that place is no contest between the two: Me+Em pieces feel as though they have been tailored and are finished perfectly to the last stitch. The Reformation dresses are, how tin can I put it? More casually finished. Yous're paying for the characterization and the signature body-con sort of style and cut rather than deftly executed draping and darting of materials.

This comparison was brought home to me last calendar week when I was trying on dresses from various brands for a shoot and put on a beautiful autumn sample from Me+Em; it simply felt then incredibly expensive and tailored – fully-lined, the pockets precision cut so that they didn't interfere with the line of the seam. Very clever.

And so I'd say that the Reformation quality is fine, simply for the prices of the dresses I'd prefer a flake more attending to finish – the autumn collection on their website, I've noted, is far more expensive than the summer one. Maybe those dresses are lined and more than weighty in the fabric department but and then y'all'rereallypaying for it! Some of the dresses are at the £500 mark! The cotton floral strapless maxi-dress from my try-on was by far the most beautifully made; lots of voluminous material to the brim, nice pockets and a well-structured bodice that had been idea out carefully.

Fit-wise, all of the items were as expected: there was a lot of puppet going on. I felt similar a medieval milkmaid, or an actress from Game of Thrones. Which was quite titillating whilst still in the relative security and comfort of my own bedroom but felt a little…exposed when I had to meet Sainsbury's to purchase milk. I'one thousand not sure information technology'south really my vibe now that I'm in my forties: for going out-out, yeah, just for lunches and trips into town and casual dinners? I'm not so sure. And because I rarely exit-out, it leaves me with a dilemma: if I buy something from Reformation, when will I actually wear information technology?

In fairness (spoiler warning!) I did keep two of the items I'd bought. I'll mark them in the list below. But let information technology exist known that it'due south but the maxi dress that's had whatever wear: the booby tiptop has been relegated to the bad behaviour section of the wardrobe because information technology's quite gapey. I should have kept the small and non moved upwardly to the medium, but then the pocket-sized was very stretched across my tudor barmaid's gut and I feared for the buttons.

Which brings me onto sizing: I'thou a UK10-12, but lean towards a 10 these days in most brands. The "small" size fit well in almost everything I tried, apart from the summit which you'll see was rather a close call in terms of decency.

I haven't washed anything still so tin't comment on longevity or ease of laundering, but with expensive things I tend to spot wash or handwash anyway. (By handwash I mean I dab at things in a half-arsed mode with a flannel then proceed shouting out "the stain's not going, I'one thousand going to put it in the washing machine and risk it!" until I finally requite up and just live with the stain.)

Hither you go then: my thoughts on Reformation's dresses and a existent life effort-on. I promise yous savor this – it'due south a few weeks former I'g agape, considering I'one thousand even so running on schoolhouse holidays time, which ways no time at all, so there's something of a blog postal service backlog.

Allow me know what else y'all'd like to encounter try-ons of in the comments. I have some fun ones coming up really soon…

Roland Tiptop*

Buy for £150

Nell Summit*

I kept this – there are loads of versions but this is "Lima"*. Buy for £130.

Nikita Dress*

They practise this in 15 versions, this one is "Ronan"*. Buy for  £248.

Kourtney Clothes in "Tropical"*

Not on site currently only loads of patterns and colours*. Purchase for £248.

Mica Dress*

Buy for £285.

Lissa Dress*

I kept this, it's beautiful*. Purchase for £285.

You can also watch my Trying on Me+Em Habiliment video.

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