This is definitely an interesting piece of lingerie. Intially, I had tried to prod a certain fellow reviewer towards this, but overall I'm glad I took the plunge first. This is called the Paisley Pleasure Black Apron and Thong, whew. This little number is presented by Seven 'til Midnight and is available in "One Size Fits Most" and "Plus Size. You can get this outfit in either purple or classic black. I decided to review the black one and of course I picked plus size to hopefully house all my curves. I had to look up what paisley is, or what I could be expecting.

Paisley or Paisley pattern is a droplet-shaped vegetable motif of Persian and Indian origin. The pattern is sometimes called "Persian pickles" by American traditionalists, especially quiltmakers, or "Welsh pears" in Welsh textiles as far back as 1888. I always thought Paisleys were supposed to resemble flowers, but hey: Learn something new everyday! You'll be glad to know this outfit is full of paisleys, so if you like paisleys you can get your fix and your sexy on!

Now, here's my lovely picture collage so you can get a peek at how it looks.

So let's start ourselves at the top and work our way down shall we? This babydoll is halter style, which means you'll have to deal with two annoying straps to tie around your neck. I've heard that women with larger busts don't care for these cause their breasts staying up is reliant on their neck strength and it hurts. I'm a 40D, my bust is 47 inches and I definitely understand what they meant. These straps are slender and very smooth, a lot of time they felt as if they were slipping undone so I was concerned that they would simply just come apart. These straps are 27 inches long, so that's a good amount to twist, tie and knot these hopefully into place. I really love the frilled intricate design of the cups, what I don't like is how small the cups are. The cup itself is an equilateral triangle (meaning all sides are equal) of about 6.5 inches, Yikes! For this to be fitting a wide range of plus sized women, that's not a lot of space to work with.

To help with supporting your chest, there are two straps that can tie and go around your back. I found it easiest to tie this against my lower back and then pull it up. Asking for help is not always an option for me. These straps are a little longer, being 29 inches long. The entire length of fabric across and under the breasts is only 14 inches and this does not have any spandex up top. The babydoll spirals down into a V with some crisscrossing lace and slenders down tremendously until you reach your bellybutton when the fabric is at its thinnest at 3 inches across.

This means, that your love handles, your muffin top, one of the most loathed places on a woman's body will be exposed laterally. Both sides are completely open, so if you've got serious beef with your love handles I wouldn't pick this one. I personally hate my stomach, not to mention my waist and thighs so this part was a little hard for me to swallow. Seeing my pudge bubble and pile against the skirt band of this really almost put this thing in the bottom drawer for me.


At the bottom, there is a "skirt". I say "skirt" because it will cover nothing. On the model, it appears to be a mini skirt but on my big butt it's simply just fabric that's not even covering the crotch of the panties. The length of the skirt is 9 inches but don't expect much help from it despite its stretchy nature. The last piece of this was the thong, it fit and was comfortable. I can't complain or argue about it but it wasn't anything amazing. So here's some measurements.

Seven 'til Midnight's Plus Size:
Dress size: 16-22
Cup size: C-DD
Bust: 40-50 inches
Wait: 36-44 inches
Hips: 42-56 inches

My measurements:
Dress size: 18/20
Cup size: D
Bust: 47 inches
Waist: 42 inches
Hips: 56 inches
Height: 5'11

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I think that your waist could be more, you know considering how there's no fabric there and should still hypothetically be okay. If you've got the self esteem, rock it! Don't let numbers hold you back. What I find lame is, I'm actually in all of their little boxes and I guess I thought I'd look more like the model but despite that, I still love it. I wish the skirt was longer and the cups were bigger but this is still a cute little set. It's not your run of the mill lingerie and I felt very sexual in this outfit.


With Nylon/Spandex, you want to make sure you aren't boiling it, bleaching it or throwing it in with your regular clothes. I handwash this and the thong and allow it to airdry. You can also get a dedicates washing bag and toss them in there, to keep them safe and sexy!