"dancing on the walls: You see it in commercials for feminine products of all shapes and sizes. A woman with long flowing hair and clothes–usually a twirly skirt–and limbs spin under sun rays on some sort of wall. A natural stone one on the beach, or a cliff, or the crumbling wall of some old, forgotten village.

I always dreamed of wearing a dress where the skirt swirled as I danced on a wall. My partner would hold my hand as I danced and giggled and laughed, and then he would pull me into his arms and hold me close and kiss me. For years, this was one of my cherished fantasies of what it would be like to be pretty."

This is the opening from my EdenCafe article - I Feel Pretty...Oh So Pretty.

When I wrote this article, I had no idea that there would be any product that fit this image I'd carried in my mind for years. As a 51 year old woman who weighs approximately 260 pounds, wears size 22/24 clothing and has a 44D bra size, I assumed that what I'd always pictured as "pretty" was for someone else and not me.

Then I saw this babydoll and realized that Coquette had created the one thing I'd desired - an outfit that would make me look pretty.

Since Eden Fantasys does not currently carry this in a 1x/2x, I ordered it in a 3x/4x. According to Coquette's size chart, I should be size 24-28 with a D cup, 52-56" bust, 44-48" waist and 54-58" hips. Since I wear size 22/24 and have a 44D bustline, I knew that this would be a bit large for me. However, with a waist of 49" and 57" hips, I was glad to know that the skirt would fit me well.

The babydoll came packaged in a plastic bag with a padded black hanger. It includes the babydoll and a very basic black thong. According to the tag, this outfit is made in China of 80% polyester and 20% spandex. The instructions state that you should wash this by hand and hang it to dry. However, I plan to wash it in my lingerie bag on the delicate cycle with cool water and hang it to dry.



I can not get over just how feminine this babydoll is for even a plus size woman. The cups are slightly padded and very comfortable to wear. The lace on the top of the bustline helps to draw the eye to the bust and the blue lace without overpowering it. The 4" wide support band under the bust is stretchy and comfortable. The longest skirt measures 16" from the base of the support band. It is the generous 92" circumference of the skirt that makes it twirl.

This babydoll makes me feel pretty because both the design of the babydoll flatter even larger gals and the fabric that is used is very forgiving for bigger gals like me. It is like they planned to help cover our larger curves so we can look sexy too.

The skirt does ride up a bit in the back for me due to my hip size, but I am in the process of losing weight. I suspect that once I lose another few pounds, I will not have this problem. Even with it riding up in the back, it still "twirls" which is what I was looking for when I bought this.

If I was going to buy this again, I'd wait for Eden to get it back in size 1x/2x. However, my husband adores seeing me in it, partly because it makes me feel sexy but also because he says I look so feminine in it. When I mentioned sending it back, I thought he was going to cry and he suggested that I get the red version in the smaller size but keep this and just find use the optional straps. In other words, he's not willing to let it out of the house unless it goes in a suitcase with us somewhere.

I am highly impressed with the quality of this item. Somehow Coquette managed to create a sexy design with fabric that would flatter the curves of even a plus-size gal. In addition, they spoil us with the padded black hangers like the smaller gals get.

When I want to feel sexy, this is the first item I pull out now (soon to share that spot with its red counterpart one size smaller).

I am a bit hesitant to show how it looks on me because we took the photos without the optional support straps on. As you can plainly see, I will need them. Unfortunately, this means I have to FIND them as we've misplaced them somewhere.







Closeup looks at the lace and the 4" wide support band:





The thong is 6" wide at the top and 15" long. Although I do not wear thongs, I found it to be comfortable and would consider wearing it with this outfit instead of substituting something else.