I know, it's sort of a weird design, and almost looks like something a female WWE wrestler would wear. But I thought this teddy was strangely cute when I first saw it. That being said, after receiving it and wearing it, it's still sort of cute. I wanted to like it. I wanted to be able to wear it for my man, but it's just too uncomfortable and ill-fitting.

The teddy came in a simple paperboard box, with the stock image seen here printed on the outside. Not great packaging, certainly not the cutest anyway, but I didn't think it was half bad, either. No fancy hanger or anything inside, just a piece of somewhat bunched-up lingerie. It wasn't wrinkled at all, just sort of looked thrown into the package.

I took it out of the box and inspected it. The quality seems good as far as a mesh garment goes, no loose threads and the bows were all securely attached. Next, I moved to try it on.

I pulled it up, tied the back ties comfortably tight, then did the ties behind my neck. I love that this has adjustable straps, and I love halters. They're usually so perfect for me, not so with this one. I'll explain why in a moment.

One of the things I found the prettiest about this teddy were the bows on the front. Well, once it was on, those didn't look so pretty. I'm fairly thin, wearing a small or medium in most shirts, and my stomach is pretty flat - but this made me look like I have a pot belly! The open spaces between the bows got all stretched out and looked like my gut was bursting through the seams. I don't even have a 28" waist!

Though I was hopeful my chest would fit since this didn't have totally molded cups and has no underwire, it fell far short of my expectations. I wear a 34D bra, and the cup area this has is tiny and nowhere near as comfortable as it looks. If I wear it with the bottom part underneath, where it's supposed to fall, it's painful. If I wear it where it fits best, it looks horribly unflattering, and makes my chest look awkward. Halters usually work better for me than this, what gives? Typically, halters give me a comfortable, perfect amount of push up cleavage. This teddy does nothing at all to make my boobs look good.

Unlike the picture, this teddy is most definitely see-through. I wasn't too surprised by this, seeing as "Mesh" is in the name, so that didn't really disappoint me at all. The color is only slightly off, the real deal being a slightly paler but not quite pastel version. It's not my favorite shade of purple by any means, but it's still a pretty, feminine color.

Now, the lower half. This is the part that I was the most unsure about from the pictures, and sure enough, it's no good. It looks like the bottom is really "pointy" if you know what I mean, and the hip area rises up a lot. Not only that, but the black lace around the crotch is crooked. It goes down closer to the groin on one side than on the other. I assume this was just a slight flaw on my piece, but still what happened to quality assurance?!?

I'm used to wearing thong underwear, which I know a lot of people think of as 'butt floss,' but to me they're usually comfortable. This thing feels like a *painful wedgie!

I'll definitely give DreamGirl another shot, but I'll make sure to get products with different sizing options next time.

I wore this last night, and while my boyfriend liked it on me (as he IS a man...) he agreed that it wasn't the most flattering piece, and he wasn't too attached to it when I said I sort of hated it and wanted to get rid of it.

I'm typically a person who has a hard time getting rid of things, but with this, it wasn't an issue.

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