The Evangeline Bustier and Thong by DreamGirl is available in sizes 32-38. I purchased the size 38. I purchased this piece to wear out in public underneath a nice sweater or similar item.

The outfit arrived on a black plastic hanger with the DreamGirl name on it. The outfit was surrounded by plastic. The hanger is excellent to use to store the piece in your closet when it’s not being worn. Attached to the bustier was a cardboard tag that had a photo of a model wearing the outfit, the company name, size, and company website on it.

The bustier comes with a matching thong, and 4 detachable, adjustable garter straps. The garter straps were already attached to the bustier when it arrived. Both the thong and the bustier are 100% polyester. The material does not have any stretch to it, though the waistband to the thong is elastic band so that part will stretch. As for the bustier, width can be added by loosening the lacing down the centre back of the piece.



I’ve taken measurements of the outfit laying flat. The lacing at the centre back of the bustier was done up to the tightest fit (no skin showing through). Again, width can be added by adjusting the lacing. If you need additional measurements please send me a message and I’ll get them for you.

Thong
Waistband unstretched: 14 ¼ inches
Waistband stretched as much as I could: 28 inches
Liner length: 4 inches
Widest part of material that covers your front area: 4 ¾ inches

Bustier
Adjustable garter strap length: 5 ¼ - 8 ¼ inches
Halter ties length: 22 ¼ inches each
Cup length: 6 ½ inches
Cup width: 6 ¾ inches
Chest (armpit to armpit): 17 inches
Length (armpit to bottom): 14 ¼ inches
Length (taken down centre back): 13 inches

The bustier zips up on the side, laces down the back, and ties behind the neck. The halter ties are thick bands of ribbon. The ribbon is approximately 1 ¼ inches thick. There are 9 plastic boning pieces in the bustier; 4 in the front, 4 at the back, and 1 on the side. There is not boning on each side because one of the sides is a zipper closure to the bustier. The material of the bustier is quite thick and seems to be durable.



There is lace trim along the top of the cups and the bottom of the bustier. The trim in the bottom of the bustier goes around to the back of the bustier, though the trim at the top does not. There are 2 bows at the bottom of the bustier with a matching bow between the cups. The bows are fairly large (3 ½ inches by 3 inches) and are not detachable.



The garter straps are detachable so they do not need to be worn with the bustier. I like wearing these pieces in public so I don’t get much use out of the garter straps. The loops to attach the straps are on the inside of the bustier so it doesn’t look funky if you choose not to wear them.

The cups in the bustier have padding and underwire in them so you don’t need to wear a bra or pasties with this piece. My C cups seemed to fit well into the bustier but there was definitely a lot of cleavage happening with this bustier. The thong is just a basic, black thong with a lining in it. Below is a photo of the included thong as well as a garter strap to the bustier.



The material of the bustier was quite comfortable against my skin. I didn’t experience any irritation to my skin while wearing the piece. The bustier care tag states that it should be dry cleaned only. The thong can be hand washed in cold water and line dried.

When I was wearing the bustier, the only issue I had was with the ribbon ties behind the neck. They weren’t uncomfortable, but they seemed to loosen on their own. I tied the halter ties while I was standing up, and when I sat down it seemed to be saggy. This isn’t a terrible issue, but it would have been nice to have shoulder straps or no straps at all.

When I put the bustier on, I was by myself. I had to loosen the lacing down the centre back and then see if the zipper on the side was able to be done up yet. If it weren’t, I’d loosen it a bit more and try again. If my partner were around it would have been a lot easier but it is possible to get into this piece on your own.

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In the photos below, there is a front view, side view of the zipper, and back view. You can see in the front view that my cleavage is totally taking over. I think that a D cup would fit fine in this bustier but you’ll need to expect even more cleavage. In the last photo, you can see that I had to loosen the lacing quite a bit. There is no panel of fabric so the more you need to loosen it, the more skin is exposed.



Overall, I’m happy with this corset. It’s comfortable, width can be added with the lace, and it’s quite cute. It’s too bad it’s not available in larger sizes because I think this would love lovely on a person of any size.