GownTownWomens Dresses 1950s Vintage Swing Stretchy Dresses

This is a great vintage dress! It's a nice material and it fits according to the size chart. I loved the collar! I prefer how it looks without the ribbon/bow but you can wear it either way.

Bought large based on reviews but my usual size of medium would have been just fine.

I love the perfectly pink dress, it’s exactly right.

This dress looked exactly like the picture and was a surprisingly heavy fabric. I did find that to make it look good I needed to wear a fairly full crinoline under it and a tank top because it really wanted to cling to my ribs. The heavyweight fabric is a bit of a blessing and a curse because it's very stretchy which is nice, but clings too much without a tank underneath.

This is a beautiful dress. I have ordered from GownTown before but this dress was smaller, especially in the waist, so I had to return it for a larger size. The fabric is substantial so it is not sheer, even in a light color. It was very wrinkled out of the package and required ironing with steam to be wearable.

Dress is stretchy but not spandex. I ordered a medium & it’s perfect. For reference I am 5’3 1/2” & 145lbs. Will buy again from this dress shop.

...First of all, the dress is lovely. I bought the black and polka dot version. The polka dots are not bright white, but slightly grey fyi. Size-wise, this fit me well in the arms, across the bust and shoulders, and I love the flared skirt which hits below my knees (I'm 5' 1" tall. Short?). I chose to wear it without a crinoline underneath and it looks very nice.Unfortunately, the waistline is very high so hits me mid-ribcage. My natural waistline is about three or four inches lower. I tried tying the belt and it just ended up loose and – of course – sitting at my natural waist, which made it look weird, so I am not using the tie. So, I'm glad they didn't include belt loops because I would have to have cut them off.Also, because of how this waistline sits on me, my pockets hit the top of my hips which causes the openings to flare out. The pockets just won't sit flat. Yep, I'm curvy, so I guess on a slim figure they might sit properly, but I hate how they look on me.So...it seems the cut of this dress just doesn't 100% work for my particular configuration which is so so sad because I love everything else about the dress.One last thing...a word of warning. The material they use is very stretchy and thick, which is great because it simultaneously fits well (in all other places than my waist) and hides some flaws. However, 1) it's noisy LOL...but that's fine. Think taffeta rustling. 2) Previous experience with this material tells me it will trap body odor over time, so if you wear this to dance and get very sweaty I think it may cause that odor trap to occur where eventually it may be permanent, no matter how often the dress is cleaned.For the price and overall look I love this dress, and for the most part was happy it fit as well as it did considering I bought it without trying it on. That said, had I tried it on in a dress shop, I likely would not have purchased it because of the waistline and pocket issues.

I am a repeat buyer of this shop because I love their dresses. The first time i ordered one, I was inlove with the dress. The fabric is thick and flexible. Size small fits perfectly! I get a lot of compliments whenever I wear this dress!When you wash, put it with the delicates or better handwash it if you want the dress to last long.

Muy bonito, la tela, color, me quedó muy bien, excelente calidad y me llegó antes de la fecha.. muchas gracias

Hermoso vestido, lo use para una fiesta y después para diario, perfecto!!

Omg! Fit so well and it’s stretchable! And have pockets!