BlackButterfly Tailored 3/4 Sleeve Bolero

This bolero makes me feel elegant and fancy. It has some give. It is very versatile. I bought it so I could wear camisoles and sundresses to work. It's the perfect cover-up. It is cut slightly too short in the back so if you are wearing a dress that's low cut in the back, you will be able to see the very bottom of your bra. Nit a big deal, but it was a good thing I checked myself in the mirror before leaving the house and jaunting off to work. I'm in between a US size 18 and 20, so I ordered the 20. When it arrived, the tag said 5x. Kinda hurt my feelings 😕, but nevertheless, the bolero is my favorite garment, and I wear it often. It is very comfortable. Oh, and one more thing, if your elbows are not moisturized, the fabric will rub them and feel like your elbow skin is being picked at or pulled. I thought that was strange.

Love this thing. It's sturdy enough to add a little compression, which helps with my shoulder pain, cool enough to wear in the summer, and fits great. It does need to be ironed if you machine dry it, but it's tiny, so it takes like ten seconds to do so.

I needed something to cover my arms for family pics. We were going a bit more elegant/classy for these pics, so I needed a material & sheen that wasn't too casual. The black bolero worked perfectly with my Navy dress (pictures provided). It is very stretchy & the material is nice. I am 5'9, 240, Size 16/18, 42C bust for reference. The size 18 worked best. I ordered 16, 18, & 20 to be safe. My arms are quite large at the top but it didnt feel constricting or uncomfy. The size 16 fit & I could've pulled it off, but I chose the 18 so the collar would lay right. Upon opening it, I thought it might look casual, but once I got dressed and added my jewelry, it dressed right up. So, it can be dressed up or down. It is not itchy, scratchy, or too warm. The sizes on the garment were labeled 3x, 4x, and 5x when I received them (instead of 16, 18, & 20...for reference). This is a keeper. I could easily wear this out or to work. I have many maxi dresses, shift dresses, and jumpsuits that are sleeveless. This would pair well with those.

I liked the overall style: the shortness allows dress accents like a corset to show in the back, the 3/4 sleeves are a comfortable length, the front has a petal-like look that allows bodice details to show, and the neckline elegantly rises to be a little higher in the back. The mid-weight fabric is almost crisp with a little stretch, and looks best with a light pressing.I wear a petite size 2-4 in tops, and the 4 fit well in the sleeves and front. The back fit a little strangely for me, bunching up a bit behind the armpits (wish I could use a fancier word for those since we're speaking of classy things to wear, but there's only "axillae", which I only know because of thesaurus.com).I returned it for the color; it's a true cool gray without sheen, and looked drab next to the silver metallic accents on my dress. I think it would complement a plainer dress very well.

I’m 5’2 and 127 lbs. I originally ordered size 6 and it was a little too big. I got a size 4 and love how it looks. I wore it with a formal dress. The only issue is that it’s not long enough. Therefore, when I lift my arms, my underwear area gets exposed.

Fits perfectly! Great color. The material is soft. Thick, & stretchy. Very great quality. Worth the value. Wrinkles fast need to iron

The media could not be loaded. Not sure if it's too small for me or if it needs tailoring? The fabric is nice & stretchy. (Think of thick, well-made stretch capri material from y2k) Because it's so structured & moderately stiff, it's terrible for moving in. It puckers & gapes in weird ways & doesn't always fall back into place. (See video)I could not imagine dancing, hugging or a boyquet toss/catch wearing this. Maybe I'll try it in a darker color & size up and then see if my opinion changes?

I read the sizing chart comments and following those I got my size. It fits just as I expected it would. It's a bit nicer than a plain cotton material but doesn't really have a silky sheen too it. I got one in black and one in silver. I would have liked to keep the silver one but the color was a bit off. It was almost like a lavender silver so didn't match at all. Black is good- true black color. A problem with products like these (half jackets) is they always seem to be tight under the arms and this one is no different. Makes wearing one of these things all night at a formal event uncomfortable, but what are you going to do when they are all like that?