I had walked by the A Thousand Tiers dress in Anthropologie a few times. I loved the ruffles and grey color but I figured all those layers would be a a complete disaster on my curvy figure. Last weekend just for kicks, I grabbed it off the rack and added it to my already substantial dressing room pile. Btw- I love when I spy another shopper in Anthro with a huge pile of clothes to try on. It’s even better if they have a larger stack than I do. I don’t know why but it makes me smile lol.
The thousand tiers dress is made with layer upon layer of soft, lightweight, and slightly stretchy jersey. Because the material is so thin and they only did a slight gather on the ruffles, this dress is actually quite flattering. I was surprised by how form fitting all those layers were. I tried on the XS and was happy with the fit.
Gathered chiffon drapes over each shoulder which gives a little more class to the casual jersey. I was not able to pull the straps down over the shoulders like the online image shows. I don’t know if they changed the design of the dress after photos or if I just needed to pull a little more on them.
The Thousand tiers dress is $188 which is a bit excessive for jersey in my opinion. However, if I was looking for a holiday party dress I would be really tempted by this. It has a relaxed extremely comfortable feel but can be easily dressed up with some fancy tights, heels and a long necklace.
One thing I about the dress I am not crazy about though, is that first ruffle.. I feel like it falls at an awkward place on my chest. Also, Anthro lists the dress as dry clean only. I rarely dry clean anything but I would not want to iron out all those ruffles.
What do you think of the A Thousand Tiers dress?
Shannon, I know this sounds crazy but did you try the dress on backwards? The first ruffle is much shorter in the back and is much more flattering on petite frames. I think you look very pretty in the dress!
Wow, it a super cute dress. Love it. Perfect for holiday parties.
How very surprising. I passed on this too because horizontal ruffles on a petite frame just didn't compute in my mind. However, it definitely works on you – looks great.
Agree w/you that $188 is way to much for a jersey dress (although a lot of time+work prob. went in to sew those layers). I'm putting this one on the back burner to try on and would get it on sale if it worked. It really does look pretty.
it is beautiful, but expensive. I would wait for sale or see if you found something better if you don't NEED a holiday dress
I wish it was a different color, that color washes most skin tones out.
It's a pretty dress, but I don't know if it's special enough to justify the price… You have a great figure though and you really could pull off anything!
The Tiers really flatters your figure, Shannon. I think it's gorgeous. I agree that $188 is excessive for jersey, however. I'd wait for the sale price, unless there's a special event coming up and you MUST have it! The first ruffle would look silly on me (too busty for that), but I don't think it's terribly awkward on you.
It's honestly just ok for me. Nothing very special. There is something about it that I just don't love.
I think it looks great on you! It's more figure-hugging than I imagined and I think that's a good thing.
Roxy-No I didn't try it backwards but that is genius. I'll keep it in mind!
Thanks for your thoughts ladies! I'll definitely have to wait for a markdown on this one
I was thinking of buying this dress on eBay, but there is only a size small online. I am wondering if I may need an xs. This dress looks really great on you. If you don’t mind me asking, what are your measurements? I would like my dress to fit the same way this one does on you. I’m 32/26/36
Thanks!
-Ash
Hi my measurements are 34 26 36 and this is the xs