Name: Niella Dress
Brand: By Malene Birger
SKU: MBG9
Price: 55 USD
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 3.5 (40 reviews)

Loved this dress. Would rent again. Paired with sneakers but was still dressy enough (and comfortable) for a day of wine tasting. 

I wore this on Christmas Eve and a date last night. Both times, felt like a million bucks.

The material is gorgeous - a medium weight silk with a beautiful pattern. As other reviews mention, it’s shapeless without a belt. I’m between sizes so I chose my smaller size and it fit perfectly through the shoulders (slight puff sleeve)! I adored this dress and used a soft leather belt to cinch it! I’d wear this anywhere - great work dress. 

I think this dress probably works best on tall people. The sleeves are very long. It's all true that it's a boxy cut with a ton of fabric, but oh the beautiful fabric!  I just loved the print and I felt so stylish. It's the perfect rental- a statement dress that pushes you out of your comfort zone a bit... Not a wardrobe staple, so extra fun to rent for a night out. 

Very comfy and loved the pattern and overall design but sleeves were too long and won’t stay up even if you roll up the cuffs due to the silky material. Still would recommend for work or a dinner out, lots of compliments given the unique pattern. 

I am into Amish-chic which is what this dress felt like, haha. The sleeves were a bit puffy horizontally more than vertically than I would have liked but that's my own personal preference. The material is fun and I got a lot of compliments at work. It's a long torso too, and I just bordered on it being too long for my body. But the print is gorgeous. 

Loved the thick silky fabric/colors/print. 

Didn't mind the bottom half,  but the top half was a bit frumpy/matronly. 

I would have preferred this in a smaller size -- you can see in this pic that my arms are lost in the fabric, and the strange drawstring at the waist didn't do enough. The overall silhouette is almost 20s, with the drop-waist. It was comfortable, and I love the print and palette, but not super flattering on my shape. 

This definitely fits large. I probably could size down. It has these ties that cinch the waist that give it a more fitted look. I'm tall, and it hits almost to my ankle, so not likely good for someone on the shorter side. 

good for short people. can wear a sports bra, super comfy.  
beautiful pattern. 

Sleeves are a bit long, otherwise, it is a fun, and simple, I have rented this twice now from RTR

Wore it to work with boots, fun and easy to wear. Thought about a belt but it was fine with or without.

I felt so comfortable, but pretty wearing this dress. The fabric has a nice heavy weight to it and it flowed nicely.  There's adjustability with the ties at the waist and it's perfect for a curvy hourglass figure to fill it out without feeling like everything is on display. 

Wore it for a Thanksgiving dinner and it was perfect! It runs big so had to down sized but would rent again.

Reviews range from "circus tent" to "loved it".  I'm in the love camp. I tied the sides tight, with a double knot and bow.  Not frumpy at all! Received so many complements. After an important meeting, someone  pulled me aside to say they  tuned into my part of the presentation because I must have something good to say, I standing out from the typical sea of boring attire.  Give this a try - just get the right size and play around with the ties to make it work for you.  I will probably buy it. 

I think it's all about how you style this beauty. Personally, I loved it. Cinched the waist, wore with flats. Classic and modern chic. 

As a tall, curvy lady, I found this dress to be super cute and flattering. Lots of compliments!

I wore this to a professional visit inside a prison.  It was professional and pretty,  while also conservative and comfortable. 

Wore at 26 weeks pregnant. Fun pattern, comfortable material and cut. Would recommend. (For the record, worth 5 stars, but its not quite my style, so I gave it 4 in case that influences my recommendations) 

Gorgeous fabric, tough fit to make flattering. 

It's a lot of pattern but very very comfortable and I got so many compliments! I agree that it is sorta strangely modest so not a lot of breaking up of the pattern, but it's beautiful for sure!

Really love the look of this dress more than the reality. The top half is super long but maybe I just ordered a size too big. I'm a 6/8 and the 38R was too big overall. Worth trying again a size smaller. 

Perfect colors and weight for early fall. 

Ugh wow. This dress is GORGEOUS. like the silk is heavy enough for a winter day and i loved the pattern so much. Unfortunately i was kind of swimming in it. The strings on the side are random and like cinch together but nothing helps them stay pulled tight. Would be best with a chunky belt! 

I prefer lose fitting dresses but this was very large and the side drawstrings didn't help give it shape. Returned for the size down. 

Fits loose with long sleeves. Pretty pattern, but practically no shape. I wore with a sweater over it for a layered look.

Runs way big. Suggest you size down. Lovely pattern

The fit isn't great if you have broader shoulders or a larger bust.  The material and print are very nice, and it looks expensive, but I did not wear Bc it was so large & strangely conservative looking. 

felt  like a lot of print to wear
the fit felt very "mature"

The print is beautiful as is the fabric, but this fit just wasn’t flattering for me 

Very loose fitting and frumpy .. didnt work on my shorter frame.. I could see it being really cool on a tall woman. High quality material and beautiful print 

I could not wear this dress. It was large, but uncomfortable. The sleeves had huge cuffs and were difficult to keep buttoned. 

This dress just didn't work on my petite frame-- too long to be midi but with the dropped waist it looks just off as a maxi dress. The sleeves were also far too long, and the patterns are just a lot of look. 

Rented it to feel like I'm put together while in quarantine, while at the same time super comfortable. Looks good on zoom, but feels like you're in your nightgown.

I wanted this to be trendy, but I just couldn't pull it off!  The shoulders were kinda puffy, and it  just looked kinda grandma on me- but I have faith that someone cooler than me could make it work! 

Niella Dress

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