I finally got my hands on the viral SKIMS dress – but it was a total fail and left me feeling so exposed
A woman who spent weeks trying to track down a hugely popular dress from Kim Kardashian's brand SKIMS has expressed her bitter disappointment with the design. She admitted that the viral piece made her feel “exposed.”
Petra Macias Medrano posted a video to TikTok, revealing that she wanted to try on the figure-hugging dress — which regularly sells out on the SKIMS website thanks to its viral fame — before eventually tracking it down at Nordstrom.
After finding the soft long lounge slip dress in the store in the tan color, the Georgia-based designer tried it on, but unlike many, she wasn't impressed with how the Kim Kardashian brand dress fit her.
Petra found that the dress, which retails for $78, was see-through, indicating that she could see the color of her bra and any undergarments she was wearing.
After finally getting her hands on the viral SKIMS dress, content creator Petra Macias Medrano was thrilled — until she tried it on and found herself feeling “exposed.”
Petra Macias posted the video to TikTok, saying she wanted to try on the figure-hugging dress and ended up finding it in Nordstrom
“I don't know how this is flattering to anyone,” she said in the clip, which has been viewed more than 33,000 times.
“I feel exposed,” she continued, noting that through the fabric you could see every curve of her body, as well as the outline of her bra and her underwear. “This isn't it.”
She then went on to see if it would look different in a darker color, insinuating that the fabric is quite thin and not suitable to be worn on its own as an outfit.
She then tried the long slip dress with sleeves in a dark brown color, which showed a little less.
“I think I like this dark color a lot more, and I think that's why people only get the dark colors,” she noted.
Some users pointed out that the dress was not necessarily designed to be worn alone, suggesting that the dress she saw people wearing in public may have a different style.
'That's the soft lounge, not one that suits everyone!! I have a fit for everyone today and it's legit so I promise I'm worth the hype,” one follower commented.
“Well, it's only meant to be a lounge dress and not for going out, that's why it's so skin-like!” sounded another.
She then tried the long slip dress with sleeves in a dark brown color, which showed a little less
Some users pointed out that the dress was not necessarily designed to be worn alone, suggesting that the dress she saw people wearing in public may have a different style
Followers raved about the viral SKIMS dress, with many suggesting she try the Fit's Everyone dress instead
'You have a beautiful body! I love that dark color on you!' one gushed.
Some told her firmly that the dress was not a good idea.
'People lie to you. It looks terrible. I see your private area in the front,” one woman wrote. “It looks really bad if you don't try to hurt your feelings!”
According to the SKIMS website, the dress — which comes in darker red, brown, black, gray and black with a white spotted pattern — is designed to “take your loungewear to the next level.”
'[The]super soft, flowing slip dress that offers a comfortable, snug fit,” the description reads. 'This maxi length features a flattering straight neckline, ribbed fabric and partially adjustable spaghetti straps.'
Earlier this year, TikTok user Grace Morris, 21, from Seattle, went viral after she shared a TikTok to hit back at critics who said she had no curves in her figure — saying the dress made her look like she had a had an hourglass shape.
The influencer wowed viewers in the shade petal 'Fits Everybody Corded Lace' dress, which costs $84.