Secret Honey Aurora Rose Dress

Hello everyone and welcome to a new post today I would like to show you my Aurora rose dress from Secret Honey today. This is a rerelease from Secret Honey’s 2014 limited edition rose dress, that I already showcased on my blog. Here is the post if you are interested. I also really love this version, the blue is super beautiful in combination with the grey print.

I showcase one of my Disney pieces every two weeks, you can check out my other posts if you like. Last time I showed you my Secret Honey Rapunzel Hair Onepiece.

If you would like to know more about the brand and about how you can get these dresses, I have got you covered in several posts. Here are some resources to start your very own Secret Honey collection.

How to buy Secret Honey: A brief overview on several ways to get your hands on Secret Honey casual pieces and costumes. Including recommendations for resellers etc.
How to buy Secret Honey with Buyee: Detailed post with many screenshots detailing how to use the service Buyee to buy Secret Honey (or other stuff, of course) from Japanese websites such as mercari.jp
Of Remakes and Fakes: There are remakes of Secret Honey (costumes in particular) that are being sold. In this post I share some thoughts about the topic as well as a photo comparison of an original Secret Honey dress and a remake (spoiler: they are different).

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The Aurora Rose Dress

Some picture of the dress from all sides to start the post. As mentioned, this version is a rerelease from the original 2014 version with this beautiful print. Here it is from the front:

The main differences between the 2016 version and the 2014 version are: The length of the skirt (2016 is longer), the colour of the dress (obviously, but there was also a pink version released in 2016), the lace, the buttons in the center of the bodice (roses for 2016 instead of plain fabric covered buttons). There is a comparison with photos at the end of this article, in case you are interested in all the differences. Here it is the 2016 version from the side:

I love the gradient from blue to beige on the skirt. Here is the dress from the back:

The Facts

I used to see it from time to time, especially the pink colour way. I guess, if you are patient you should be able to find it for around the original price.

Size and Closure

The dress closes with a zipper in the center back and a hook and an eye at the top. There is shirring at the top in the back and also on both sides of the back in the waist.

The sleeves are elasticated as well which makes it comfortable to wear.

Measurements

(Amateur-)measured with shirring extended:

Chest: 92 cm
Waist: 74 cm

Fit on me

I do not really like the fit of the bodice on me. Compared with the design from 2014, the waistband as well as the bodice part are shorter, but the skirt is longer. That gives the bodice an even shorter appearance and I do not like how it looks on me. It is very comfy, but I am not really a fan of the look…

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The Bodice

The bodice is gathered in the centre front which makes it roomy in the bust area. There is a strip of light blue lace and sewn on top of it are rose plastic buttons. The neckline as well as the waistband are decorated with grey lace.

Here is a closer look at the grey rose buttons. I am not sure if I like them or not to be honest… I don’t like the fact that they are plastic, I’d prefer metallic buttons. But the lace beneath them is a beautiful detail.

And here is a closer look at the waistband with the grey rose lace. I like this detail a lot, it’s very classy. On the waistband you can see the texture of the fabric very well, it is some sort of waffle pattern, I like it a lot.

Dress in Action

The Skirt

The skirt of this dress is beautifully pleated in the front! Cute little box pleats, to be exact. I like this a lot, box pleats are my favourite.

It does have the two usual layers Secret Honey’s dresses have, the fashion layer as well as a lining layer:

The Print

This dress has an overall print on the fabric as well as a border print that is absolutely gorgeous! Let’s start with the fabric print. There are roses all over, some of them are pink, white and grey, others are simply grey and others even only line drawings. It’s very pretty and quite subtle.

The border print is done in “two parts”. There is a stripe of beautiful roses that goes around the whole hem. Above, there are two alternating motives from the movie showing Aurora, Maleficent, Maleficent as the dragon, thorns, the castle… Here is an overview over the whole print:

On the first motive, we have Aurora sleeping in the tower, the castle, Maleficent as the dragon, the spinning wheel and lots of thorns and roses.

The second motive shows Aurora, Maleficent and her raven, the fairy godmothers and lots of roses again:

Here are a few little detail shots of the print:

Comparison of the 2014 and the 2016 Version

Apart from the obvious differences, being the colour, length, different fabric and the buttons on the bodice, there is a difference in size and cut as well! Here are a few shots to illustrate how the different parts of the dresses differ in length, size etc. although the design seems to be the same on first sight.

wider waistband on 2014 version
longer skirt for 2016 version
slightly longer bodice and different sleeves for the 2014 version
more vibrant print on 2014 version
different buttons and different shades of gray

Here I have one last picture for you of me wearing the dress. On this one you can probably see what I mean when I say that the bodice looks very bizarre and short on my torso. I think, on someone that is shorter than me, it would look really amazing!

And that is everything I have for you today. I hope you enjoyed having a look at tall the details of this pretty Aurora Rose Dress together with me. I wish you a good one and hope to see you in my next post

Love,
Ella