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Sorry to hear. I am also smaller like you. I'm *in between* sizes according to them. The dress ran small, so I ordered a 6, but I guess I am a 5? However, my waist is SUPER tiny, so it will be interesting how much they will have to alter my dress, probably a lot:( I'm stressed too because they will only have about a month or less to alter it!
I would ask the seamstress if she would be able to give you something in writing..then I would take that back to the store and ask to speak to the manager. See if you can get some money back...since the alterations are going to cost much more than they would have if they had ordered the right dress.
Wait so when your dress came in it was tight, and then at your first fitting it was huge? Sorry I'm just confused.
And depending on your waist/hip/breast sizes, they probably ordered your dress to fit your largest size. I had to order a 6, because I have bigger hips. But they will have to take it in at the chest because I'm a small B. It doesn't really sound like they have to do major alterations, getting it taken in is normal. Just because you order a size doesn't mean it will fit perfectly, it probably fits great around your chest and its just too big around the rest of you right?
wow. sounds like the store misguided you. i would attempt to exchange the dress if this happened to me. good luck!
It happens. They order to fit the largest part of your body, which sounds like the chest in your case. Altering a dress from a 6 to a 4 is not a big deal...still, good luck. I have horrible luck with dresses since I'm a 4 in the chest/waist and a 10 in the hips, so at least you're not stuck in a situation like I was.
Same thing happened to me! I am typically a size 0-2, very petite but have Cuban curves. The bridal shop told me I was in between a size 2 and 4 and should go for the 4 because it's better to take in than out. Dress came in and it's a corset top that when tied is still much too large. Had to have both sides taken in. I could've for sure fit fine in a size 2.
well I am glad I am not the only one!
at this point i dont want to deal with the bridal store becuase at best they could rush order me a 4 and i would have to worry about it coming in and getting the hem and bussel done in time.
It is just frustrating... because typically dresses fit me great, I just go and pick a 2 or a 4 so I just feel like it was totally the wrong size. I guess I need to get over it and just wait until my seamstress fixes it.
I guess taking a dress in really isnt that big of a deal, I am sure anyone without a corset has to get theirs taken in at least at little.
@MS iphone, did your dress turn out okay?
@arenyth: I think she means the corset was laced tight - like, so that it was a straight line rather than a vshape the way it should be.
I had major work done on my dress - I actually bought a dress that was a size 14/16 because they gave me 40% off. It was a dress someone ordered and never picked up. I wear a 4/6. I had to go back a few times and the alterations were stressful, but in the end it all worked out! Just make sure you schedule some extra fittings if you are worried.
wow a 14/16 to a 4/6 eases my mind a bit from going to a 6 to a 4ish
i think it is just the idea of having my beautiful dress taken apart and being put back together... especially since there is beading over the part that needs to be taken in...
i guess i am just freaking out a little too much
Yep I am frustrated with my bridal store too... they claimed I had to go up a size because of my hips and now that is the part that is too big. And with a corset back that is the part of you that has the least room to change since it will be laced the tightest. They said they could take the hips down but it is a complicated lace overlay dress and they told me to just leave it and have the hips be looser than what it could fit... this frustrated the heck out of me since my wedding is in 5 weeks and with the hips sitting looser you can sometimes see a ripple at the end of the boning. Soooo mad. They said that if they took it apart and took it down then it would cost 400-500$ more.
this exact situation happened to me! They told me I needed a size that ended up being way too big. I let the dress sit in my closet knowing it was going to need major alterations when I should have exchanged it for the right size. By the time I got to my alterations appointment, they told me it would cost nearly $400 to fix the dress!!! Thankfully my personal seamstress did it for less than half that price but it still required a good deal of work. My dress turned out perfect but she ended up sizing it down to the size I should have ordered, which is just frustrating!
thanks ladies!!!!! i am starting to feel better about this! Yeah i would not get alterations done at the bridal store. I have a great lady that does them out of her house but also does all the alterations for The Limited....she is great. It will probably be between 100-200 but honestly I am not worried about the money,just the look of the dress...
My sister had the same problem. She got hers off the rack and it was a 6. They took hers in to a size 2 and it looked fantastic! It sounds like you trust your seamstress, so it should all work out just fine!! :)
Although some dress stores push customers to order larger sizes to make more $, I think most do it because it is a 100 times easier to take a dress in than to let it out.
I wouldn't worry :) But schedule extra fittings if you feel at all uncomfortable or are nervous.
It happened to me. I'm similar to your build, 5'3", 110 lbs, 34D. The store ordered off the Lazaro size chart and supposedly I was a size 6. When the dress came it was literally falling off of me. About 2 sizes big everywhere. It had very heavy beading and embroidery and was a nightmare to alter. I was so panicked it wasn't going to work out I ended up buying two more wedding dresses in my frenzied state. It kinda was ok in the end and I wore it for the ceremony, but I still think it would've looked better if they ordered a size 2 from the start. Oh and you're getting a great deal if it's only 100-200. I spent about $500.
My corset ballgown had to be taken in 4-6 inches from below my ribs through my hips. I had to order a size 8 because of my ribcage which obviously can't get smaller but everything else was a size 4/6 depending on where they measured. Don't worry about it. You're seamstress will be able to work it out. You can't even tell my dress has had alterations!
@alphajuliet: what?! I had no idea that dress would be that complicated, I mean I thought about how odd it would be to have to take in but I figured a seamstress would be able to figure it out. The dress looks awesome on you though I doubt anyone will notice.
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hey bee's
I am trying not to have a bridezila moment so hopefully you can ease my mind. Well i am 5'4. 112 lbs and a 34c (usually a size 2 or 4). Well the bridal store told me that I needed a size 6 in my mori lee corset dress. I thought this was wrong but they assured me that I needed this size and that with a corset it would be fine.
Well I ordered the dress and received it back in the winter. When it came in I tried it on and I thought the corset looked pulled pretty tight but they assured me that it was the right size....
Well I had my dress fitting yesterday and the seamstress had to tie the corset pretty much together and it was still loose. I have not lost any significany weight.... maybe 5 lbs so her conclusion was that I should have had a 4 or even a 2... she has to take in 2 inches on each side in places.. Now she has to basically take my dress apart and put it back together. She is great and I trust her but still a corset dress should not need these types of alterations....
the bridal stores suck and I hate the ordering a size bigger crap.... has anyone else had to have major work done to their dress? did it end up okay? I am freaking out and my wedding is only a month away. I am sure people loose weight and have to have this stuff done but I am just upset becuase I knew it was wrong and they just dont care and lie to cover their mistakes.
ease my mind please :)