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    heathaah    September 2009  

    Okay, so my pant size is an 8-10, and I am a C Cup.  The dresses I am trying on are 6 sizes larger than my pant size!  Why is my dress size so much larger??   It is making me bitter and very insecure when trying them on.

     
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    suzanno    7/12/08   Richland, WA

    My dress was Alfred Angelo, and my dress size was exactly the same size as the jeans I buy from Gap or JCrew, and a size smaller than my normal (Nordstrom) dress size.  There are plenty of manufacturers that make dresses that size true.  Maybe just explain to them at your bridal boutique that you would prefer to support those manufacturers.

     
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    amysue    6/6/09  

    Welcome to the wonderful world of wedding dress shopping. The sizing is totally different from street clothing. Just ignore the numbers and pick what makes you look fab.

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    wubz    October 18, 2008   Albuquerque, NM

    Don't worry I wear a size 3 in pants I have a b cup and my dress was a size 10!! I think it is just the way dresses are made and all the undergarments that go beneth the dresses that add to our bodies. Don't worry if it becomes to big they will alter it to fit perfectly. If I were to go with a smaller dress size it would have not been comfortable. Good luck and don't worry it has happened to all of us!!

     
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    jeeyol    11/08/2008   Arkansas

    I totally know how you feel. I was so bummed trying on dresses. I found that Mori Lee was closest to my actual size. Thats what I went with, it's affordable and I love it.

     
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    GNAK17      

    A lot of bridal gown designers use European sizing.  I chose a Nicole Miller gown and it was actually fairly true to my street size, but I wouldn't let the tag defer you from your dream dress.  No one knows what it says but you, and even then, it doesn't matter.  Just remind yourself that wedding dresses are sized smaller and focus on how crazy beautiful you feel!

     
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    jennred782    6/20/09   San Jose, CA

    The major problem is that you have to pick a size that is going to fit the largest part of you and alter from there. For me it was my chest so I usually wear size 4 pants and ordered a size 14. Dress companies should think about how stupid it is. Oh well this is part of the reason I don't buy dresses often because of the bad proportions on things.

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    linzella    June 20, 2009   Austin, Texas

    I know it is hard, but try to not even think about the number of the sizes you are trying on!  So long as the dress fits and looks lovely on you, the size on the tag does not matter!  Nobody at the wedding will even know if the dress is sized larger than what you usually wear!  :-)

     
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    briannie    mach 15, 2009   oc, ca

    i've also heard that a lot of our clothes fall under the whole "vanity sizing" thing are that wedding dresses are actually more "true." but who knows?  just forget about the numbers and choose one that makes you feel fabulous!

     
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    StrawberryBaby    August 22 2009  

    I am a street size 0/2 (depending on where I'm buying from) but the consultant at the store where I purchased my Paloma Blanca gown recommended that I order a size 8.  SIZE 8!!

    I know it's complete vain to care about what size the dress is labelled as, but come on, people!  That's 3-4 sizes larger than my regular size!  (I wish I could say I had to order a size 8 b/c of my chest size or something like that, but no such luck for me in that department)

    After I put in the order for my dress, my FI picked me up from the store.  He kept asking me what was wrong.  He thought that something really bad happened.  Apparently I looked absolutely devastated.

    I am still completely baffled at how wedding dresses are sized. So heathaah, don't despair, you aren't the only bitter and insecure one out there.   :)

     
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    alissa07      

    i'm a size 10 and i had to order a 16!! i was sad initially as well, but you just have to think that it's just a number. cut the tag out, i say!

     
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    lmdh    May 24, 2008   Pittsburgh, PA

    It's definitely bizarre.  I wear a size 10-12 jeans, and ended up ordering my Jasmine gown in a size 10, and then had to have it altered to a size 8!!!  But with other dresses I was trying on, I would have had to order a size 14 or 16. 

    It's weird how as women we are so hung up on numbers, but it's definitely true.  I was more "attracted" to the Jasmine dress that was a smaller size than the other dresses that would need to be in a larger size.  Why? Who knows... it was definitely all in my head, but at least in my head I was happy with my final decision!

     
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    amysue    6/6/09  

    Yeah, I wish women's sizing was like men's, based strictly on inches and measurements.

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    briannie    mach 15, 2009   oc, ca

    i'm a size 10-12 in street clothes, so i tried on quite a few 14s and 16s when gown shopping. at one salon, a consultant tried to squeeze me into a SIZE 6 MERMAID GOWN.  hahaha it was so bad. i was so sweaty and pissed.

     
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    Jessie516    May 16, 2009   Ann Arbor, MI

    Don't let the size get you down!  We've *all* been there.  I'm normally a 12, and I had to order a 18 (Casablanca) because nothing smaller would fit in the chest. I was so disappointed, but then remembered that I was getting my dream dress and after it was altered, it would look great--no matter what the number on the tag said.

    You'll look awesome in your dress and no one but you and your seamstress will know the size. :)

     
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    gracielou      

    THe sizing STINKS!  I don't get it, and I'm with amysue all the way that sizes should be in inches, not arbitrary numbers.  However, I have to say that I loved my bridal salon....they were very smart.  They did not tell me what the size was....they just marked stuff down and ordered it.  There was no reason to tell me what the number was.....what does it matter?  I plan to thank them for that when I go pick up my dress TOMORROW for my wedding on SATURDAY!

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    Babooschka    April 16, 2010   Orange County, CA

    WOW.. Ive actually gotten opposite results! Pants size usually around 6-8 and I tried on size 4-6 wedding dresses.. I felt good!

     
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    gidget145      

    isn't that funny. places charge more for plus sizes. since when is a street 10 a plus size? ALSO petite sizing is one more than regular missy sizes. 6p=4regular.

     
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    cannotwait    February 1, 2009   TX

    not sure if someone else posted this, but some manufacturers can custom order based on your measurements & even adjust necklines (if too plunging) etc....I think Jasmine & Casablanca do it, but I went with a La Sposa by Pronovias

     
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    hisMrs    October 11, 2009   San Diego

    Its funny because I also had opposite results. I am normally a 6-8 and my wedding dress is a size 4. It really does depend on the manufacturer. Don't get too hung up on the numbers. I am sure you will look amazing no matter what! :)

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    lagizzle    10/24/09   DFW

    that's normal. just make sure the dress shop does not try to sell you a size bigger than you actually need, which will increase alterations. i have already bought my wedding gown and it is one size larger than my true size of 8. last week i went to buy a bridesmaid dress for a wedding im in, it was at David's bridal and i told the girl, let me try on an 8, and she brings me a 10 - which ended up being waaaayy to big, like it would not stay up i had to hold it. i tried on the 8 and she was trying to tell me it was too small, but it fit perfectly with a littly room- i think they were just trying to get my money for alterations!

     
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    CaitlinRivera    August 14, 2010   Seville, Spain

    Hey girls. I read half of the comments and realized what the problem is...European/other country sizes are different than American sizes. For example, I am a size 4/5 in the states, yet in Spain (where I live) I wear a 38. Also, in England I'd probably be like a 12/14. So you have to remember that if the dress is from another country then that changes the size too! Don't feel bad. A size 8 in Australia is like a 0/2 in the USA and any Australian would be bragging about how small her dress was.Dress Size?  OMG! :  wedding Icon Wink

     
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    ErinMarieMack    06.27.09   Denver, CO

    I had the same situation. My dress size is 2 sizes larger than the size I normally wear. I agree with the others; choose a dress you love and don't worry about the numbers! The only one who will know is you:) If the label/size bothers you that much, you can either have it removed or cover it up with a cute embroidered dress label like Ms. Lemon's:)

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