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I've been putting off dress shopping, because I'm terrified that everything will be so short unless it's custom.

I'm 6'3" with a 37" inseam. Ugh...

Any recommendations on dress-makers who do good things for tall brides? I need le help!

That's fantastic! There were actually a few Watters dresses that I liked. I'll look through your blog posts for a picture of your dress. (Hope that doesn't sound too creepshow. lol)

Do you know if the tall added on length to the bottom or proportioned throughout it? (One problem I have with dresses sometimes is that the waist part is on my ribcage and the hips part is on my waist, so it's tight in the ribs and giant in the waist!)

Edit: That dress looks great. How tall were your shoes? I'm most likely doing flats/essentially flats, because my fiance is my height. (He says he's taller, but I don't agree )

@tallgal That's amazing! I hope I have such luck.

My bridesmaids/moh all have the opposite problem. They are all 5'2", I kid you not.

Oooh, Vera. There are some from the Spring 2010 line that I've been seriously drooling over.

@Wisco Bride- Yes, I am more long waisted than average people land, but it is in proportion pretty much. (Though it looks like I'm super leggy because everything is so short on me). Thankfully I don't have my father's body. He's 6'8" and my inseam is 3 inches longer than his. He is definitely long-waisted. I'll make sure to post my finds! That is, as soon as I get the guts to go try stuff on.

@Wisco Bride- Another thing! I 800% agree that it's easier to pull off bolder styles. They work well (at least in regular fashion) on tall people.

@D.Marie- Thanks!

@ Firefighter_Prazs_Girl- Legs, girl! Lucky duck. :) Random question, but where do you find jeans/pants long enough? I can buy them from Banana Republic or Gap in Tall and a size bigger and wear them low-slung, but that barely works. :p

I wonder how Vineyard runs. I love these two dresses. (Madison and Cricket)

http://www.priscillaofboston.com/dress_detail.jsp?gid=600&sfid=50803&f=

http://www.priscillaofboston.com/dress_detail.jsp?gid=600&sfid=50812&f=

I also really like a few of the J.Crew dresses, but I know those will be too short.

That's my pants inseam but I'm only 5'11". I wore a Maggie dress off the rack, size 10 and it just barely dusted the ground. I wore flat sandals. Some dresses I tried on were really long while some were really stupidly short. Like mid-calf, haha.

However, almost any dress that you order (so off the rack may not be for you but definitely look as I know some i tried on were waaaay long) comes in extra lengths. 

@ejs4y8- LOL. I'm sure I'll encounter some mid-calf ones. My mother actually suggested a tea length dress, and I vetoed that. If I wore one of those, everybody would be thinking "Aww, poor thing couldn't get a dress long enough."

Yeah, agreed. I already got some of "wow did you have to special order that?" and "awww, how sad you can't wear heels"

Dude. Seriously? They be hatin' =]

@ejs4y8- Oh I HATE that. I just want to punch those people in the nose. Even though I'm 6'3", I'll still rock 4 inch heels. My fiance loves it, and besides, nobody's going to ban me from Blahnik or Loub pumps! :p

Amen, girl.

(Though I am wearing flats on the wedding day so pictures don't make me a giant).

Yeah, I get tired of the Amazon Lady comment. I'm so much taller than almost all his family that I stick out so much like a sore thumb. Height is not hereditary in my family.

I only wore flats becaue he's shorter than me! Only 1/2" but still, I didn't want to deal with the awkward lean/hug/kiss for our wedding portraits! Ah.

I'm from Cali, i say dude all the time by the way. It's ridiculous =]

@ejs4y8- I say dude constantly as well. One of my bffs and bms is from Laguna, and when she first met me she thought I was from CA. I don't have a southern accent, and apparently sound CAish.

His mother is 5', so I have to waaaaay bend over for hugs. As if I'm not awkward enough! She's adorable though-- teeny and German with a VERY thick accent.

@D.Marie- What color are you looking for?

Ordering extra length isn't too much more expensive and is probably going to include enough extra fabric that you won't have to worry. Watters was mentioned; Allure also makes their dresses for 6', so the extra length will definitely cover you there.

@DM- That dress looks so good on you!

I've seen some really pretty ones recently that are white/off-white, but they're like 1.5-2" heels. :( I'm a sucker for a good pointy shoe.

For instance, these are so pretty!

http://piperlime.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=19831&vid=1&pid=674646&scid=674646002

Here are some actual flats...

These are awesome, but it looks like (on amazon at least) they only have teeny sizes left.

http://www.amazon.com/Ras-Womens-RA29-927FA2S-Dress-Mustard/dp/B0015TCL1Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=shoes&qid=1250646803&sr=1-1

This post from perfect bound has an interesting pair of bridal flats.

http://perfectbound.blogspot.com/2009/07/bridal-shoes-by-aruna-seth.html

:)

Definitely Macy's, J.Crew if you can wait until their spring line comes out, Neiman Marcus or Saks, and Nine West. Cole Haan makes a bridal line, but their only flat is a rounded ballet.

My feet are picky too. 10-11, but narrow. I swish around in so many shoes.

How formal is your wedding? The stacked heel might work best for a more casual wedding. They're cute though, and the price is great too! (And they look comfy)

@Firefighter- That sucks about the JCrew dresses. I know you can special order Seven jeans in whatever length you want, but it takes too lonnggg. (And they're about 3 times the price of gap or br. :p )

Banana Republic, Gap, and Old Navy all carry tall lines that are made for tall girls, not just added on length. They're proportioned better, so sleeves don't suck, etc. They are only online, but what I'll do if I'm not sure about something is go to the store, try it on, then judge from there if I like it and want it to fit right.

<3 BR and Gap

@everyone (lol)

I'm wearing these: http://www.shoes.com/p-ec1080507.shtml in white. I bought them at Neiman Marcus a long time ago....maybe Amazon.com now?

Also, I asked if some Jim Hjelm dresses came in longer busts (that cute bust style they got going on where there is definition between bust and chest?) well, they don't make it longer. Yep, one size fit all torsos.

Here's a pic of my dress: http://pics.boards.weddingbee.com/37121.0395.jpg

So check! Lots of dreses come with a dropped waist like mine did.

You look beautiful!

I'm kicking myself for not buying a pair of Blahniks that were on sale about 2 months ago at NM. They're gone gone gone now. They were turquoise, flat, patent, pointy pointy, and totally rocked. Very sad. I'd try to find them on ebay, but I'm too weirded out by wearing other people's shoes.