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So I'm a street size 7/8 (ok ok 9/10 on a bad week) and was surprised that I had to order a size 12 wedding dress! Now I was mostly shocked becasue I have stuggled with body image and weight my entire life. Growing up I was always verrry over weight up until high school when I started shedding the "baby" fat. By the time I entered college I was really shedding the poundage b/c living in the dorms with boys and uber skinny girls gave me a wake up call. So by the time I graduated college I was a size 1 at 5'6 1/2 and 118-120lbs. Even though people now tell me that I look way better now with weight on me I can honestly say (even knowing it's wrong to feel this) that was the happiest I was with my body. So ordering a size 12 was sad for me and I'm trying to shed about 10-15 before the dress comes in; I'm currently 143lbs!!!!! Since I graduated and moved in w/FI 5 years ago I can't believe I let myself go that far! Anyway just thought I would vent my sorrows!
Wedding dress sizes are notoriously... large. My wedding dress is a 10 but I wear a 4 or 6. Definitely don't dwell on this part! It means absolutely nothing!
Wedding dress sizes are wacky and all over the place and very rarely are they "true". Not all designers even go by the same size either. You could have (I am completely making these up) a Davids Bridal in a size 10, an Allure a size 15 and Joe Blow in a size 20 for a street size 7/8. They really ARE all over the place so keep your chin up!! I know it sucks but no need to get down...you are your street size, not wedding dress size in real life. I'm sure you are smokin' in real life and will be smokin' in your dress.
Don't worry about your wedding dress size, all wedding dresses run bigger than your normal size! If you are comfortable with your weight where you are now, don’t worry about the number or size. However, I do understand where you are coming from, at first I was shocked by my wedding dress size. Also, one of my bridesmaids who is normally a size 2/4 ordered a size 10 Maggy London dress the other day. Freaked her right out :-)!
Wedding dresses are always way bigger than the street size! Don't worry about a thing! I bet you look great the way you are but lose some weight if it will make you feel that much better on your day. That's what I'm doing! Just for a lil confidence boost, I don't want to change my whole appearance.
Do not sweat about this. I am a street size 6-8 and my wedding dress is a 12. The sizing is beyond bizarre.
All designers have their own size system going on, ive heard that they run kind of small so that you have to order a bigger size? Im 5'4 and i weigh about 120 to 121. But I have thighs of doom, like HUGE BUTT and HUGE thighs. But Im a size 1 in davids bridal? That doesnt make sense. some brands run big and others small.
I had the same reaction to the double digit wedding dress sizes :) hang in there and remember that each designer has their own quirky sizes and it only matters HOW YOU FEEL in a dress, not what size it is!
I agree with Ribbons, everyone goes up at least a size in wedding dresses. If it still upsets you, just cut the tag out from the inside, you will be the only one who ever knew what size it was.
I had a wedding dress size a lot larger than I normally wear too. I have heard that they go with European sizing and that the sizing in the US has actually been skewed to make people feel better by having a smaller size.
Ya I agree with all you guys! Bizzare sizing! For once why couldn't they go down!
I would also point out that size varies by designer as well. I was recently in a wedding as a bridesmaid and ordered a size 6 in Alfred Angelo for the dress. When I ordered my wedding gown, Amy Kuschel, they ordered me a size 4. Normally I wear a size 2 in street clothes.
Did it sting a little to have them order me a 6 for the Alfred Angelo dress - yup! But I keep telling myself it is better to be healthy than be able to order a dress in a size 2.
Yeah do not stress about this at all...I am usually a 4/6 but my dress is an 8 and it is TIGHT!!!!! haha
Hold on - no freaking out!!!
Wedding dresses are still sized in the 1940's scale. They are 2 sizes smaller than what the labels in our clothes say. So an 8 in regular clothes is a 12 in a wedding dress.
From weddingchannel.com -
On top of wedding dress sizes already being different (and “smaller”) than regular ones, each gown manufacturer has its own measurement chart, and this is what the store will use to determine your size. A knowledgeable store will know how a particular designer's gowns are supposed to fit. Ask to see the sizing chart so you can have a better understanding of the way it works. And make sure the correct size gets ordered, using your largest measurement as a guide."
Lose weight if you really feel you must, but DON'T do it because of the number on a little tag!!!
Please don’t let the wedding dress size label upset you. I am 5’3” and a street size 2-4 (I’m about 107 pounds), and my wedding dress is a size 10 and it doesn’t need any alternations (that baby is a little tight!!). I also tried on a 12, which fit. I was a little surprised at first, but whatever.
When our Best Woman got fitted for her dress, the bridal salon told her she was a “2 on top, and a 10 on the bottom”, and she’s smaller than me!
You would think that out of any women’s clothing industry, the wedding gown makers would be fans of vanity sizing – but apparently they are not.
If you want to lose weight, make sure you do it for YOU, and not for that silly little label! :)
@pendola - - well put sista!!!
I am a street XS, 0-2....My Rivini wedding gown is an 8 - YUP you read that correctly. Don't let the wedding dress size get to you. Just remember it will still need to be pinched pulled and altered. AND you're going to look GORG!
My wedding dress is a size 10 and I wear a street size 4 or 6. I wouldn't sweat it. My guess would be that wedding gowns are sized differently than normal store vanity sizing.
Yeah, don't worry about it. The only reason my wedding dress is a size 6 is because it's empire waisted and only needed to fit in the bust, where I'm super tiny.In fact, I still need some padding to fill in the top.
If my hips had come into the equation, I'm sure it would've been a 10 or a 12.
Yeah, I'm yet another bride who had a size 10 dress but is regularly a size 4-6 in everyday clothes. Don't mind the number on the label, all that matters is that you like the dress and wearing it makes you feel fabulous! =)
I was shocked by it as well! I wear size 2-4 in jeans and my wedding dress ended up being a size 8. Wait, it might have even been a size 10 - can't really remember at the moment. Anyway, yeah it was way bigger than my street size!
I felt the exact same way. I am not really sure why they are sized like this, but they should warn us.....it can really throw a lady off, lol.
Yeah, I measured out to be a size 4 in my wedding gown, but I think Priscilla of Boston uses vanity sizing as I am a 2/4 in real life as well. But seriously, if this were 1950 I would be wearing a size 6 or 8. The sizes nowadays are SO skewed to make people feel thinner, so definitely take that into account.
On the measurement chart I fit a size 2 for my waist, 4-6 for my hips, and 6-8 for my bust. So apparantly I'm three different people all in one :)
My dress is a size 10 sample that was let about about an inch. I wear a size 6-8 in real life. While trying on dresses, I had a 6 that was too big and a 14 that was to small and every combination in between. It was depressing for the first couple of dresses, but then I just gave up.
I am a street size 2-4 and my dress is a 6. Even though it is not in yet I know it will be tight!! Don't feel bad girl. You will be H-O-T!! =)
It truely does vary a ton! Plus, I think they tend to order them a little on the large size since it is WAY easier to alter a dress to be smaller vs. bigger (or, if I want to be bitter, b/c they want you to pay to alter it hehe!)
I'm typically a size 2-4, depending on the item/brand. I tried on a size 8 gown, which was too big. They ordered me a 6, but the sales person was going back and forth between a 6 and an 8...
I know its hard not to think about the numbers, ESPECIALLY around a wedding where everyone feels so much pressure to look their best, but this is one of those times you really just need to rip out the tag and forget about the number :)
I'm a street size 6, originally purchased a David's Bridal gown and it was an 8 and then I purchased a Demetrios gown and it was a 12. Sizes are all over the place!
I felt the same way, the sales girl told me "don't look at the size," and it's true it's all about your measurements. I don't why they make them that way. It's no flattering at all!
A lot of the difference in sizing also has to do with the fact that "street sizes" have changed from way back when - as in - a size 4 today is larger than a size 4 in the 50's. Wedding dresses may not have adjusted like many other clothing industries.
I haven't went dress shopping yet but how does it work for those who are in the double digits in street clothes? I'm a size 12. I know there may not be as much variety in dresses for larger sizes. Am I going to run into this problem?
Umm, am I the only one that got a dress that is the same size as my normal street size? Thanks to my tatas, I'm a size 8/10 (my lower half is a size 4/6--oh what fun) and my Maggie dress is a size 10. When I tried on other designers' dresses, I also fit into almost all the dresses in the 8-12 range.
Was I in some sort of alternate reality from the rest of you???
They are so messed up. One shop told me I'd be a 16 because of my chest. But i wore a Maggie size 10.
Teh dresses are weirdz
@commoshin I was just going to say the SAME thing and suggest the OP go with Maggie or ANY corseted dress. Those will help make you feel loads better. I'm normally a tight 12 on top a small 10 on bottom (same reason cuz of the tatas - not complaining just saying). I was trying maggie's on in a size 8 and fitting amazingly well. Trying on the corset dresses did wonders for my self esteem after feeling like crap about the sizing.
I just learned that Marilyn Monroe would be a street size 16 today. If without the vanity sizing, she would be around an 8.... Sizing scales are non-standard nowadays and are changed ad hoc. It's pretty confusing.
@Ex Libris, I'm wondering if Wedding channel is exaggerating the numbers. It's hard to imagine a current street size 0 is a size 8 back in WWII era. That seems like a huge jump. Does that mean there are about 4 categories of women (size 6, 4, 2, 0) back then who would wear less than a today's size 0??!!!
don't dwell on this and just bask in the glory of your dress! I am a street size 4, and my dress is an 8!
everyone is so tiny in dresses! I ended up being an 18 because of my chest! I didn't fit the sample I tried on of my dress so I can't remember if mine is suppose to zip button or what lol..that's prob bad I don't know. I have a Justin Alexander dress. I cried when I saw what size I was...they are going to have to take in the rest of my dress since it's huge from the boobs down. It also depends on the designers because in casablanca I was a 12.
I have the opposite problems (when it comes to boobs, that is)! My waist and hips are a 4 in wedding dress land, but my boobs are a 2. I'm seriously considering chicken cutlets. :)
As for the OP's post, my street size is a 0-2 (0 when it comes to street dresses), and my Maggie Sottero wedding dress is a 4.
lol I sometimes wish I had the opposite problem. I am a DD I hate it, I never can fit into any shirts. I would be happy being a C cup or a D even. I am nervous to try on my dress when it comes in.. I can only imagine how big the bottom is going to be.
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