Post # 1
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Blushing bee
I am in love with a dress that is out of my budget. Today while surfing the internet and looking to see if anyone that dress used I found an ebay listing for the dress. The ebay listing says that dress is size 10, but I would need a size 4. I want to buy the dress but I am concerned that it may cost to much money to alter the dress to my size. Has anyone purchased a wedding dress sized at 10 a had it altered to size 4?
Thank for any advice 🙂
Post # 3
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Bumble Beekeeper
Do you have a picture of the dress?
As a seamstress, I would not recommend altering more than 2 sizes. Also, alteration costs vary considerable by locale and experience. If I were you, I would contact a few seamstresses in your area and ask for a general idea of what they would charge you for alterations.
Post # 4
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Blushing bee
Thanks noritake22. Attached are two pictures of the dress. One if from Jasmine’s website and other is side shot of the dress I tried on at the bridal store. Tomorrow I going to call a local seamstress.
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Post # 5
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Bumble Beekeeper
@zeoy85: You are very welcome.
From what I can see from the pictures, you are going to need a very skilled seamstress because of all of the beading. Make sure you ask them if you can send them pictures of the dress, so they can give you a fair estimate. It can be done, but it will probably be very expensive because they will have to match up the beading. Also, if you get the size 10 and have it altered down, the dress will not look the same. It will be a completely different dress.
Post # 6
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Busy bee
I purchased a sample size 8 after being assured by the seamstress that it could be altered to a size 2. I haven’t yet gotten the alterations started to know how much it’s going to cost, but I think you should be okay.
Also, my sister ordered her dress in a size 16, and by the time it came in she had dropped a ton of weight and they had to alter it down to about an 8. Basically, they had to take the dress apart and remake it, but she never said anything about it being exorbitant, and the dress looked stunning in the end.
Post # 7
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Blushing bee
Thanks HoyaLawya2010 for sharing personal experience. But at this point I think that I am not going to buy the dress from the ebay listing. Too much risk involved. I’m just going to keep on looking.
