Post # 1
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Helper bee
Sorry guys but what’s the difference between a slim a-line and mermaid gowns? Is there that much difference? Is a slim a-line pretty fitted? Does anyone want to provide pics so I can see the difference? Sorry, there are so many cuts. Also, you think a slim a-line would look good on someone who has a smaller bust(a cup) and who has a fuller booty and a bit of fuller hips(not full enough to where it’s pear shaped though) with a slimmer waist? Thanks bees!
Post # 3
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Busy bee
I feel like a slim a-line will always have a triangle shape- whether it be slim or not. A mermaid is slim throughout the hips and pinches again around the knees- where is may or may not poof out. Mermaids really hug all of your curves. A-lines accentuate a waist- and are generally flattering on all figures.
Post # 5
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Buzzing Beekeeper
Slim A-lines arent as wide as the regular A lines that literally look like an A shape from the waist down. The mermaid is ultra fitted over hips and then has a fish tail flare at the bottom usually just above or below the knees.
Post # 6
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Helper bee
You guys are so awesome! Thank you! Do any of you think a slim a-line would look ok on my body type though? 34 a cup with slimmer tummy and a little hip and booty? Also, is this gown a slim a line? Or just an a line? Sorry guys. Thanks so much bees!!
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Post # 7
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Newbee
I’d say that dress could probably be called a modified a-line. Hard to say with the layers though.
I am just as small as you on top, slim waist and probably more hip and booty than you. I really did not think a mermaid would look good on me and went looking for an A-line. In the end the modified or slim A-line dresses looked best.
I ended up choosing a slim A line from La Richi Couture. As soon as I put on the sample, I was shocked – I have never looked so tall or thin in clothes before! Because my waist is so small compared to my hips and my torso is so petite, clothes really do not fit me well.
Unfortunately there are no pictures online of the dress. Here’s a similar one from the same designer. It is loosely fitted through the hips and then flares more subtly than a mermaid.
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Post # 8
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Sugar bee
Slim a-line is flattering on all body types, as it doesn’t overemphasize any specific body parts or drown out a petite build. It’s also very flexible in that it can go any number of ways with whether you choose to wear a crinoline and what type. My reception dress was a slim a-line. I had orginially wanted a ballgown so I wore a very full crinoline, almost bigger than the dress. Here are three pics of the same dress: in one it almost looks like a sheath, in one it looks like a full a-line and in one it looks like a mermaid.
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Post # 9
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Helper bee
Again, you guys are so helpful! It’s all so confusing out there! Wow those are both great gowns! Meliss, wow, you are one gorgeous bride! I LOVE that dress!! What designer is that one by?! Ok, this is lame but what is a sheath? And a crinoline? Is that like a pettycoat(underskirt)? I think I want a ballgown too but my figure seems to be more flattering in an a-line maybe. Idk. So, I could just get a slim a line and add an underskirt for more fullness at the bottom if I wanted? Thanks again bees!!!!
Post # 10
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Busy bee
@meliss: OMG You are so effing BEAUTIFUL!
Post # 11
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Sugar bee
Awww, thank you so much ladies! You are very kind.
My dress is a Romona Keveza Legends L195 (for sale in the classifieds if anyone’s interested 
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@kalliela: Not lame at all! Pretty much all my wedding vocabulary I learned on this site too 🙂 A sheath is a very slim, close-fitting dress that comes down straight without flaring. Crinoline like you said is the same as petticoat. You can make the skirt a lot fuller like I did with a full petticoat, without it being as overwhelming as a ballgown. There are also mermaid/trumpet petticoats that only flare at the bottom, if you want your dress to be more fitted at the hips and fuller towards the bottom. I kinda wish I’d done this because my petticoat was so gigantic it probably added about 4 inches to my waist; but because my dress only arrived 1.5 weeks before the wedding my alterations and accessorizing was done very haphazardly.
