Dress doesn't fit :(

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  • wrecktechno
    wrecktechno Posts: 145 Member
    open your diary so we can help you lose as much weight as possible. start interval training. HARD interval training and strength training. push ups, sit ups, dips, keep rocking that *kitten*. keep your diet as en pointe as possible - salad, steamed veg, lean meat, limit the bread. You have 32 days and you should be able to lose at least another 4 pounds in that time. YOU CAN DO IT
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    Last year I Was fitted for a dress, it Was a disaster. The girl only measured my bust, waist, hips. She measured nothing else. It came out to 32/26/34. When I got the dress it didn't fit well at all. It hurt!! Took it to my seamstress (I had used her before so knew she could fix anything, add fabric if needed) well she measured the dress and said it was cut for 30/26/32. Clearly not my size! So it was the manufacturer fault. Not mine. She fixed the dress and it was no big deal. I learned that these David bridal places are often very wrong when it comes to sizing and the products they sell aren't that great anyway. It was a cheap dress that costed a lot..so likely this isn't your fault at all. Its probably just the same situation that I was in. Don't worry about it, it can be fixed. They can even add fabric in many cases. Don't try any crazy diet, you'll get sick and will be unable to enjoy yourself at the wedding if your ill. Just call the company and complain, go see a seamstress, and you'll be fine. This isn't your fault.
  • hlo9603
    hlo9603 Posts: 104 Member
    Thank u so much for all the encouraging words. You all are very sweet!!
  • ShibaEars
    ShibaEars Posts: 3,928 Member
    I had the same problem a few summers ago. The whole bridal party was measured & went with the recommended sizes - and guess what? NONE of us fit in our dresses, they weren't even close. Sometimes the size they suggest isn't right.

    We had to have all our dresses converted to lace ups (in the back) - can you find a seamstress that may be able to do this for you?
  • segacs
    segacs Posts: 4,599 Member
    You'd think that the bridal stores would get better at measuring via experience, if for no other reason than to cut down on the number of angry customers trying to get a refund a week before an event.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    edited January 2015
    Spanx! I was in a wedding and the dress wouldn't zip - but some good spanx did wonders and I was able to wear the dress. If it is just a little tight get to shopping for some good undergarments that wrangle everything in.

    And bridesmaid dress sizes are evil. The size they made me order was a million sizes larger than anything I've ever worn in my life. Jerks.
  • segacs
    segacs Posts: 4,599 Member
    Ready2Rock206 wrote: »
    And bridesmaid dress sizes are evil. The size they made me order was a million sizes larger than anything I've ever worn in my life. Jerks.

    Technically it's the everyday clothing chains that are evil, with their vanity sizing in order to sell more product via flattery. Bridal and bridesmaid dresses use truer sizing, based on how sizes used to be standardized according to US Department of Commerce Uniform Sizing, and closer to the sizing found in sewing patterns.

    Whenever you hear that Marilyn Monroe was a size 14, you have to consider that with her measurements, (5'5" tall, 35/22/35), she'd be wearing a size 2 or 4 in today's sizes.
  • TermagantRex
    TermagantRex Posts: 2 Member
    Depending where the zipper stops: try changing your bra. I had this exact same problem before my sister's wedding in the fall. A better (i.e. well-fitted balconette) bra made Mr. Zipper do as he was told.

    Also: listen to the seamstress. :)
  • hlo9603
    hlo9603 Posts: 104 Member
    Lol! I've considered spanx @Ready2Rock206‌! And I agree they are evil! But I'm working hard and will probably just have to have it altered to my dismay.
  • kr1stadee
    kr1stadee Posts: 1,774 Member
    Well, if it was expensive, imagine how sadder it would be to have it not fit, uncomfortable, or in the back of the closet while you drop another small fortune on another dress.

    Get it altered. I wonder, what about having a lace-up replace the zipper?

    Good luck!!!
  • VeryKatie
    VeryKatie Posts: 5,961 Member
    hlo9603 wrote: »
    It's not too awful. It just only zips up to a certain point. I appreciate everyone's comments and I will more than likely just have it altered. I hate to do that because the dress was already so expensive but this is for my sister not me and I need to tell myself that and move forward. Thank u for the encouragement!!!

    Have you tried it with a different bra or no bra at all?
  • hlo9603
    hlo9603 Posts: 104 Member
    kr1stadee wrote: »
    Well, if it was expensive, imagine how sadder it would be to have it not fit, uncomfortable, or in the back of the closet while you drop another small fortune on another dress.

    Get it altered. I wonder, what about having a lace-up replace the zipper?

    Good luck!!!

    Yeah it was expensive and I might be able to do a lace up. I'm going to see a tailor soon.
  • hlo9603
    hlo9603 Posts: 104 Member
    @VeryKatie‌ I wasn't wearing a bra
  • itsclobberintime
    itsclobberintime Posts: 164 Member
    Your pic reminds me of JWow from Jersey Shore, OP
  • meritage4
    meritage4 Posts: 1,441 Member
    Yes have dress altered but meanwhile keep on with healthy eating. You have lost 7 lbs. Bet you can lose another 5!
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    segacs wrote: »
    Ready2Rock206 wrote: »
    And bridesmaid dress sizes are evil. The size they made me order was a million sizes larger than anything I've ever worn in my life. Jerks.

    Technically it's the everyday clothing chains that are evil, with their vanity sizing in order to sell more product via flattery. Bridal and bridesmaid dresses use truer sizing, based on how sizes used to be standardized according to US Department of Commerce Uniform Sizing, and closer to the sizing found in sewing patterns.

    Whenever you hear that Marilyn Monroe was a size 14, you have to consider that with her measurements, (5'5" tall, 35/22/35), she'd be wearing a size 2 or 4 in today's sizes.
    This is spot on.
  • hlo9603
    hlo9603 Posts: 104 Member
    Haha @itsclobberintime‌ I don't know if that is a good or a bad thing lol
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    SLLRunner wrote: »
    segacs wrote: »
    Ready2Rock206 wrote: »
    And bridesmaid dress sizes are evil. The size they made me order was a million sizes larger than anything I've ever worn in my life. Jerks.

    Technically it's the everyday clothing chains that are evil, with their vanity sizing in order to sell more product via flattery. Bridal and bridesmaid dresses use truer sizing, based on how sizes used to be standardized according to US Department of Commerce Uniform Sizing, and closer to the sizing found in sewing patterns.

    Whenever you hear that Marilyn Monroe was a size 14, you have to consider that with her measurements, (5'5" tall, 35/22/35), she'd be wearing a size 2 or 4 in today's sizes.
    This is spot on.

    Her waist was 22? Dayum
  • segacs
    segacs Posts: 4,599 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    Her waist was 22? Dayum

    Yeah, extreme hourglass. She probably would've had to take all her clothes in at the waist (if she didn't, y'know, have custom-made clothes done by her stylist).
  • ketorach
    ketorach Posts: 430 Member
    hlo9603 wrote: »
    @VeryKatie‌ I wasn't wearing a bra

    Oh, a bra might help a lot. Try a properly fitted bra and a trip to a seamstress. Good luck!
  • hlo9603
    hlo9603 Posts: 104 Member
    ketorach wrote: »
    hlo9603 wrote: »
    @VeryKatie‌ I wasn't wearing a bra

    Oh, a bra might help a lot. Try a properly fitted bra and a trip to a seamstress. Good luck!

    The dress has a bra in it and it's strapless so I don't think a bra would help.
  • wmander1
    wmander1 Posts: 53 Member
    I had to cling wrap a friend of mine on her wedding day to squeeze her in! I've been in 8 wedding, dresses are always an issue! You're not alone!
  • 7elizamae
    7elizamae Posts: 758 Member
    edited January 2015
    To the seamstress with you! She will fix you up. That's how they make their livings -- they rescue bridesmaids from their dresses which never fit even the maids are little bitty size fours. I think it's a conspiracy.

    Seriously, the dress will fit. Seamstresses are like magicians. o:) She'll know just how to fix it and you will look beautiful!
  • 7elizamae
    7elizamae Posts: 758 Member
    ShibaEars wrote: »
    I had the same problem a few summers ago. The whole bridal party was measured & went with the recommended sizes - and guess what? NONE of us fit in our dresses, they weren't even close.

    I think that part of the girls-in-matching-dresses-tradition is helping everyone have a sense of humor about the day. I have worn some of the most absurd bridesmaid dresses!

    One time it was a black strappy dress cut LOW in front (down to below the boob boundary), LOW in back (to down near the butt), and so, so HIGH on the thigh. Trashy, really. We maids realized we were every size from a 6 to a 14 and we all looked ridiculous walking demurely down the aisle in our hooker dresses.

    Take heart, OP! You are not alone in your maid of honor woes.
  • hlo9603
    hlo9603 Posts: 104 Member
    Haha thanks everyone! If anything I enjoy the laughs!
  • MaVieEntiere
    MaVieEntiere Posts: 135 Member
    dougpconnell219 wrote: »
    I would go bat crap crazy if I was a woman. Men's sizes are in actual quantifiable units of measurement.

    Women's sizes seem to be whatever the hell someone feels like that day.

    AHAHAHAHAHA so funny
  • MaVieEntiere
    MaVieEntiere Posts: 135 Member
    hlo9603 wrote: »
    Haha thanks everyone! If anything I enjoy the laughs!

    So update us... how did it go! I am curious. I just ordered a DB dress for September and I am nervous about the size they measured me for. Its the same as my street size and I had thought that its usually 2 sizes up.

    Anyways, I was searching for similar posts and found this one. How did things work out? I hope fine.
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