Comments on: Wedding Style: the Dress http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/05/23/wedding-style-the-dress/ The wedding blog that is all about the details... Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:31:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Wedding Dresses Sizing – A Quick Way to Deflate Your Self-Esteem | Small Steps to Health http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/05/23/wedding-style-the-dress/#comment-29982 Wedding Dresses Sizing – A Quick Way to Deflate Your Self-Esteem | Small Steps to Health Sat, 09 May 2009 06:11:54 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/?p=1654#comment-29982 [...] in Elizabeth Anne Designs brought her dress four sizes smaller at the hips.  Based upon her measurements of “bust: size [...] [...] in Elizabeth Anne Designs brought her dress four sizes smaller at the hips.  Based upon her measurements of “bust: size [...]

]]> By: milla http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/05/23/wedding-style-the-dress/#comment-27136 milla Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:34:05 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/?p=1654#comment-27136 did you really pay 400$ I paid 1200$!!!! did you really pay 400$ I paid 1200$!!!!

]]> By: milla http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/05/23/wedding-style-the-dress/#comment-27135 milla Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:29:05 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/?p=1654#comment-27135 Hello, I am getting married in September, and I bought the same dress in white, but I tried it in ivory. Which color did you buy it? Taking the measures was a nightmare for me too, I am afraid that they ordered a size that is too small for me...how did it go? Hello,

I am getting married in September, and I bought the same dress in white, but I tried it in ivory. Which color did you buy it?
Taking the measures was a nightmare for me too, I am afraid that they ordered a size that is too small for me…how did it go?

]]> By: julie http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/05/23/wedding-style-the-dress/#comment-7690 julie Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:36:56 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/?p=1654#comment-7690 hi! i'm actually looking for the pronovias dango dress~ where did u get it for only $400? hi! i’m actually looking for the pronovias dango dress~ where did u get it for only $400?

]]> By: Kat http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/05/23/wedding-style-the-dress/#comment-3297 Kat Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:40:57 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/?p=1654#comment-3297 Didn't they tell you off the bat that your wedding gown is going to be at least 2 sizes larger than your street size? The gowns are still sized by couture/old-school standards (you know, the same ones that made miss Marilyn Monroe a "huge" size 12). I also had the same hip-measurement shock -- I'm very, very petite but had to order a size 8 to accommodate my cello-shaped body. The waist is *still* being taken in after 2 fittings. All of which adds up to a mass chorus of "Do not be alarmed". Didn’t they tell you off the bat that your wedding gown is going to be at least 2 sizes larger than your street size? The gowns are still sized by couture/old-school standards (you know, the same ones that made miss Marilyn Monroe a “huge” size 12). I also had the same hip-measurement shock — I’m very, very petite but had to order a size 8 to accommodate my cello-shaped body. The waist is *still* being taken in after 2 fittings. All of which adds up to a mass chorus of “Do not be alarmed”.

]]> By: Michelle http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/05/23/wedding-style-the-dress/#comment-3094 Michelle Tue, 27 May 2008 15:58:28 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/?p=1654#comment-3094 Is it jsut me - or shouldn't this be the one thing that always gets skewed the OTHER WAY. Shouldn't any girl who is a 16 fit into an 8 in her wedding dress!?!? Isn't this the one time where fibbing in the numbers should be in FAVOR of the girl?? Why am I (normally an 8) in a dress that fits me PERFECTLY, but comes with a 12 tag?? (I realize that numbers wise its not bad, but when I tired it on, it fit like a glove, so i was THRILLED that I knew EXACTLY which size to order, and I almost cried when they told me it was a 12!) No one should want to cry in something they feel beautiful in!! I know the numbers game has nothing to do with reality of how beautiful one looks or feels, but it was a major mental road block for me. Is it jsut me – or shouldn’t this be the one thing that always gets skewed the OTHER WAY. Shouldn’t any girl who is a 16 fit into an 8 in her wedding dress!?!? Isn’t this the one time where fibbing in the numbers should be in FAVOR of the girl?? Why am I (normally an 8) in a dress that fits me PERFECTLY, but comes with a 12 tag?? (I realize that numbers wise its not bad, but when I tired it on, it fit like a glove, so i was THRILLED that I knew EXACTLY which size to order, and I almost cried when they told me it was a 12!) No one should want to cry in something they feel beautiful in!! I know the numbers game has nothing to do with reality of how beautiful one looks or feels, but it was a major mental road block for me.

]]> By: Rachel http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/05/23/wedding-style-the-dress/#comment-3073 Rachel Tue, 27 May 2008 03:36:07 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/?p=1654#comment-3073 Jenna - I didn't catch TOO much flack from the sales ladies. They did kind of look at me like a little funny, and tell me that they don't really advise that.... Also, my dress has split seams and so therefore can't be let out. I too have lost some weight in the last couple of years (and put some back on...) so I know I can do it. Plus, I still have 6 months to the wedding, so I have time. I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one whose eyes were opened while dress shopping!! Jenna – I didn’t catch TOO much flack from the sales ladies. They did kind of look at me like a little funny, and tell me that they don’t really advise that…. Also, my dress has split seams and so therefore can’t be let out.
I too have lost some weight in the last couple of years (and put some back on…) so I know I can do it. Plus, I still have 6 months to the wedding, so I have time.
I’m glad to know that I’m not the only one whose eyes were opened while dress shopping!!

]]> By: Jenna http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/05/23/wedding-style-the-dress/#comment-3053 Jenna Mon, 26 May 2008 11:53:51 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/?p=1654#comment-3053 Did anyone else get flack from the sales girl for wanting to order a size smaller? I am sure that this is something that almost all brides do, but she was so incredibly resistant to the idea. I've lost a significant amount of weight over the past few years, so I know that I can lose it, but the doubt I saw in the face of the sales girl wasn't very helpful. Did anyone else get flack from the sales girl for wanting to order a size smaller? I am sure that this is something that almost all brides do, but she was so incredibly resistant to the idea. I’ve lost a significant amount of weight over the past few years, so I know that I can lose it, but the doubt I saw in the face of the sales girl wasn’t very helpful.

]]> By: Jamie http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/05/23/wedding-style-the-dress/#comment-3049 Jamie Mon, 26 May 2008 04:47:36 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/?p=1654#comment-3049 Haha! I know exactly how you feel! I didn't want: 1) a poufy dress 2) no train 3) no A-lines for me 4) no strapless dress I went from Suzanne Neville designs to Oscar De La Renta to Norsdtrom and ended up with a dress with everything I didn't want above and am currently {note: currently} loving it or at least the idea of it. I have until June 15th to decide if i want it after the fitting or I could choose another if I have lost enough weight by then. Malaysian brides are known to be stick thin so trying on dresses upon dresses and finding out they don't fit was disheartening but I'm glad I finally found one that could fit me and that I loved. The downer was to have the nice lady tell me it's in XXL.(Malaysians measure in XXS, XS, S, M and L only with the occassional XL). Oh well ... P/S : Your strapless dress is gorgeous! Great choice. Haha! I know exactly how you feel!

I didn’t want:
1) a poufy dress
2) no train
3) no A-lines for me
4) no strapless dress

I went from Suzanne Neville designs to Oscar De La Renta to Norsdtrom and ended up with a dress with everything I didn’t want above and am currently {note: currently} loving it or at least the idea of it.

I have until June 15th to decide if i want it after the fitting or I could choose another if I have lost enough weight by then.

Malaysian brides are known to be stick thin so trying on dresses upon dresses and finding out they don’t fit was disheartening but I’m glad I finally found one that could fit me and that I loved.

The downer was to have the nice lady tell me it’s in XXL.(Malaysians measure in XXS, XS, S, M and L only with the occassional XL). Oh well …

P/S : Your strapless dress is gorgeous! Great choice.

]]> By: feisty tourist http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/05/23/wedding-style-the-dress/#comment-3035 feisty tourist Sun, 25 May 2008 19:37:51 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/?p=1654#comment-3035 omb, the sizing thing was RIDICULOUS! i'm normally a 0-2 in dresses. the wanted me to order a 10 based on my hip measurement... for a ball gown style dress. i called them back 30 mins later and switched to an 8. then they had to take it in at least 2 sizes when i got it. grr! omb, the sizing thing was RIDICULOUS! i’m normally a 0-2 in dresses. the wanted me to order a 10 based on my hip measurement… for a ball gown style dress. i called them back 30 mins later and switched to an 8. then they had to take it in at least 2 sizes when i got it. grr!

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