Plus size Fifties style dresses - suitable for bridesmaids - any ideas where i can look?

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Hi

My lovely DSis is getting married in March. She is having 3 bridesmaids - me & 2 others.

I am size 26-28, one bridesmaid is size 18-20 and i think the other is about an 18 too.

The one who is 18-20 wears a lot of fifties dresses (the flared out type, not the slinky type) and always looks FAB. So we have decided to look at fifties stlye for all of us - colour is RED.

Do any of you lovely ladies know where they do size 26-28 fifties style dresses? We are based in the North East and I cant seem to find any at all. The websites which say plus Size only go up to size 22?

Any help would be very welcome.

Thanks

I just looked on my friend's site and hers also only go up to 22. Have you thought about going to a dress maker? Avoid mentioning the "W" word and you might be able to find someone to make you something lovely for a reasonable price. Perhaps you could get the other BM to buy something for herself and then take it to a dress maker to make you something similar.

www.ladyvlondon.com/PlusSize.aspx/

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Vivacious

Address: 7 York Lane, Grangemouth, Stirlingshire FK3 8BD
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About Vivacious

Vivacious Me Limited is a family run retail store located in Grangemouth town centre about 3 miles from Falkirk and with easy road links from Stirling, Glasgow or Edinburgh. We sell formal dresses catering for Vivacious women and girls aged from 2 years up to plus size 26-28. All dresses are uniquely imported from America. Thank you for visiting our website. Please dont hesitate to contact us with any questions or comments and we look foward to welcoming you at our Grangemouth store soon

Courtesan boutique do a few (up to size 32 in some models, 28 in others) made to order in pretty much any colour you like. Might be more than you want to pay though. I adore this one, simpler.

(the petticoat is part of the dress, you'd pay 50 quid ish for a good petticoat so that's worth factoring in)

Oh, just ran into this divine thing. UK based etsy seller, made to measure, boned, lined the full works.

A lady called Wendy at Flossy & Dossy makes 50s style bridesmaid dresses - they're really nice and not stupid expensive. They're made to measure so any size. I'm not sure what the web address is, but you can google it and will find it - not everything is on the site, she will do bespoke too. My friend is getting dresses made I think it's about £200 each but that's for a bespoke style made to measure with a lace overlay, so quite fancy.

Also check out www.unique-vintage.com - they're a US site (also have a huge physical shop somewhere in the US) and they do zillions of 50s style dresses. I've bought from there and their customer service is very good.

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