Zipping up a dress that's a little too tight?

[TERFtown]

Please help! I have the dress of my dreams but it won't zip up! It's almost there though!!!

Any tips on getting it up?

Shape wear?
Don’t eat?
Don’t breathe?
Buy a bigger size?

I'd be worried that if you manage to zip it up, you won't be able to get the zip down again and you'll get stuck in the dress...

Depends where it gets stuck .

Don’t do what a friend did at a do. Zipped in & gave up & parted company from the dress

Remove the zip and add a lace-up to the back, leaving room to breath.

Can you get a bigger size?

If it’s too tight it’s also going to be horribly uncomfortable after a few drinks & a meal

It's from Vinted and my event is tomorrow night

Drink loads of water & shapewear?

Why drink water?

Shapewear! Eat only potein and drink only water and peppermint/fennel tea.

Also wear is the zip, anyway you can discreetly leave it open (pin it in position though)? Like long hairstyle? Or as PP Sugeested panelling it somehow?

How far away is it from zipping up? And where is it struggling the most? Drink peppermint tea for bloat

Not healthy but... it's an emergency, so;

• no water (people saying to chug it are wrong. That only works if you drink lots of water and then cut 48 hours before something. You're too late for this)
• nil by mouth
• sauna
• a diuretic

Put a wire hanger through the zip and hoist it up-if it's only a little on the snug side then it will go up.

Assuming it’s only a bit tight, you need two female friends who get zips. One to hold the two sides parallel and close together (sometimes just holding the top will do) and another to slide the zip up. Hard to do it yourself and men IME don’t get it the mechanics.

If there is a hook and eye at the top do that first.

Drinking water will reduce water retention

Where is the zip stuck and by how much ?

If only a tiny bit too tight try breathing out every bit of air in your lungs first to minimise your rib cage. Plus the 2 friends idea, or a DP if no one else available, so you aren't reaching. If it works do check you can move and sit and raise your arms normally etc before committing to wearing it. And that you are confident it won't split.

Some of the advice on here is shocking - basically starve yourself, only drink water or don't drink any water, take a diuretic. No wonder eating disorders are on the rise! My advice would be to find something else to wear! Unless you want to be miserable from the lack of dietary and fluid intake!

Indeed

Accept it’s too tight and wear something else that fits you

Wear something comfortable and enjoy the event. If you can't breathe, or you're starved or massively dehydrated then you will have a miserable time. Also, if you force the zip it might split at an inopportune moment.

Spanx or equivalent will make the difference.

Epsom salt bath works for me if it's just a tiny bit too tight.