Can this dress be altered

9 replies

Nevertravellingagain · 13/10/2019 08:56

I think that this dress may be the one but it is £1300. I have seen it on a selling page for £250 but it is a 16 and I am between a 10 and 12. Would it work do you think?

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ohwhattodowithmylife · 13/10/2019 08:57

Not sure I would chance it

BikeRunSki · 13/10/2019 09:02

I’m not much of a seamstress, but 3 sizes is a lot to alter a dress by, and I am not sure it would ever be quite right. It’s a big gamble on £250. Are you prepared to potentially lose £250 + alteration costs?

Cookit · 13/10/2019 16:15

Is it actually three sizes though? Or is a 16 a “wedding dress 16” which is more like a large 12? I thought if in doubt size up on dresses?

Apolloanddaphne · 13/10/2019 16:18

You could buy it and see if it can be altered. If it can't you can sell it on again.

walkintheparc · 13/10/2019 16:20

The rule is usually 2 sizes maximum. I'd keep looking OP, I can guarantee it won't look as good as it's supposed to, seen so many horror stories of this type of thing.

northernknickers · 13/10/2019 16:42

OP, have you tried it on in a shop? If not, do that and you'll get an idea of the true size of the dress. My daughter is a VERY slender/willowy size 6...(yes, I hate her too 😂) but when we were shopping for wedding dresses, the sizes were obviously not the same as Top Shop! A size 10 in wedding dresses was 'snug' so we were advised to size up and then alter. We ordered a 12 and had that altered to fit.

Good luck 👍

Brandaris · 13/10/2019 16:46

I am a bridal seamstress and alter dresses like that by several sizes all summer.

Find a good local seamstress who specialises in bridal wear and ask her. Your alterations may cost more than the dress though!

katmarie · 13/10/2019 16:59

Bear in mind wedding dress sizes bear absolutely no resemblance to real sizes. I was a 14 but my wedding dress was an 18 and fit perfectly. My dress maker advised me that the general rule was that a dress could be taken in a couple of sizes but any more and you lose the shape and structure of the dress (although it depends on the original dress of course).

The other thing I found is that the dresses I thought would be perfect for me were nowhere near what actually looked right on me in the end.

As pp have said, I'd try it on in a shop before you buy, but if you try it on and love it, I would not be surprised if a 16 could be successfully altered for you, it's probably more like a 14 or 12 anyway.

AudacityOfHope · 13/10/2019 17:05

I'm a 14/16 and my wedding dress had to be a 20 and then taken in.

Don't waste your money!

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