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Originally Posted by LTLFAITHY View Post

 

Question about sample sale dresses ~ Are there any brides who have purchased sample sale dresses that are very petite? I am 5'2" and about 112 lbs. so every sample I have ever tried on has been WAY too big. I would totally be up for purchasing a dress this way, but I just can't imagine how they would make any dress look right. I know they can work wonders with those clamps, so I imagine they can do even more removing fabric, sewing things up, etc. but I'm still skeptical about whether the dress would look "right" because there are just some things I feel will still be disproportionately too big. Thoughts?? 

 

I am 5'5" and 115 lbs (normally street size 0 or 2), and I bought my Watters sample dress in a size 8.  I LOVE my dress and it would've been around $1000 new, which was the top of my budget, but the sample was only $300 so how could I resist?!  It's at the tailors right now.  The tailoring bill will be around $300, so total $600 which is still a good bargain. 

 

Some dresses are easier to alter than others.  My dress is plain silk, which is the easiest.  Anything with a lace overlay is difficult to do, because they need to match up the lace pattern exactly after it's been cut and re-sewn.  Similarly, if there's complicated pleating or appliqué flowers, that makes it more difficult to alter. 

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