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northbeach
Dedicated October 2011

I ordered the dress!! But question about fit: better to order a size slightly too big, or too small? *pics*

northbeach, on April 15, 2011 at 3:36 PM

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Yay! I'm so excited and ordered my dress! Thanks to all for your support! But I have a question about sizing. My dilemma is that I'm built kind of straight: small bust and hips, large waist. If something fits my waist, the bust and hips will have to be taken in. But if something fits my bust and...

Yay! I'm so excited and ordered my dress! Thanks to all for your support!

But I have a question about sizing. My dilemma is that I'm built kind of straight: small bust and hips, large waist. If something fits my waist, the bust and hips will have to be taken in. But if something fits my bust and hips, the waist gets squeezed.

The woman taking my measurements asked, in a nice way, "Are you planning on losing weight?"

Since I'm currently near my max weight, I said I could lose a couple of pounds to be near my avg weight. But the pounds don't come off the waist area. She showed me the size chart and wanted to put me in the smaller size that fits my bust and hips, but is too small for my waist. But she said the dress has large seams and she can let out the waist.

That made me nervous, so I suggested going one size up, so that the measurements fit my waist, but the bust and hips have to be taken in.

Is one method better, taking something in, or letting it out?



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  • Rebecca
    Devoted September 2011
    Rebecca ·
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    Gorgeous!! I think bigger is better! I would rather have it taken in, instead of freaking out about if I'm going to have trouble squeezing into it.

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