Altering A Wedding Dress That Is Too Big
Whether you are wearing a strapless ball gown or a sleeved cocktail dress for your wedding you can alter the bust to fit your individual shape.
Altering a wedding dress that is too big. I myself am top heavy so i speak from experience on this. However the dress must fit you well or it will instantly lose its appeal. With that said do not panic if you realize right before an important event that your dress is too big. Vintage gowns are my first love so i really enjoy finding creative ways to help the bride update her vintage gown.
A wedding dress fitting is an appointment with a seamstress or fitter to have the dress altered to fit correctly and sculpt the gown to the body. The golden rule of wedding dress alterations. We added beautiful lace to the bodice part and some extra tulle to the hem. The secret is that the seams of dresses are hiding extra material that can be used to enlarge your dress.
Before we launch into our guide we wanted to take a moment to talk about the golden rule of wedding dress alterations or indeed any alterations when you bring a garment to a seamstress for alterations it should be slightly too big for you rather than too small this is required to achieve a really precise fit. Bulges of extra fabric and wrinkling can ruin the effect of a strapless dress. Perhaps the dress is too long or too short. The first picture is the dress we worked with by danish brand lilly and the second is the altered wedding dress.
It was gorgeous and the bride and her family loved it. She found a good seamstress who was able to alter her dress and it fit her perfectly. Fortunately you can easily fix the size of the dress on your own. Wedding dress alterations and appointments.
You can read more about this wedding dress alterion from the blog post here wedding dress lace overlay before and after. How to take in a wedding dress bust. Must have been 3 sizes too big. If you are not the same size all over keep in mind that it is usually easier to take in a garment than it is to let it out.
There are several reasons why you may need to alter a bridesmaid dress. Often bridesmaid dresses are purchased well before the date of the wedding. It s almost always easiest and least costly to buy the size that best fits the largest part of your body and take in. My cousin bought her dress from a trunk show and it was lace and beading detailed.
In the end i made a dress using the lace and fabric from the 80s dress that mimicked the 50s dress which was cocktail length. Your wedding dress will be at the center of your big event. It s important that it fits you properly especially through the bust. During the time between the purchase and the wedding the bridesmaid could have either gained or lost weight meaning that her dress will no longer fit her.