Bridal gown dress sizes

Why is it that if your a size 6 in normal clothes you fit into a size 10 wedding dress?? i don't understand this logic!!!!. Why do the makers make the dress so small?

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i hear ya!!! I was almost in tears at RK bridal when they told me my dress was ordered in a 10! i know that's not a huge size, but it's also not MY size!!! PS, the dress comes in and is so big (especially around the chest ).

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Posted by kazee525

i hear ya!!! I was almost in tears at RK bridal when they told me my dress was ordered in a 10! i know that's not a huge size, but it's also not MY size!!! PS, the dress comes in and is so big (especially around the chest ).

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same here

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Bridal gown size charts haven't been changed in MANY years to reflect the change in women's bodies. Also, they order your dress according to your largest measurement and then alter anything that's too big. I'm actually nervous that they ordered my dress too small. I'm roughly a size 6 in normal clothes and they ordered me a size 8. I'm in the process of getting my friends measurements so we can order the BM dresses and looking at the size chart for B2, they should have ordered me a 12-14 to compensate for my hips. My dress better not come in too small! I guess since it's a ball gown they figured there would be plenty of room for my hips and a$$!

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My dress was ordered in a size 10 too!!! I am a size 6. I was told that they order two sizes bigger.

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Don't complain about ordering a size 10 b/c if I told you what size they ordered for my you would faint!

It does make you feel horrible when they tell you what size you have to order though!!! I still feel like crap and that was 4 months ago! lol

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yeah, it doens't make any sense. i am a size 4 and ordered a 10. i feel so bad for 'larger' people. my cousin that is in my bridal party is over a size 12 and she had to order this huge size dress. i tried to explain that it doens't matter!!!!

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Which dress maker are you talking about.?

I can fit into a size 6/8 regular clothing. But, in my dress it is a size 10 and it is way too tight!!!

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My dress maker is La Sposa.

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I was told they were junior, sizes, but htat was probably to make me feel better btu I didn't care.
I expected it to be a bigger size. They ordered me a 16. I as a 12 at the time, but am more like a 14 now, so I am worried the dress won't fit. The measuremtns they took mathc the size chart for a 16 exactly, except for the boobs, they would be an 18! So, I don't know how they are supposed to get in this dress, but that's what the lady ordered!

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Same here. Mine was ordered WAY over what I wear...it's very annoying. I'm just hoping I'm not swimming in it when I get to try it on.

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I got depressed about ordering a size 10 too. I'm glad I'm not the only one.

Carrot stick anyone??

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i think any designer, i tried on demetious, maggie.

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I have to say this is one of the most frustrating things about shopping for wedding gowns! It makes you feel so bad mentally, even though you know that you are NOT that size!

Maggie Sottero gowns are a little truer to regular size, since the corset back alows for some 'adjusting' This way a few pounds here or there won't really matter, since you can loosen or tighten the back

I ordered my maggie dress in a 10, and I normally wear a 6 on top and a 8-10 on bottom (I'm your classic pear shape). But due to the fullness of my gown's skirt, I knew that the size 10 was the best fit for me, though at the salon they would have ordered me a 12 due to my hip measurements! I ordered it from netbride so I ordered what I thought was best. And as it turns out, i've lost some weight since ordering the gown and while my dress is little loose on top, otherwise it is perfect.

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I am a size 4-6 depending on the cut. Normally in a dress cut like my wedding dress I would be a 4. I had to order a 10 and what made it worse was that it fit me almost perfectly.

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Posted by Soon2bMsZ

Don't complain about ordering a size 10 b/c if I told you what size they ordered for my you would faint!

It does make you feel horrible when they tell you what size you have to order though!!! I still feel like crap and that was 4 months ago! lol

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Ditto!

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I know...I totally flipped out when I started trying on dresses...I am a size 4 and in dresses the 8 was a little too small and the 10 a little too big...so I got the 10 and will have it altered. I think that its europeon sizes????

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I was a size 10 in my Maggie Sottero even though I am usually a 6 or 8. My measurements were all weird compared to the size chart but a 10 was the best.

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Oh god, 2 sizes bigger....i am a 10 to start!!

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I am normally a 8-10...and they ordered me a 16!!!
And it was a bit big....but not swimming.....I had to remind myself that it looked beautiful on me and not to look at the label!