BM Dresses...

I have a small BP but everyone is a drastically different shape, height, etc. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Bill Levkoff 966, want to do in Euro Sable (both gown and sash), with MOH in Euro Sable with either Ivory sash or Fuschia sash.
But my MOH (sister) is plus size - really tall too - and not sure how it will look to have a band of color accentuate her middle - she's kind of boxy - I'm thinking it will give her a waist. She can't try on, the samples are too small, so it's kind of a gamble. What do you ladies think???

Also, I love the sash in the back, but do you think they'll get stepped on, etc?

TIA!!

I used 966 and I loved it. My BM's had all different body types. My SIL is a short, but also plus sized, and then another girl was very tall and very thin..and so on with the other girls. I thought the dresses looked amazing on all of them, no matter what body type they had. As far as the sash, we had the sashes cut in the back, so that when you bustled the dress, the sash was the same lenght as the bustle. When the bustle was let down, the sashes were shorter. It worked out perfectly!

ETA: There are some pics in my albums, but I have more if you need. They are under the album of the proofs.

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Posted by MrsStefan

I used 966 and I loved it. My BM's had all different body types. My SIL is a short, but also plus sized, and then another girl was very tall and very thin..and so on with the other girls. I thought the dresses looked amazing on all of them, no matter what body type they had. As far as the sash, we had the sashes cut in the back, so that when you bustled the dress, the sash was the same lenght as the bustle. When the bustle was let down, the sashes were shorter. It worked out perfectly!

ETA: There are some pics in my albums, but I have more if you need. They are under the album of the proofs.

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Thanks!! Great pics! The dresses looked beautiful! Wondering if you have any pics of the bustle? The only other thing I am worried about is the thickness of the sash, if someone is shortwaisted, would it be bad, could it be altered, etc...

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Posted by Bella77

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Posted by MrsStefan

I used 966 and I loved it. My BM's had all different body types. My SIL is a short, but also plus sized, and then another girl was very tall and very thin..and so on with the other girls. I thought the dresses looked amazing on all of them, no matter what body type they had. As far as the sash, we had the sashes cut in the back, so that when you bustled the dress, the sash was the same lenght as the bustle. When the bustle was let down, the sashes were shorter. It worked out perfectly!

ETA: There are some pics in my albums, but I have more if you need. They are under the album of the proofs.

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Thanks!! Great pics! The dresses looked beautiful! Wondering if you have any pics of the bustle? The only other thing I am worried about is the thickness of the sash, if someone is shortwaisted, would it be bad, could it be altered, etc...

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You have FM

You're right, they'll all get measured. I just know that even though something may fit, it may not look good (I have problems fitting my bottom-heavy shape).

I keep looking at BM dresses but there's just something about Bill Levkoff that I love - can't figure it out. The quality just seems really great.