I have always heard that wedding dresses run really small. That seemed reasonable to me because I've usually been a size or two bigger when buying other formal dresses.
Well, I tried on some dresses today. This was my first time going, and I only tried two on. But the first one I tried on was one size bigger than my regular clothes size and was a little too big. Then the second dress I put on was my regular clothes size and it fit right. The gowns were by different designers.....
So is the small sizing a myth or was my experience today just a coincidence?
julz33
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I usually wear a Juniors 3, sometimes 1 or 5..... My wedding dress was a 6!
Rainmama
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I wear a 4 in pants and my dress is an 8.
ETA: my boobs measured to a size 8...they have to alter my waist and hips.
AtticaQT
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Right now i am a 12 and my dress was ordered in a 14 - although a BM dress i am ordering for my brothers wedding was ordered in a 16
mrswask
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I think for the most part the small sizing is true - maybe more in some designers than others. I had my 2nd fitting on Wed and they were telling me it's ridiculous because the sizes run so small because wedding dresses are made in jr sizes- which they said made no sense - it's not like it's a bunch of teenagers getting wedding dresses! They did say that the samples for next year's lines were starting to come in more reasonable sizes.
groovypeg
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i am a size 4 in street clothes and my gown was ordered in a size 12!!!!!!! i think depending on the line, size charts will differ.
MrsK-in-June05
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I wear a 5/6 or kids xxl, lol. I have to order my gown in a 10. The 8 'fit' but I could not breathe..the 10 has to be taken in.
jill13bean
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I am usually a 2 or 4 i think my dress is a 6....not sure
the sample dresses are usually stretched out a ton from being tried on....at least that is what i was told
chichila15
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I believe that myth still stands... you just happened to find the one designer true to size.
tonia1001
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I usually wear a size 9 or 11 in regular clothes and ordered my wedding dress in a size 16 YIKES I was not a happy person!!!
hbradio
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I was trying on dresses 2 sizes bigger than my normal size. BUT, and I forget what designer this was, I also tried on a dress that was my true size and it fit fine. I guess all designers are different?
Nessa79
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yeah my dress is 6 sizes larger thanmy normal size
palebride
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my dress was huge - i think it was a 16, and i usually wear an 8.....luckily, i didn't notice the size until after the wedding!!
MrsBrad
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I am a size 10 and I bought a 16!
myasmom
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My dress was an 8 altered to a 6 in the waist since I have semi big boobies lol. But in street clothes I vary from a 1 up to a 5. Its all about the brand/line!
nov.bride
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I wear a 6 or 8 in street clothes and they ordered me a 12!!!!!! ( mon cheri) I ws devastated as well.
the 1st dress I ordered Demetrios was a 10 and the top was a bit big.
anjerandunder
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i'm a four and tried a four on and oh boy. i couldn't even get it up past my thighs..so i'd go with the myth.
wc0143
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My dress was a 10 and at the time I was wearing size 4-6. And my dress needed no alterations!
Anniegrl
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I was told that in the bridal industry, sizing remains true to the way sizes ran years ago. What used to be a 6 is now a much, much smaller size (in normal clothes). My normal dress size is a 0 but my wedding gown was an 8!! (I actually could've ordered a 6 but it was on the borderline on the size chart).
