Petite Brides

scocaj Posted: Feb 07, 2006 02:54 PM

Petite Brides

My friends is having a hard time finding a wedding dress.. that is b/c she is so petite and small.. so all of the samples fall off of her.. so it is so hard to tell what it would look like..

Besides David Bridal is there anywhere else that carries dress in different sizes!

hmpena Posted: Feb 07, 2006 02:57 PM

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Most shops carry dresses in sizes 8, 10, and 12. My SIL is a size zero and the bridal consultant used really good clips to hold the dress in place. She went to Alissa's Bridal in Brooklyn.

SOON TO BE MRS. B Posted: Feb 07, 2006 03:10 PM

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I had this problem too. I wear a size 0 so many of the samples were really big. But, some salons just seemed to be better at clipping and pinning than others. in some places they put one clip and the dress was falling off, in others they clipped it all over the place and I was afraid they were altering the actual shape of the dress. My advice is to tell her to be somehwat demanding at teh salons and make sure they clip it appropriately without taking away from the dress. HTH!

stephanielyse Posted: Feb 07, 2006 03:22 PM

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Soon2bMrs.MC Posted: Feb 07, 2006 03:25 PM

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I'm petite also and i had a really hard time because I felt all the dress looked ugly on me (all the gowns I tried on were HUGE) but at the end, I went to Charmet in Bayside, the lady was really nice... and she clipped the gown really well.. and ofcourse i ended up falling in love with a Mori Lee gown.

Tina120206 Posted: Feb 07, 2006 03:50 PM

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I am a size 0 as well. The woman pinned the dress with what looked like binder clips so well, that I wouldn't thought it was my size. My dress is strapless and she had that sucker pulled so tight it stayed on perfectly.

kittythestray Posted: Feb 07, 2006 04:22 PM

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I agree the pinner can do wonders - Kleinfeld was REALLY good at this. The Wedding Salon of Manhasset had dresses that were actually small - and I believe she said all the Reem Acra dresses only come in 2,4 and 6

laborday06 Posted: Feb 07, 2006 04:31 PM

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Posted by kittythestray

I agree the pinner can do wonders - Kleinfeld was REALLY good at this.

I'm smaller than a zero and Kleinfeld's was wonderful. Tell her she needs to go to places with EXCELLENT service and more high end salons. Even if she doesn't buy it there (I bought mine at Kleinfelds but it wasn't too expensive).

ZuzusPetals Posted: Feb 07, 2006 05:26 PM

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for all of you size ZERO brides

we are in a fight

I wanna be a size ZERO

MrsR72806 Posted: Feb 07, 2006 05:44 PM

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I'm petite too...all 5 feet of me!, lol...I got my dress at Bridal Reflections and they pinned me in the sample dress so good, it wasn't going anywhere!

The sample isn't supposed to fit perfectly, that's why they order it to size! So they had to custome made my gown because they were taking 7 inches off the bottom!!! It's coming in next month! I can't wait

AlliNMatt06 Posted: Feb 07, 2006 06:33 PM

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I didn't have much of a problem. Yes, all the samples where falling off me, but I go the idea, when they would clip me up.
Most places have all different sample dresses, in all different sizes. The majority of sizes are going to at least be a 10. The only one I know of with different sizes is Davids Bridal. Tell her to keep looking.
I got my dress at Adriennes. I also really liked Fantasias in Rocky Point.

mava61 Posted: Feb 07, 2006 06:54 PM

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hi im not an 06-er but i just went shopping for my dress and im 5'1 and a size 0 too. Kleinfeld's was greeeat at pinning....some of their dresses were even a little small.....good luck to your friend!