stores with SMALL samples?

My friend got engaged and wants to start looking at gowns. She is a size 0 or 2 and is about 4'11'.

She said she heard of a place in port jeff...does anyone know the name?

Have any other suggestions of stores with really small samples??

TIA

I can tell you what stores NOT to go to. RK Bridal in the city and Macy's both have bigger sizes. I think the smallest size I tried on was an 8 and that was huge on me.

The only place I know that has small samples is David's Bridal. Not sure about anywhere else.

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Posted by futureMrsJSL

I order my dress in that size as a petite. To be honest, its hard to find stores that already carry petites. I know Davids carries petities in the store but you can request other stores to order a petite depending on the line. When I went to most stores I had to be clipped in really tight and it was hard to get a good feel of myself, so she should make sure the brand she wants is offered in a petite. To be honest, it really does make all the difference.

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It does make a huge difference. I'm a 0 and I tried on size 12 and 14's at bridal salons and it was just so difficult to picture how the dress would look in my size. And size 4 is the smallest size some designers have; so that will require a lot of alterations.

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Posted by asg450

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Posted by futureMrsJSL

I order my dress in that size as a petite. To be honest, its hard to find stores that already carry petites. I know Davids carries petities in the store but you can request other stores to order a petite depending on the line. When I went to most stores I had to be clipped in really tight and it was hard to get a good feel of myself, so she should make sure the brand she wants is offered in a petite. To be honest, it really does make all the difference.

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It does make a huge difference. I'm a 0 and I tried on size 12 and 14's at bridal salons and it was just so difficult to picture how the dress would look in my size. And size 4 is the smallest size some designers have; so that will require a lot of alterations.

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Just so you know bridal gowns run 2-4 sizes smaller than street clothes so a size 4 in a bridal gown could very well fit better than you think!

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Posted by asg450

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Posted by futureMrsJSL

I order my dress in that size as a petite. To be honest, its hard to find stores that already carry petites. I know Davids carries petities in the store but you can request other stores to order a petite depending on the line. When I went to most stores I had to be clipped in really tight and it was hard to get a good feel of myself, so she should make sure the brand she wants is offered in a petite. To be honest, it really does make all the difference.

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It does make a huge difference. I'm a 0 and I tried on size 12 and 14's at bridal salons and it was just so difficult to picture how the dress would look in my size. And size 4 is the smallest size some designers have; so that will require a lot of alterations.

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ITA- it makes a HUGE difference. The gown I tried on (that I ended up buying) was a 16. I bought it in a 4. It was so hard to judge how it would look on me. I literally had to have someone stand behind me and hold it closed. But then that kinda ruined 'the shape' of the gown.