What should I do?

sandj100304 Posted: Mar 31, 2004 12:55 PM

What should I do?

I ordered my dress about a month and a half ago. Since then, I have lost about 11.4 pounds and gone down about 2 sizes. Do you think they can take that in during alterations? Do you think I should call the salon and see if I can change the size of the dress? I am afraid they are going to make me buy a new dress. If not, I am afraid the alterations will ruin the style of my dress (Dion by Maggie). What do you girls think I should do? I am so confused and worried!

Thanks!

Pookiesangel Posted: Mar 31, 2004 12:57 PM

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I would call and get their advice, if you feel they are pressuring you to buy a new dress, then you will have to figure something else out (sorry, I know that doesnt help) but if you dont call and try to talk to them, you will never know if they could have helped

thiadora Posted: Mar 31, 2004 01:01 PM

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Posted by Pookiesangel

I would call and get their advice, if you feel they are pressuring you to buy a new dress, then you will have to figure something else out (sorry, I know that doesnt help) but if you dont call and try to talk to them, you will never know if they could have helped

ditto.

I asked my salon before I purchased the dress. I was at the high end for me and I knew that I wanted to loose at least 10 pounds. They said that they deal with this all the time. But I think that it really depends on the dress.

jfabbride Posted: Mar 31, 2004 01:03 PM

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Does your Maggie lace up the back??? It can always be laced a little tighter.

I think they'll be able to either alter it or order a new dress...call them soon. The sooner the better so they have enough time to cancel the first order and reorder.

Good luck!

JP&EP Posted: Mar 31, 2004 01:05 PM

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Definitely give them a call

sandj100304 Posted: Mar 31, 2004 01:15 PM

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It does lace up the back so that will help. Thanks everyone for your advice. I think I may call. I am just afraid they are going to want to charge me for a new dress.

jcdesignz Posted: Mar 31, 2004 01:32 PM

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when i bought my maggie(olympia) they told me at the salon that the dresses with the corsets can be made up to four sizes smaller - but only one size bigger without effecting the style and beauty of your dress

hope this helps

sandj100304 Posted: Mar 31, 2004 01:34 PM

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Posted by jcdesignz

when i bought my maggie(olympia) they told me at the salon that the dresses with the corsets can be made up to four sizes smaller - but only one size bigger without effecting the style and beauty of your dress

hope this helps

Really? That is great! That helps so much. I am still thinking about calling just make sure. Where did you order your maggie?

CantWaitMay04 Posted: Mar 31, 2004 01:39 PM

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I've always gotten the impression that making a dress smaller is not a problem but making it bigger might be b/c you might lose the style. For example if you had beading or that sort of thing. I would call, it will probably put your mind at ease.

ikasse02 Posted: Mar 31, 2004 02:56 PM

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Mine is also Dion and I lost a little bit since ordering the dress. The lacing is good except for the waist which is too big on me. She might just take that in if I don't gain any back soon. She said it was no big deal.

sammi102 Posted: Mar 31, 2004 02:58 PM

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I would definitely call the salon, but I don't see why they can't make it smaller, but it depends on the design of the dress too!

TeReSa8A Posted: Mar 31, 2004 03:04 PM

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call them up, they should be able to help you with that.

sandj100304 Posted: Apr 02, 2004 12:50 PM

Re: What should I do? - Update Added

So I just called the salon and my dress is scheduled to come in April 15 (That's only 3 months since I ordered it!). She said she would call to see if they can change the order but she thought it might be too late. She said not to worry though. That I didn't lose too much to take it in. I should be ok. I hope so. Thanks for all your advice.

Karen H Posted: Apr 02, 2004 08:17 PM

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Don't worry - I lost 30 lbs. between ordering the dress and my fitting (illness and surgery helped - I'm not that great at dieting ) My dress was taken in a lot in the waist and fit fine - you can see a picture in my profile.