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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: Tailoring Advice Needed--how big is too big to tailor? https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailoring-advice-needed--how-big-is-too-big-to-tailor Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:05:38 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php barbaraq on "Tailoring Advice Needed--how big is too big to tailor?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailoring-advice-needed--how-big-is-too-big-to-tailor#post-1418526 Sun, 04 Jan 2015 03:15:14 +0000 barbaraq 1418526@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Sorryl I thought there was a size 10, too.   Too much risk with the size 8, I agree. Dimity on "Tailoring Advice Needed--how big is too big to tailor?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailoring-advice-needed--how-big-is-too-big-to-tailor#post-1418389 Sat, 03 Jan 2015 22:22:28 +0000 Dimity 1418389@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'd agree with retailgirl. It's an expensive risk to tailor so dramatically. You basically have to remake the whole dress and what if you don't like it afterwards? unfrumped on "Tailoring Advice Needed--how big is too big to tailor?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailoring-advice-needed--how-big-is-too-big-to-tailor#post-1418380 Sat, 03 Jan 2015 21:52:21 +0000 unfrumped 1418380@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ When my DD was buying her wedding dress, tailoring costs really added up if tailoring down a large amount. We found the " love" dress , but too big. Major tailoring was going to run nearly the cost of a whole dress! And of course there are all the emotions about finding your dress. Then fortunately, an alert SA found a smaller size in another state, to ship. gradfashionista on "Tailoring Advice Needed--how big is too big to tailor?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailoring-advice-needed--how-big-is-too-big-to-tailor#post-1418361 Sat, 03 Jan 2015 21:07:10 +0000 gradfashionista 1418361@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Sorry for the confusion, I had initially typed ten, and then realized my mistake and corrected it. Janet on "Tailoring Advice Needed--how big is too big to tailor?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailoring-advice-needed--how-big-is-too-big-to-tailor#post-1418355 Sat, 03 Jan 2015 20:48:55 +0000 Janet 1418355@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Black Halo does run small. I bought a size 8 BH dress when I was my slimmest (right after running my first half marathon), and then gained a few pounds back, right in the worst place for their cuts -- hips and thighs. I was fitting into size 6 in most dresses at the time. It sounds like you and I have similar measurements in our lower halves. (I finally gave up and sold that dress last year.) I would be worried that the 12 would be not only too roomy, especially in the top, but also too long in the torso.  Angie on "Tailoring Advice Needed--how big is too big to tailor?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailoring-advice-needed--how-big-is-too-big-to-tailor#post-1418353 Sat, 03 Jan 2015 20:47:44 +0000 Angie 1418353@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Ah. There is no size 10. Yup. I agree with retailgirl.  retailgirl on "Tailoring Advice Needed--how big is too big to tailor?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailoring-advice-needed--how-big-is-too-big-to-tailor#post-1418351 Sat, 03 Jan 2015 20:43:49 +0000 retailgirl 1418351@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think you said there was no size ten available...sounds risky to me. I would try to find something similar that fit, with minimal alterations. Plus the dress looks like it's a bias cut with a lining...you'd really need to trust that your tailor or dressmaker was expert! Angie on "Tailoring Advice Needed--how big is too big to tailor?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailoring-advice-needed--how-big-is-too-big-to-tailor#post-1418320 Sat, 03 Jan 2015 19:44:49 +0000 Angie 1418320@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I vote go for the size 10. Black Halo if I remember correctly runs very small.  barbaraq on "Tailoring Advice Needed--how big is too big to tailor?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailoring-advice-needed--how-big-is-too-big-to-tailor#post-1418319 Sat, 03 Jan 2015 19:40:24 +0000 barbaraq 1418319@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I would say go for the 10.  It is always easier to take a dress in than to hope to find enough extra fabric in the seam allowances to let it out.  Check out Mrs.'s Mole blog.  She is a pro wedding dress alteration expert and her blog is hilarious.  Her blog will give you some idea of the difficulties she encounters in alterating formal/wedding dresses.  Good luck! gradfashionista on "Tailoring Advice Needed--how big is too big to tailor?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailoring-advice-needed--how-big-is-too-big-to-tailor#post-1418313 Sat, 03 Jan 2015 19:27:55 +0000 gradfashionista 1418313@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I am interested in this Black Halo dress for my wedding, and am wondering about sizing. I own the Jackie O dress in size 6 and am a 32B/C and 42" in the widest part of my thigh. (I wear a J. Crew size 8 bottom, 7FAM 29 or 30, Gap 8, for reference). The Jackie O dress in 6 is quite body con, and I would want something looser in the hip for the wedding. I do plan on dropping 7-10 lbs before, which is doable in terms of time, and in terms of my comfort zone. Unfortunately, because Black Halo  subjects all returns to a 15% restocking fee (!), I want to be sure to pick the better size the first time around. The <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.blackhalo.com/store/eve-by-laurel-berman/elise-gown?color=vanilla">dress</a> I'm looking is available in 6 and 12. Given the projected weight loss, would I be better off getting a 6 or a 12? The 12 would probably fit well/be slightly loose in the hip/thigh now, but would need to be tailored to a size 6 in the waist, and a size 4 in the bust. Are these adjustments too drastic for a size dress in this cut?