I finally got back to the dry cleaner/tailor to pick up the dress. Happily, she was able to take it back out at the bust! There is a little visible line where the stitches were removed, but it’s under my arms so I’m not terribly bothered by it. I held my breath while trying it on, and was relieved to see it fits fine now. Whew!

I almost wore it out to dinner last night, but I had my heart set on wearing my new Chloe sandals, which clash with the dress. So I ended up wearing the Cornejo pants and top. A very happy outfit for me! We will have warm weather for more weeks here, so I’ll have more wearing opportunities for the dress. Plus I think it will look fab with boots and suede jacket in the fall!

Hooray for a happy ending!

WHEW! Tailoring mistakes are *so* disappointing. Glad you persevered.

Yay!!

An excellent happy ending!

Good job !

Yay! What a relief!

Yay! I’m so glad it worked out for you.

I have a dress in that sort of "whole-body A-line" as well. I wore it last night, and my boyfriend said I looked sexy. Sometimes, it really is about the ease of a garment and not showing everything. As a fellow busty person, I empathize with the button/shirt issue.

I also remember a few years back some women with "normal" bodies (above size 4 American) tried on bathing suits IN their size and were spilling out everywhere--they made videos. They still don't make a lot of clothes for women proportioned differently than Jackie O.

I hope you can get that dress fixed. But the new look looks great, too!