Why Are Bridesmaid Dresses So Small

I asked the saleswoman why that was since i was looking at dresses for my friends wedding and she said that s standard for wedding garments for women to be about 4 6 sizes smaller than normal.

Why are bridesmaid dresses so small. Dedicated june 2014. Deb on october 23 2013 at 9 48 am posted in wedding attire 0 46. So instead of focusing on a size we want to focus on fit and flatter what makes you look pretty.

I think all bridesmaids hope that their dress will fit without needing alterations since that s usually another expense to add to something that you will most likely despite all efforts only wear once. Why do wedding gowns have to run so small. Why wedding dress sizes run so small by yourclothingchoice so you ve contributed your 401 k in every marriage magazine that ever existed pinterested yourself inside an inch of your life and spent the most recent three months on a strict eating methodology of crude veggies and well crude veggies.

I just don t understand why the dresses have to be so small if they made them to standard sizes then we d all be spared the sales talk. I was recently in a wedding and they said i should order my bridesmaid dress in a 14 but i ordered it in a 10 and it fit fine. I just ordered my dress on saturday i am a street size 8 10 and i had to order a size 16.

Boho chiffon spaghetti strap wedding dress with cut out waistband. Some have according to smith david s bridal has spent a boatload of time and money studying modern body types and changing sizing specs for their gowns to align with modern body shapes and expectations but others haven t followed suit. Why do wedding gowns have to run so small.

November 2010 in attire accessories forum. I wear a size 10 in dresses but i just noticed my bridesmaid dress from my sister s wedding is a 14. Backless a line long chiffon dress with small pleats.

Bridesmaid dresses are so expensive and i ve spent close to 600 in every wedding i ve been in. I was an 8 when i tried on dresses and my wedding dress size was a 14. So we ll probably put something on you that s too big or a bit snug anyway.