We tried our best to make brides look svelte taking in as much as possible without subjecting the entire body to either blocking of circulation or transfer of fat to other areas i.e. above or below the dress line. Once you have hit a bone there really isn’t any more you can do I am afraid unless you are considering Amputation? The weight loss issue is a long and frustrating one.
We have had a delightful bride that came for her first fitting on her gown, the fit was surprisingly good actually, which is quite rare as there is always something to tweak.
Bride - “Can you take the skirt in?”
Puzzled we pinned the skirt where she wanted
Bride - “oh yes that’s much better”
“Good, now have a try at walking about”
Its was quite entertaining I can tell you, a bit like when your older brother hides under the table and ties your shoe laces together so when you stand up to walk away you take half a step and fall flat on your face, I always remember that being a really hilarious one in our house.
Trying my hardest to cover my grin she waddled like Pingu from one side of the room to the other
Bride - “I think I will be ok” (she lied).
I couldn’t believe it surely she didn’t want to walk down the aisle like that?
“Try sitting down” (now this should be good).
Contorting sideways in a strange “S” shape she drops from standing to sitting position in one quick move.
“And getting up again”
She starts by heaving her pelvic muscles forward as if six months pregnant but this does not offer enough leverage and she bouces back on the sofa cushions her arms flaying about in a not so ladylike fashion. In the end her mother lends a hand to pull her up to a vertical from horizontal position.
Amazingly she seems to think that walking as if she had a haemorrhoid problem didn’t pose a problem. We take the skirt in much against our wishes and numerous declarations of “if it’s too tight” or “if it rips we have warned you!” so we will wait and see how the day goes and await the complaint letter when she claims we made the skirt too tight, sigh. Brides seem to be under the illusion that the tighter the fit the slimmer you look. Ladies this is not the case as to show every lump and bump and to be able to see if you have a brazilian wax is not the most flattering of fits.
A bride we had recently claimed her dress was too loose and she wanted it at least an inch tighter. We did advise that to take it in an inch would mean she won’t be able to button it up but she was adamant. Ok we said give us a couple of days and come back for a final fitting. Now this dress fit perfectly, she didn’t bulge over it and the bodice fit like a glove. Any tighter and the bones in the dress were likely to give way so we tried a little test, naughty I know but effective. A couple of days later the bride returned for her final fitting on buttoning the gown she smiled delightfully
Bride - “that’s so much better thank you so much”
Turning from side to side in the mirror
Bride - “I cant believe how much better it feels and looks I hope it didn’t take you long, do I owe you anything?”
We smile graciously
“Oh no don’t worry we are just pleased you are happy”.
So there she goes one very happy customer with a perfectly fitting dress, totally the same shape and size and unaltered from her first fitting, its magic I guess.
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