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Wedding Dress Sample Size- What Size is it?

So I'm watching Say Yes to the Dress....which I've never done before... and it was mentioned that the average wedding sample dress is a size is 10.

Is that about right, ladies?

That might be a nice goal...I would love to fit into sample sizes someday.

It seem as if sample sizes for rings and shoes are both 7. However, I have a 5.5 ring size and a size 10 foot. I would love to finally be able to fit into a sample size.
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  • edited December 2011
    10 is what I expereicned at bridal salons. DB had a ton of different sizes in nventory though. If you are larger than a 10 they use extenders so you can try the dress on. Depending on the brand though a wedding dress size 10 can be a street size 4 or 6 (but not always).

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  • lunarsongbirdlunarsongbird member
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    edited December 2011
    Whew...4 or 6 in street size...whew. What a difference. Lol.

    What is the average "street size" for a bridal size 10? Ha
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  • edited December 2011
    It really just depends on the designer. I think DB is true to size. 

    EDT: I am a street size 4 and I ordered a 6. I was mesured as having a size 2 bust, 4 waist, and 6 hips. the top will have to be taken in

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  • edited December 2011
    In my experience, sample sizes were a street 4 or 6.  It does depend on the designer though.  
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  • DanieKADanieKA member
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    edited December 2011
    When I went with my BFF, David's Bridal told us their sizes, well she said bridal sizes in general are about a size off. So she said a wedding dress size 10 is a normal person size 8. Proved to be true when BFF got her dress. 

    But depending on the designer it can be different. A lot of the higher end designers will range differently than that. I'm not sure how the Vera Wang for DB is sized, but designer brands tend to be smaller in wedding and non wedding sizes regardless. 

    For example, a Target Merona size 8 could differ from a gap size 8, will definitely differ from an Old Navy size 8 (Old Navy, in my experience, runs sooo large. Makes me feel great to fit into such a small size there), but generally all of those will be bigger than a designer jean which is sized 8. Or Marc Jacobs dress sized 8. So your Vera's, your Monique Lhuillier's, your Amsale's sample size 10's might very well be a "real person" size 6. 
  • lunarsongbirdlunarsongbird member
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    edited December 2011
    Geeze....Good thing I have at least a solid year before I even would consider trying on dresses. Wink

    So the SYTTD that's I'm watching is for plus size gals...and sometimes it's so sad. I don't want to cry when trying on wedding dresses. :(
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  • marleylikeairmarleylikeair member
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_wedding-dress-sample-size-size?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:e8d0f224-e610-4806-8860-2003f5024121Post:8e54b82f-1d41-4f31-a33a-60bf00db623b">Re: Wedding Dress Sample Size- What Size is it?</a>:
    [QUOTE]When I went with my BFF, David's Bridal told us their sizes, well she said bridal sizes in general are about a size off. So she said a wedding dress size 10 is a normal person size 8. Proved to be true when BFF got her dress.  But depending on the designer it can be different. A lot of the higher end designers will range differently than that. I'm not sure how the Vera Wang for DB is sized, but designer brands tend to be smaller in wedding and non wedding sizes regardless.  For example, <strong>a Target Merona size 8 could differ from a gap size 8, will definitely differ from an Old Navy size 8 (Old Navy, in my experience, runs sooo large. Makes me feel great to fit into such a small size there), but generally all of those will be bigger than a designer jean which is sized 8. Or Marc Jacobs dress sized 8.</strong> So your Vera's, your Monique Lhuillier's, your Amsale's sample size 10's might very well be a "real person" size 6. 
    Posted by DanieKA[/QUOTE]<div>
    </div><div>Oh man. This retail sizing game drives me nuts. Pretty soon every store will be so vastly different that we'll have to learn different sizes for every brand/store we try. They might as well make up their own names for sizes, like Starbucks. <img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-tongue-out.gif" border="0" alt="Tongue out" title="Tongue out" />

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  • DanieKADanieKA member
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_wedding-dress-sample-size-size?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:e8d0f224-e610-4806-8860-2003f5024121Post:ef3c65d1-79e9-4136-aa82-f2dad02300db">Re: Wedding Dress Sample Size- What Size is it?</a>:
    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Wedding Dress Sample Size- What Size is it? : Oh man. This retail sizing game drives me nuts. Pretty soon every store will be so vastly different that we'll have to learn different sizes for every brand/store we try. They might as well make up their own names for sizes, like Starbucks. 
    Posted by marleylikeair[/QUOTE]

    <div>HAHA! I'm a Banana Republic sized Venti and an Old Navy sized Tall!</div>
  • edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_wedding-dress-sample-size-size?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:e8d0f224-e610-4806-8860-2003f5024121Post:0de71f3e-b0b8-4901-aeab-982f2459c9e6">Wedding Dress Sample Size- What Size is it?</a>:
    [QUOTE]<strong>So I'm watching Say Yes to the Dress</strong>....which I've never done before... and it was mentioned that the average wedding sample dress is a size is 10. Is that about right, ladies? That might be a nice goal...I would love to fit into sample sizes someday. It seem as if sample sizes for rings and shoes are both 7. However, I have a 5.5 ring size and a size 10 foot. I would love to finally be able to fit into a sample size.
    Posted by lunarsongbird[/QUOTE]


    Um, great minds think alike!!  I'm watching the Say Yes marathon on TLC right now.  Guilty indulgence!
  • marleylikeairmarleylikeair member
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_wedding-dress-sample-size-size?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:e8d0f224-e610-4806-8860-2003f5024121Post:45661b34-3f2c-4762-b8d8-95097ab5988e">Re: Wedding Dress Sample Size- What Size is it?</a>:
    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Wedding Dress Sample Size- What Size is it? : HAHA! I'm a Banana Republic sized Venti and an Old Navy sized Tall!
    Posted by DanieKA[/QUOTE]

    <div>LOL. Those Starbucks sizes make me want to murder something. Have you seen these NSFW gems?</div><div>
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  • peekaboo2011peekaboo2011 member
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    edited December 2011
    Ooh, I want in on this.  Sorry I'm late, I've been at work.

    The dresses we have in stock range from 10-14.  We also keep some plus sizes around in a certain designer so that bigger girls can get an idea of dresses too.

    Simone Carvalli cuts a little bit closer to real street sizes, the rest of them can be as much as 4 sizes off.  For example, a girl I had today - she said she was a street size 0 and we ordered her a 4.  

    Sample sizes ordered will depend, I think, on what the cliental of the salon is.  If a salon gets a lot of bigger girls, they'll have bigger dresses.  We can always clip you into a dress that's too big.  Those that are too small are really, sometimes, too small.
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  • leia1979leia1979 member
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    edited December 2011
    They definitely vary. A couple places I went stocked multiple sizes. Others had size 10s that were probably about a real-life 6.

    At David's Bridal, I told them I needed a size 4. The girl looked at me funny and brought a 6 which was too big. My actual dress (Camille LaVie) is a 4, and it turns out I should have ordered a 2. I just thought there is no way I should fit in a 2. Sizing is horribly inconsistent, and I found even the size charts aren't always all that helpful.


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    edited December 2011
    Don't even get me started on the sizing at Ann Taylor Loft. I'm a size 6 in a dress, and once I went in and tried on a dress that size, it was too big. Saleswoman gets me a 4, still too big. Long story short, I ended up in a size 0, and I am NOT a 0. Ladies, I have some hips!! It was such a waste of time (though I did end up buying it). Yes, it feels awesome when I buy one of their dresses, but then their pants are totally ridiculous and I'm a 10. How can I be a 0 in a dress and a 10 in pants at the same store. Ughz.

    Ok ladies, I'm off for the night. Have a great one!
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