Jenny Packham Gowns

JaneAustensGhost

I am searching online for styles I like and I just fell in love with Jenny Packham's gowns.  They also match my English garden/ Great Gatsby feel to the wedding.   However, they look very slinky.  I have boobs, hips, and a butt - is this going to be a problem if I try on these gowns? They look made for "ruler shaped" women.   Can any Jenny Packham brides let me know if this true?

Also, any idea of prices?  I want to keep my gown under $6,000 if possible (but might go up if I find a really extraordinary gown that I must have).

NYCMercedes

Do you have a link? $6000 should be okay. She is a designer to the stars so her stuff looks great on waifs.

achiduck

All you can do is try them on and see how they fit. Try not to be too married to one specific designer. I was almost 100% sure I wanted a lace dress and when I tried on a few all I could thing was "get me out of this, now."

JaneAustensGhost

@achiduck, I agree - I've tried not to be married to any particular designer or style.  The Packham gowns were the first ones though that excited me.   So before I did go gaga, I wanted to know if they are gowns that aren't going to work with curves.  

@NYCMercedes, I can't link directly to any of the dresses, but here's the website:

http://www.jennypackham.com

Thank you both for your replies! 

emeejeeayen

I'm pretty skinny (like 32C, 24 waist, 35 hips), and I tried on her dresses, and I could see how one could feel uncomfortable at certain sizes in her dresses without spanx, etc, because they would show every flaw (admittedly I could only see half the dress bc they only had them in a size 12). On the other hand, if you're curvy like Kim Kardashian or JLo (magically without cellulite), I think the dresses would still look beautiful. I swear I saw them on a curvier girl online... but alas, I can't find now. One thing I will say is that I found her dresses to be a bit itchy on the edges where there was beading. And the alterations process seemed like it would be a nightmare. 

zizibet

Consider Ian Stuart. He has some stuff that would fit that look, IMHO, and his dresses are cut for women with curves. Jenny Packham's dresses are like Claire Pettibone's-again, IMHO-they aren't really cut for someone with more than a B cup, let alone hips.

JaneAustensGhost

I'll definitely check out those designers.  Thank you! 

JaneAustensGhost

@zizibet, I just checked the Ian Stuart website and just FELL IN LOVE with the Basiclla dress.  Thank you for mentioning those gowns - they're beautiful and though I'm not going to let myself think it is the one until I try it on, I think I found a good idea about what I want.

Thanks so much.

zizibet

You're welcome. The dresses have amazing construction too-there's a 21 boned corset built into each one.