Justin Alexander dress alterations? Helpppp!

I don't think it makes your hips look big at all. You have a lovely figure in it. I think (not 100% sure) they steam dresses. Yu could maybe try hanging it in the bathroom to see f some creases come out. The model is possibly wearing a hooped underskirt for the additional fullness. I think it looks nice either way so it's can to what you prefer.

You look really lovely in it x

Oh pshh I was expecting you to look huge and you just honestly don't. Your hips look enviably nice!

Do bear in mind that your photo is front on, and the model is at a slight angle, which visually slims her hips.

The store I bought my dress at steams them once alterations are finished before you pick them up, which will get rid of all the creases.

You look lovely and I prefer the dress on you to the model

xxx

Thanks both - that's really sweet of you and I do feel a bit better about it now actually (I was thinking about trying to buy a new dress instead so now I'm not sure if I need to!). I've always tried to hide my wide hips and I think one problem is that I usually wear jeans or A-line short dresses, so it's a bit of a shock seeing me in this sort of dress - I didn't realise my hips would poke out quite so much! :/ But you're right - the sideways photos are much more flattering (I just got my poor dad to play at being 'photographer' for me so I could check) so I'll have to tell my tog not to take front photos of me... Argh!

Thanks for the tip re creasing too; good to know they will do that along with alterations! The bathroom tip is smart too!

Right - next job...find a seamstress!!

Thanks for the replies

You honestly don't have big hips! You look beautiful and it really suits you. Maybe your local dry cleaners would be able to steam the dress for you. I would have thought a seamstress would know if and what alterations were required so maybe go see someone and see what they suggest?

Personally I think the model looks like she has bigger hips than you! Looks stunning and as others have said, most seamstresses will have the facility to steam it for you!

It's worth phoning some bridal shops to try to source someone to do the alterations- just tell them that you haven't bought your dress from them but are looking for recommendations for someone to do some alterations- I know at least two bridal shops round here that will do alterations for 'outsourced' dresses and don't charge much more than they charge for their own stock!

That dress looks gorgeous on you - I am jealous of your hips!! x

I agree with whoever said that your hips look smaller than the model's hips.

I bought my dress off the peg, too. I found a seamstress who used to make wedding dresses but transitioned to altering them. She was fabulous. Since I was travelling post-seamstress, she recommended that I put my dress in to be pressed/steamed with a dry cleaner who specializes in pressing/steaming wedding dresses.