I've gotten that kind of service buying a suit at Nordstrom, but I got really spoiled having "my" tailor (all of my friends had one) in Dubai who could duplicate anything, and fix the fit in the process. Having your waist at your waist and your shoulders at your shoulders shouldn't have to be a luxury.
__________________ "Traveling - It leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller. ~ Ibn Battuta
Go for it, girl! What's important is not your size (though some chapters do make cuts based on that, unfortunately) but your confidence level and like others have said, your attire.
Just make sure you look and feel great and go in with your head held high. You will find a home
As a woman who has been a variety of sizes I will add my two cents. Learn early that if your clothes don't fit perfectly off the rack, it doesn't mean something is wrong with you. Don't settle for something that covers you, it needs to fit and flatter. Fit your toughest area, and tailor from there.
I learned this in my 20s. I had gone shopping with my father, who was looking for a new suit. He stepped into the men's department at Macy's and was greeted within 10 seconds by a salesman. He told the man he wanted a charcoal gray with subtle pinstripe. The guy eyeballed him, picked three suits in his size and had the seamstress waiting for him when Dad stepped out of the dressing room. She marked up the suit, and we were good to go.
That caliber of service has happened for me...never.
It was then that I realized a good seamstress isn't a luxury, it's a necessity.
I'll get off my soapbox.
Ugh, this is why I HATE vanity sizing in women's clothing! In some stories I'm a small, in others a large. It's so bizarre. And don't get me started on jeans...
Ugh, this is why I HATE vanity sizing in women's clothing! In some stories I'm a small, in others a large. It's so bizarre. And don't get me started on jeans...
Oh, yeah! I'm about 20 pounds more than I was in college. I wore a 6 or an 8 then. I wear a 4 or a 6 now. Really?????
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