Bridesmaid dress dilemma - Help!

pm04gn

Hi Guys.
Having a little drama with just over 3 weeks to go.
My mum kindly made my bridesmaid dresses, 50s style in a beautiful red broderie anglais fabric. One fits perfectly but the other two the top half doesn't fit at all.

So has anyone seen any nice red dresses that would work for bridemaids? Im open to style/price but they have to be red to match the boys.

Thanks in advance

cats2012

Is there no way they can be altered? By a seamstress if your Mum can't?

lika_86

http://www.vivienofholloway.com/en/category/50s%20Halterneck%20Plain%20Dress/1950s-halterneck-plain-dress/79/

1950s style red dresses ^^ They have a shop too if you need it.

pm04gn

cats2012 wrote: »

Is there no way they can be altered? By a seamstress if your Mum can't?

Problem is that the third bridesmaid is coming from Australia the day before the wedding so no time to fix hers in an emergency.

Need a back up!

Love that VoH one but slightly pricey.

Thanks guys.

lika_86

How do you know that one fits but two don't if the third bridesmaid is only coming from Australia the day before?

As for a backup, you may need to be slightly more "open to style/price" if you need something with three weeks to go.

pm04gn

lika_86 wrote: »

How do you know that one fits but two don't if the third bridesmaid is only coming from Australia the day before?

As for a backup, you may need to be slightly more "open to style/price" if you need something with three weeks to go.

Well I can't know for sure but the girls are wearing the same size dress and are a similar build.

Was only wondering if anyone had seen anything on the high street, not to delve into the specifics of the fitting issue.

kirstypark

lady vintage of london do similar dresses to vivien of holloway, but much cheaper and can vouch for the quality.

themull1

Probably debenhams or monsoon, even bhs.

pm04gn

Thanks for the help guys
Quick update. The bodice on dress 2 now fits (hooray) so just dress three which we won't know about till 2 days before.
Found a lovely red prom dress in bhs for backup.