Short wedding dresses....

It's less than three weeks to my big day!  While most brides, petite or not, would opt for a floor length gown, bridal lines are showing more and more shorter, "less formal" dresses (you can see shorter dresses between the 1:30 and 2 minute marks of the above video).  Therefore, this month, we are asking you whether you would "play by the rules of petite dressing" and opt for something knee length rather than traditionally long.  As for me, well, I will post pictures of my dress after the big day...all I can say is that it is NOT short.

July Poll Results - Formal Wear and Fit

Last month, Shorty Stories asked whether you had trouble finding formal wear, especially bridal gowns.

39% of you said that you did, as alterations can get expensive.

45% felt that alterations did not have to be pricey

9% aren't petite, and therefore don't have trouble

6% chose other

Project Runway Canada, February 24 Episode

On Project Runway Canada last night, they ditched their "regular" models. The challenge was to re-do a woman's wedding dress, turning into something completely different. The models they used were the owners of the dresses, and were all different shapes and sizes (including one petite woman). Because designers are trained to design at a certain size (for the most part), at least one commented on how they had to re-think how to fit a non-size zero. Sad, IMHO.


Some of the designers fared well, though many did not. The designer who created a recycled dress for the most petite woman did an amazing job and the dress was absolutely adorable with the red and black added to the waist. I just wished that the judges mentioned her petiteness. One of the ugliest dresses was the one created was Kim's. I just can't describe it. It was a complete mess. She basically added meshy material to the sleeve and hem - something that just didn't "go" with the outfit. Another ugly dress was created from a sari. The designer, Baylor, could have done so much with it, but he did not. Not only was the dress nasty, but it was lopsided, with the back shorter than the front. At the end, Kim was given one more chance, while Baylor was eliminated.