Clothes you love but can’t wear

We have a few sewing belles locally - hope you find someone

Itsawelshthing must be because I'm really short as well!

EllanVannin

What's a dress ?

I'd forgotten until I saw the picture

And - what's a waist?

looking at the dress hanging behind the blue one makes me thing that you could get a wide elastic, the same colour or constrasting colour, separate the top from the skirt then join back together with the elastic in between.

Or maybe steal some fabric from the hem and add a panel on each side seam. The dress would be shorter, granted, but you would probably only need to take about 2 inches max (depending on how much you need to get a good fit. You could then use tape on the hem to minimise the amount of turn up. Just a thought.

But I agree with most of the GN replies that taking it to a seamstress would probably be the better option.

Got to lose weight??

Lady said it would need reconstructing on one dress and an insert on the other which may not be exact but doable. So I’ve decided to go on the 5/2 to see if I can do it. Either that or buy a hula hoop.