Stylish Petite | Fashion, Reviews and Petite Style: Tailoring: Banana Republic Tweed Dress Post-Alterations

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Tailoring: Banana Republic Tweed Dress Post-Alterations

YAY- the day is finally here! I got my Banana Republic tweed dress back from the tailors and I couldn't be more excited! See my previous post here (before alterations). I love getting something back from the tailor's and comparing before and after pics. It makes me want to get everything in my closet tailored. Here is the final product:

Dress: Banana Republic Factory Tweed Dress- size 00P

Shoes: Christian Louboutin Simple 100's- size 35/5 (buy here)

Pin: LOFT Flower Felt Pin

Pearls: Nordstroms Long Strand Pink Pearls (similar here)

Before we even get into the dress, can we just talk about the difference in just the pictures alone? The "before" pics was w/the same camera but I had no idea about the proper settings. The "after" pictures is me slowly figuring out the correct lighting and settings on my new camera. What a difference!

I decided to take it up 4". At first, my tailor pinned it up 3" and it was okay but we both tilted our heads and said, I think another inch would look much better. Do you see how short my legs look in the first pic? The dress was overwhelming my frame and legs.

Here is the view so you can see how it falls and where the hem ends.

The back view you can really see the difference in the hem length. Amazing huh? I have to say, I am quite happy with the end results! It was expensive ($25) to tailor but it's just a necessary evil we petites have to endure!

I think this may be my favorite dress that I own. Now, I am thinking I should get all my sheath dresses tailored. I know I will definitely be getting tons of use out of this dress so I think it worth the investment.

This is now on major clearance, PetiteLittleGirl tweeted about it being marked down to ~~$59.99~~ plus an additional 30% off. They will ship directly from the store for $5 (found this out when I first started calling around). Here is the tag for reference: (the last 4 digits= 1000, means that it's a petite item)

I am sure they will mark it down even more for President's day weekend coming up! I am hoping to go to the outlets next weekend if hubby is willing to take me:)