Calling ll Denver Shoe Experts!

[Smurfysmiles]

So I went in for my first fitting and was told that my shoes aren't HIGH enough! I believe they are a 3 inch heel and I'm not normally a heel girl so I'm having a bit of a panic. My next fitting is the first weekend in september so I need the new shoes by then...I'm looking for something in blue or white with a platform I think, preferably that I can try on in person (hence the denver in my title...) If you know of anywhere good or have seen anything, please let me know!!! Thank you thank you thank you sooooo much in advance

Here's previous shoes (*sob*) I'm going to wear them to the rehearsal dinner instead

 

[Smurfysmiles]

Ooops should be *all in the title but it posted too fast! lol anyways, here''s the first pair of shoes

 

[mrscushion]

I don''t understand why they can''t shorten the dress to fit your shoes? They are lovely.

Sorry, not in Denver, so I have no recs. Good luck!

 

[PilsnPinkysMom]

Date: 8/17/2009 12:15:12 PM
Author: mscushion
I don''t understand why they can''t shorten the dress to fit your shoes? They are lovely.


Sorry, not in Denver, so I have no recs. Good luck!

Ditto--- why can''t the dress be altered to the SHOES? 3 inches is a LOT of heel height, at least for me. I''d be devastated if someone told me I had to wear shoes that high.

Perhaps you need a new seamstress? I can give you a good recommendation for someone in Arvada.

 

[PilsnPinkysMom]

It''s hard to say specifically what shoes will be IN DENVER... websites aren''t always an accurate representation of what may find in a store... But I have a two suggestions. I remember you didn''t want to spend a fortune on shoes, and both of these stores are pretty budget friendly.

1- DSW in Park Meadows.

2- Nine West Outlet Store at Castle Rock Outlets

 

[Prana]

I agree with others that said that maybe you should look for a second opinion from another seamtress. A 3 inch heel is quite significant, not many people can function well in a heel height higher than that. If I remember your dress correctly, there wasn''t a lot of detail from the bottom that would be lost in hemming, right? Could you post a pic of your dress again? I just can''t see why you wouldn''t be able to wear your current shoes...

 

[Smurfysmiles]

Date: 8/17/2009 2:59:06 PM
Author: girlface
I agree with others that said that maybe you should look for a second opinion from another seamtress. A 3 inch heel is quite significant, not many people can function well in a heel height higher than that. If I remember your dress correctly, there wasn''t a lot of detail from the bottom that would be lost in hemming, right? Could you post a pic of your dress again? I just can''t see why you wouldn''t be able to wear your current shoes...

Yup that is the reason the hem cannot be shortened. She said she could raise the hem but it would cut off half of the embroidery....she also mentioned a reason why we couldnt bring it up at the top but i don''t quite remember....Here''s a picture of the front of the dress, just ignore me looking hideous lol

 

[Smurfysmiles]

Here is a picture (sort of) of where she mentioned the hem would be about, right in the middle of it
man do i hate being short!!!! any other ideas? stilts? lol jk jk jk

 

[sunnyd]

She should detach the skirt from the bodice and shorten from there. Does it really need to be shortened that much? In the first pic there looks to be 3+ inches on the bottom.

 

[Smurfysmiles]

In the picture I''m standing on a foot tall stool lol so it needs to be shortened approximately one foot

 

[Prana]

hmmm, and you said that there was a reason they couldn''t detatch from the waist and shorten there?

Or you could just have them hem from the bottom and redo all the embroidery....

 

[Smurfysmiles]

lol they would probably kill me if i asked them to redo the embroidery hahaha

i shot them an email asking them for alternatives so we''ll see what they come up with

 

[kittybean]

I''d also check out Colorado Mills Mall in Golden for some less expensive shoe stores. Off Broadway Shoes is huge (on the west side of the mall) and should have quite a few fall platforms in.

I saw some gorgeous cobalt blue platform pumps at Aldo in Cherry Creek the other day, but they were probably in the $100 range, I''m guessing.

Let your seamstress know that even if you wear five-inch heels, it will not make you five inches taller (because of the slope of your foot and the angle at which it sits). There will be a difference between five-inch heels and three-inch heels, but I don''t think it will be enough to save all the embroidery on your hem. Anything over a five-inch heel is usually in the lucite, lady-of-the-night style (I know this after much searching for my own five-inch-heeled bridal shoes!)--nothing like the gorgeous shoes you have already.

Also, are you used to wearing very high heels? I wear almost four-inch heels daily, and four- to five-inch heels when I go out, and if you don''t have a lot of practice walking, standing, and dancing in your shoes, you are in for a miserable wedding day, and no one wants that!

 

[Smurfysmiles]

Ok so I just got off the phone with the owner of the shop and he will be there personally at my next fitting to make sure everything works out ok. Currently these are my three options:

-Detach the bodice and skirt and hem from the top down. Since it is an a-line drop waist I would need to come back for a third fitting which requires a 200 plane ticket and would be the weekend before fi and i move into our new place

-Add more crinoline. We currently added an extra skirt of crinoline and it was suggested to just poof it out more until it is the right length. Which is fine, I don''t mind poofy-ness

-Grin and bear 4 inch heels ahhhhhhhh!!!

So I emailed my mom to see what she thinks so I''m just waiting to hear back on that

I''m glad the owner responded so quickly!

 

[Smurfysmiles]

I normally shop at the mills since I just live over in lakewood, but I haven''t gone to offbroadway shoes yet, I think I may need to make a daytrip this weekend I usually just bee-line straight for journeys lol

 

[ladypirate]

Really if the dress needs to be shortened a foot already, I can''t see how an inch of heel height would make that much of a difference. I say keep the shoes and alter the dress.

 

[honey22]

Date: 8/17/2009 5:18:46 PM
Author: ladypirate
Really if the dress needs to be shortened a foot already, I can''t see how an inch of heel height would make that much of a difference. I say keep the shoes and alter the dress.

Ditto. Nothing worse than tripping down the isle cos your shoes are too tall. And anyway, I love your blue shoes!!!

 

[PilsnPinkysMom]

Smurf,

Is it too late to seek out another seamstress? Have they already started working on the dress?

I imagine you paid a deposit by this point, but finding a local CO seamstress/tailor would (maybe) save a lot of money (no more plane tickets!) Unless you've already purchased the ticket for fitting #2, that is.

And, as I've recently discovered, shipping a dress/taking a dress on a plane isn't a hassle at all. Shipping the gown from ND (that's where you're from, if I recall? Sorry if that's incorrect) and finding a new seamstress close to where you live NOW might actually save money in the long run.

I'm not a seamstress and won't ever claim that I am, but I know that a really talented seamstress can do juuust about anything to change a wedding gown. I think that hemming from the top-down is the best option here, and I'd suggest doing it locally. As in CO locally. Or putting up the money and taking a third trip to wherever your dress is located, even if it's bad timing. It would be terrible to A) be tripping over your dress all night because the crinoline starts to settle and "deflate" or B) have horribly sore feet

Hope you find a solution that works best for you, though! Good luck!

 

[Smurfysmiles]

Yeah those would all be good options pilsn, but we already have paid the plane ticket for the second dress fitting and the wedding will actually be in north dakota (which is also where all our friends and family live so its ok i guess because i can visit them). But also fi and I are planning on driving to north dakota for the wedding because we have a loooooot of people coming and don''t want to deal with taking all the presents on the plane home with us