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Thank you ! I do know of Wendesign, but I wasn't sure if they were still in business since their website looks like it hasn't been updated for a while.Finding a local seamstress is a good idea; I just have to figure how. Maybe I can ask one of the skate moms.
See, I think Figureskaterwear is designed very oddly... the skirts are placed too low and are MUCH too short. The skirt on one of the AXL dresses I ordered can't be any longer than about 5" and it doesn't cover ANYTHING.. my butt hangs out from underneath the skirt by quite a lot, and you can see the briefs from the front as well. I'll probably never wear it on the ice unless I modify that one significantly
See, I think Figureskaterwear is designed very oddly... the skirts are placed too low and are MUCH too short. The skirt on one of the AXL dresses I ordered can't be any longer than about 5" and it doesn't cover ANYTHING.. my butt hangs out from underneath the skirt by quite a lot, and you can see the briefs from the front as well.
That's so weird. I like her dresses because I find the skirts to be longer, and cover my large backside... I wear a large though, and am short (just a bit thick).
slightly odd suggestion ... have you tried dancewear instead of skatewear?Have you checked the sizing from most dance wear companies? An adult XL in many is really something closer to an adult medium... it's not even close (I'm talking bust measurement of only 36 or 37" for an XL, which doesn't really work when on a good day I measure 41" thanks to my gift from the booby fairy), and plus size dance wear is very limited. I think the problem with something like figureskatewear really stems from these patterns not being scaled correctly. What works in scaling kid's sizes doesn't really translate well to into larger adult sizes (and just about everything they offer is available from a child's XS all the way to adult XXL), and it's not something that is just limited to the skirt length... I don't think they are actually test fitting them on people in those sizes, or if they are, they simply try them on a plus size model, who's proportions at a given size are not necessarily going to match up with someone more athletic. Often there isn't enough coverage in certain areas, or the fit is too baggy or too tight in the arms/shoulders.Part of me also suspects that the fetish market is larger for adult skating dresses than the actual market for adult skaters is.... which certainly doesn't help anything.