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"My dear friend turned into a sobbing mess when she went to try on gowns at a well-known wedding dress shop. I can&amp;#x27;t imagine going through what she did... So this friend had about six months until she was going to get married, and she decided to start her quest for the perfect dress. You know, as one does in these situations. So she booked an appointment at a retailer and headed in, totally excited. She is a healthy, beautiful person who has completed triathlons and totally impressive other physical feats, but--like many women--is curvier, and doesn&amp;#x27;t wear a standard sample size. And while the associate never said anything specifically about my friend&amp;#x27;s size, she most certainly had no problem telling her that, of the hundreds of gowns the shop carried, not one of them &amp;quot;would look good on [her].&amp;quot; (In my head, this associate looks and sounds like the saleslady who booted Julia Roberts out of the boutique in Pretty Woman.) Reading Tracey&amp;#x27;s post about the store that&amp;#x27;s now equipped with plus-sized dressing rooms kind of reminded me of this. Trying on clothes in a shop and showing the results to relative strangers isn&amp;#x27;t always the most comfortable thing in the world (which is why I often buy stuff without trying it on--I know! Not the best idea I&amp;#x27;ve ever had), and there can be even more emotional investment--and fragility--when it comes to something like a wedding gown. So after hearing what the associate had to say, my friend quietly gathered up her things, walked calmly to her car outside, and cried. (The story has a happy ending, though: she found a gorgeous dress from a great store. And she looked amazing.) What would you have done if this happened to you? Did you have any challenges like this when shopping for a gown? More on wedding gown stories: * Which Save the Date Readers Recently Got Married? Can I See Pics of You In Your Wedding Dress, Please!! * Let&amp;#x27;s Take a Moment to Discuss Blair Waldorf&amp;#x27;s Wedding Dress from Last Night&amp;#x27;s Episode of Gossip Girl! (It&amp;#x27;s in Stores Now!) * Um, Would You Let Your Wedding Guests Do THIS to Your Wedding Gown? More Ways to Get Glamour Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter Add us to your iGoogle homepage Photo: Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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