A couple of years ago, I bought a dress from Fashion Bug (oh, how I miss thee). It's a black, velvety knee length halter with a jacket. Definitely a Christmas / New Year's dress. I never had a chance to wear it, and I really want to!

My sleeve is scheduled for 11/25, and I'm starting at about 300 pounds. I'm torn between hoping it doesn't look like a shiny potato sack on me at New Year's, and just incorporating it into a halloween costume so I can finally wear the thing.

Think it'll be wearable? If not, any ideas for how I can turn this dress into something Halloween-y?

Go for the costume. You'll be down a bit in weight between your pre and post op diets and entitled to a new dress for New Years!

I am not sure what size it is if you bought it in a smaller size or if your worried it might be too big...the first month of my sleeve (I started at 320) I was down 26 lbs...EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT so please don't think that is the norm. you might have more you might have less.

I also found that with my weight loss it seemed to go from the top down, I noticed it in my face/neck/shoulders before anything else started changing...I would think if it fits you now or is a little snug you would still be ok for new years...otherwise, if it's black I say go witchy!! get a pointed had and celebrate! Hope this helps! Good luck with your surgery!!

You can pretty much turn any outfit into a zombie or vampire costume with the right makeup! Cat costumes are pretty easy, too--you'd just need ears, a tail, and some black tights or leggings, plus makeup. Or you could add a hat and apron and be a maid. Holly Golightly, maybe? Have fun and good luck with your surgery!

How much weight do you think you need to lose for the dress to fit? If not much, you may want to make it a Halloween costume but if you need to lose a more significant amount, it might fit at Christmas. Also..as the other poster said, everyone loses differently so all you can do it try to wear the outfit but know that you just might not be able to.

I was able to wear a pretty dress to a wedding that took place around 7 months after my surgery. I had another dress the same size that I never was able to wear. The window on sizes grows shorter as you lose so know that it's really a crapshoot.

Good luck with your surgery and keep us posted.

Thanks! This one fits now, I'm just afraid it'll be too big and look sloppy if I wait until New Year's to wear it. Well, I'm HOPING I'll be small enough for that, anyway .

Seems like Halloween it is! I might make an aluminum foil award and put on a fancy wig and go as a famous actress, lol.

As others mentioned, everyone is different.... but for me I'm four months out from a sleeve now and I didn't notice I had shrunk a size until about month 2. Dresses are also very forgiving, meaning it won't be super obvious if you wear it one or even two sizes down. If it's huge/tent, throw a neat belt on it ( I KNOW the idea of a belt seems so weird to me but it works on my oversized work shirts now)

I say use it for both and get ready for an awesome ride through "I'm excited to figure out how to make my clothes look good through my awesome weight loss" journey. Very happy for you.

I say go for the Halloween costume! You can be a sexy "witch" or a Movie Star!!

i vote for halloween cause i LOVE halloween and i love the idea that you're doing a costume.

Thanks, all! Some great ideas here!

Halloween is my favorite holiday. I try to get creative every year. The last two years I went as a cat lady (in a granny gown with stuffed cats superglued all over it) and a crazy Roswell groupie (with a tinfoil hat and a "beam me up" poster).

@@roundisashape, can I steal that cat lady idea? I love it. I've been trying to figure out what costume to come up with this year.

Absolutely! I found the cats at the dollar store, and the granny gown at Wal-Mart

Absolutely! I found the cats at the dollar store, and the granny gown at Wal-Mart

Thanks!