fellow strapless dress wearers

[Jessica]

i also have a small gap, but i did a test the other day with max's fashion tape (i'm in love!!) to "close" the gap a bit and it works amazing. do wha tyou are comfortable with though. i didn't know a gap was normal either. i've seen some brides with a gap, some without.

[TATrisha]

I think it depends on the size of the gap. I've seen a "comfortable" gap, and then I've seen the Grand Canyon. Imagine that, the Grand Canyon, right there between your best friends and your dress. Nuts!

[*JillD*]

I had a strapless bridesmaid dress and it had a gap and it SUCKED! I hated it, it looked ridiculous, I wanted to go back to the seamstress and tell her she made it too big, but it was my own fault for not trying in on when I picked it up after alterations.

 

My dress has a corset back and I plan on telling whoever is lacing it to pull it tight, not so tight that I have back fat, but tight enough that the top is against my chest and not hanging out.

[laura b]

I think it was a photographer I was talking to who said she hated when girls wore strapless dresses that were too big up top. She said you ended up getting a lot of "thumb hooker" pictures (where the girl is hitching up her dress with her thumbs). I think you definitely want it snug up top.

[MelissaH]

I had a gap but I never had a problem with it slipping at all...my seamstress thought that if she took it in anymore I'd end up spilling out over top and I think she was totally right.

 

The only thing I didn't like is that it was really noticeable in a couple pictures...but most of them were OK!

[EDYTA]

Here is my dress, I had it done very snug and I also have no boobs what so ever so they need to give me a bustier and sew cups into it and then they tightened a lot in the back....but I go for my last dress fitting when I fly back home next week so I might need more alterations

 

but I would definately say have it tightened otherwise yo will be very uncomfortable and it wont give you the shape that you want

 

[Sarah]

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Originally Posted by EDYTA Here is my dress, I had it done very snug and I also have no boobs what so ever so they need to give me a bustier and sew cups into it and then they tightened a lot in the back....but I go for my last dress fitting when I fly back home next week so I might need more alterations but I would definately say have it tightened otherwise yo will be very uncomfortable and it wont give you the shape that you want

Have I mentioned that you are gorgeous? lol
That dress looks awesome Edyta! Can't wait to see you in it in person! 2 weeks...

[EDYTA]

You are way 2 sweet:) can't wait 2 see you either, it's going to be so exciting...YAY!!!!

[MelissaH]

Edyta you look absolutely stunning!! Terry is going to pass out when he sees you hehe

[Shelley]

Jessica what is max's fashion tape? I'm assuming double sided tape - but is it strong enough to hold up a gown and if so, is it "sweatproof"? Where do you find it?

 

I got my dress this weekend and already I'm hiking it up like crazy, which is driving me crazy. I LOVE the idea of getting a seamstress to put in an elastic in the top. (Thank you Christa!) I want it super snug so there's not any shots of me pulling it up.