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lucy love

lucy love

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I bought my dress a while ago (few weeks after we got engaged) and got it from a shop that was going out of business. It''s used, but I am completely fine with that because it only cost me $200, and it''s gorgeous!

The only problem I have is that I don''t have enough chest to fill it out. =( My grandma is a seamstress and used to make wedding dresses. She doesn''t think it''s a good idea to take in the sides, because of the intricate bead and lace work from the waist up. It would only have to be about a half inch on both sides... but she says no. so i guess it''s no!

so! my only option now is to figure out how i''m going to fill it out. i don''t want it to be obvious that i''m stufing my bra (like the olden days!), and i don''t want anything to show from under my dress! Any suggestions?!

here''s a picture of me wearing my dress...

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here''s a full-body picture.

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I feel your pain - I don''t have many suggestions though I''m afraid!
 
Hi Lucy,

Welcome to PS! I''m sorry that I can''t offer any advice but I wanted to chime in and say that your dress is gorgeous. It''s so beautiful! I''m sure others will be able to help.


Zoe
 
What about those ' chicken filets' things? I have heard they are quite effective!

You can buy them here
 
thanks so much for the welcome. =) i''m so blessed to have stumbled upon this forum... i don''t even know how i did. but it''s great to see that other brides out there are going through the same stuff i am!!! haha! i think i might be tiring my girlfriends out with all my concerns. =P

i''ve thought of sewing pads onto the inside of my dress.. would this be dangerous or not a good idea? i''m not so concerned about saving the dress after - not sure what i''m going to do with it actually.

the silicone inserts seem like they could work! thanks so much!
 
Date: 3/25/2008 7:00:22 AM
Author: lucy love
thanks so much for the welcome. =) i''m so blessed to have stumbled upon this forum... i don''t even know how i did. but it''s great to see that other brides out there are going through the same stuff i am!!! haha! i think i might be tiring my girlfriends out with all my concerns. =P

i''ve thought of sewing pads onto the inside of my dress.. would this be dangerous or not a good idea? i''m not so concerned about saving the dress after - not sure what i''m going to do with it actually.

the silicone inserts seem like they could work! thanks so much!
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Most welcome! Some seem to have had good results, so you could always give a pair a test run in normal clothes to see how you like them!
 
There are bustiers that work well for adding some size without sewing anything in if that bothers you. To make the look more "real", you might also consider body tape which will hold the dress close to you and can be used to push the girls together to further add cleavege.
 
Date: 3/25/2008 7:00:22 AM
Author: lucy love

i''ve thought of sewing pads onto the inside of my dress.. would this be dangerous or not a good idea? i''m not so concerned about saving the dress after - not sure what i''m going to do with it actually.


the silicone inserts seem like they could work! thanks so much!
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Sewing pads into the dress won''t hurt the dress at all. They would be sewn in by hand and could be easy to remove if you wanted to sell the dress later or anything like that. I used to alter wedding gowns too and we did it all the time. If you don''t plan to wear a bra with the dress pads are your best option.

If you were planning on wearing foundation anyway then the inserts work wonders and could be used for other occasions too.
 
Sewing something into your dress may work but it also may stay with the dress when you move around. I would get the push-up things that have adhesive and are attached to you. There are a lot of items out there you can buy. What ever you have of your own can be pushed up so something shows on top and filled in on the bottom of your breast. You may have to look around to find these types of under garments but movie stars and women with partial mastectomies use all sorts of enhancements.

Your dress is beautiful!! The beading is gorgeous.
 
A good bustier with silicone inserts would be perfect. I would worry about adhesive or taping anything because of sweat, and anything sewn to the dress would move with the dress. The silicone "chicken cutlets" are soft and enhance your natural assets because they lift them up and fill them out without looking "stuffed". I''ve seen them at Nordstrom and Macy''s if you''re worried about buying online. I think most bridal shops have them too, but they are probably more expensive there. This is a VERY common issue! I had mine taken in a bit but the beading wasn''t quite as elaborate.
 
I agree with Brazen and Sumbride, I think a bustier with chicken filets would be best, I find bustiers to be pretty comfortable and there is less adjusting that needs to be done during the night than with a plain strapless. And I would NOT want something taped to me, that would annoy me all night and I would probably end up taking them off at some point and then the secret would be out since my chest would be totally deflated!!! hahaha
 
Have you talked with a different seamstress? Your dress has just as much beading as mine does and my seamstress was able to bring in the top of my dress 1/2 inch on each side. She charged me a bit extra because all of the beading, but I just got it back yesterday and you can''t even tell. It fits perfectly now. I might suggest seeing whether someone else could take it in for you.
 
wow thanks everyone! i do have a bustier that i bought to wear with the dress. only thing is that since my neckline is a deep dip sweetheart neck, i can see the top of it when i look down! i know this is normal, and my mom and grandma assure me others won''t see it. but i think they will!

my grandma is kind of strong willed and so i''m not sure if she''ll agree to let me take the dress out of the house and to another place to get altered. i have to catch her at a good time and ask her. =)

i have the adhesive bra, mine''s from GAP. i need something that would add cup size though so maybe i''ll go with the silicone inserts. =/

definitely ruling out sewing pads in now. boobs moving with the dress would be worse than people seeing my bra. haha!
 
Victoria''s Secret has these great inserts you can buy. Get the ones that bring you up 2 cup sizes (I promise its not as big as it sounds) and sew them into the dress with some cups. I think that will work fine.
 
lucy, you look gorgeous in your dress and at $200 what a steal!

To address the padding issue, you could get a bustier for plunging necklines and then add the silicone inserts. that way you don''t have to worry about showing. First buy the silicone inserts and then get fitted for a bustier with those puppies in there.

Good luck.
 
I haven''t tried them, but my friend swears by these things: http://www.nubra.com/
You also have to consider how low you dress is in back which will effect what you can wear.
 
Hi there!!! You can see my wedding pictures somewere in here...anyway...I needed padding SO bad!!!!....My dress barely needed alterations...but padding, yep I needed that big time!
I paid like $15 for cups. The seamstress that did my bustle just put them in! I didn't even have to use a bra (sorry if TMI...hehe). They were great and they made such a difference in the way the gown looked!!!

M~

ETA: here are the pics: https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/pro-pics.81259/
You can't tell in those...but boy, it made a huge difference!!!
Here is the dress with no cups (sorry, no great pics but you can see where the dress was a like...hmm...empty on the chest area...hehe)
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/the-dress.67990/
 
boob job
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kidding. its been the running joke for my FI as shes dealt with the same problem this past year...
 
Date: 3/25/2008 7:00:32 PM
Author: Mandarine
Hi there!!! You can see my wedding pictures somewere in here...anyway...I needed padding SO bad!!!!....My dress barely needed alterations...but padding, yep I needed that big time!

I paid like $15 for cups. The seamstress that did my bustle just put them in! I didn''t even have to use a bra (sorry if TMI...hehe). They were great and they made such a difference in the way the gown looked!!!


M~


ETA: here are the pics: https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/pro-pics.81259/

You can''t tell in those...but boy, it made a huge difference!!!

Here is the dress with no cups (sorry, no great pics but you can see where the dress was a like...hmm...empty on the chest area...hehe)

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/the-dress.67990/
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wow! the padding really worked for you! one question, where did you get your cups from?
 
My cousin wore two bras, one on top of the other...I wouldn''t do this though
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LOL...I know, it really worked! I loved feeling like I filled the ''space''...hehe. I always joked that I would have her put cups in all of my clothes!!!...I''m scared of implants, but cups sounds safe...lol
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She actually had the cups and I tried them on before she sew them...just to make sure it didn''t look like I was wearing socks in there!!!. I suggest just going to a seamstress and asking, you may have a cheap and great solution! :)

M~
 
thanks mandarine! i''ll check around and see what we got over here. =)
 
Does anyone know if that nubra thing would be suitable for a dress that comes down to almost nipple level (sorry if TMI) - they all seem from the pictures that it covers rather more than I need - ie it would show over the neckline of the dress...
 
The nubra (at least what I have) you put it in wherever you want...so I think that should be ok...
 
lucy love,
you are not the only gal out there with this problem....i had the same issue, and had the tailor implant the silicon cups inside my dress. i was able to go braless as well, nice and free not to worry about bra lines in pictures!!! with them implanted into the dress, you could not see anything!!! good luck!!
 
What about a good push-up bra with a little extra padding inside on the bottom/outside corners? This would provide a little extra padding and add more shape to the top of the gown.

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I HIGHLY recommend these

amazing little bits of gel

combined with a long line bra (sort of like a corset type thing only no lace)

The combo worked wonders for me.
 
I wore a Felina strapless padded bra that worked like a charm. I lost 7 lbs. the week before my wedding due to being sick, stressed, and overworked...suddenly I had no boobs, it was awful. Also, my mom had to take my dress in at the bustline two nights before our wedding. Fortunately she''s a pretty good amateur seamstress or that might have been disastrous. In some pics, you can still tell that I was a little lacking in the bust area, but for the most part I look natural in pics due to the boning in my gown. The Felina bra really added a complete cup size as well.
 
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