Which strap style will your dress have?

[musey]

 

[musey]

Aww, my internet does NOT like me today!! There was supposed to be an option for "off-the-shoulder." Ironic, since that would've been my vote

I'm sorry ladies!

 

[musey]

Side note:
Seems to me that strapless is HUGE right now. Not necessarily in bridal fashion per se, but just in the number of strapless dresses actually bought/worn by brides. I feel like 85% of the dresses I see on here or theKnot or in person are strapless.

Is that a current trend, or has it been true for a while? Is it for a specific reason (comfort? I've never found strapless to be comfortable...)? Or am I off in thinking they dominate right now?

 

[kathyinjapan]

I had straps.. v-neck halter? not sure really how to describe it

 

[decodelighted]

Re: strapless .... my *sense* is that it''s tapering off. It HAS been the trend for maybe 5+ years. Like SOLID trend. Unstoppable. MONSTEROUS.

But lately I''ve been seeing people choose other things. And I was at a wedding two weeks ago with a bride in a beaded halter style top.

 

[musey]

I''ve had one too many bad photographic experiences with strapless dresses/tops. I''m always the one person whose garment gets chopped out of frame and looks naked

Kind of would NOT like to take that chance at my wedding. Maybe I should have a turtleneck dress!

(Dad would love that!!)

 

[neatfreak]

There are a LOT of strapless dresses on the market. But I have been to a number of weddings recently where strapless was not the choice. I won''t be a strapless bride either!

 

[anchor31]

I wanted anything BUT strapless... But I found out it looks amazing on me, and I found a gorgeous dress I adore, so strapless it is.

 

[Tacori E-ring]

I had a strapless gown. I think that style flatters my body shape well. I had no problems (don''t even remember having to give it a tug). I always tend to chose things that flatter me vs. what is in style.

 

[labbielove]

I chose sleeved, but really my dress has little cap sleeves-

Grace Kelly

 

[E B]

Date: 7/25/2007 8:52:48 PM
Author: Tacori E-ring
I had a strapless gown. I think that style flatters my body shape well. I had no problems (don't even remember having to give it a tug). I always tend to chose things that flatter me vs. what is in style.

Agreed! I tried several gowns with straps on, but they always seemed to overwhelm my smaller frame. Strapless was just more flattering.

 

[zoebartlett]

My dress is strapless, which, trust me, if I could put straps on it and have it look good, I would. I was actually rather disappointed most dresses I saw and tried on were strapless. This doesn''t always work well on people, especially those who aren''t exactly small chested. I ordered a wrap to possibly wear, jsut in case I feel self-conscious. It may look weird though to wear a wrap in the middle of the summer, so I may not do it. I like that I have that option though.

 

[diamondfan]

Musey, when I got married almost 17 years ago, strapless was kind of a no no. I was steered away from it numerous times and told it was not appropriate, though I was getting married in a hotel garden. I really wish I would have insisted, though honestly I liked my neckline, it was a sweetheart neck that bared the shoulder and had sleeves tight to the body and ending above the elbow. (the sleeves left the shoulders bare, nothing was up on them).

 

[Fancy605]

I think a lot of brides choose strapless because it is the big trend lately. And they choose it whether it flatters their figures or not because they see strapless in general as "sexy" and "Bride-y" at the same time. Now, bunches of girls look spectacular in strapless dresses, but I have seen lots of brides who''s bodies ended up looking a bit shapeless in the strapless dresses they wore. I thought I wanted a strapless wedding gown because I own many strapless dresses and love them, but in the end I went with one with straps because it was just THE dress for me. I am SO glad I went with it too because it fit wonderfully, and I didn''t have the problem of it sliding out of place or puffing up funny in photos, and I didn''t have to readjust the thing once (I can''t tell you how many brides in strapless dresses I have seen tugging it back into place during the reception)

At any rate, I think it is a very pretty style in general, but I also think a lot of people (not the girls on PS of course, just people in general) are selecting it JUST to have strapless and not necessarily because it is what works best for their bodies.

 

[VRBeauty]

I recently picked up a fall, 1998 Martha Steward Living Weddings magazine at a yard sale. 376 pages of wedding stuff, less than 10 years ago. Looking through it quickly I'd say there are less than ten strapless gowns shown in the whole magazine. It's kind of amazing how quickly the strapless look took hold!

 

[mela lu]

Mine is a deep V-Neck!! And the back is an even DEEPER V! Vah-vooom!

 

[salamanda]

I am wearing strapless, too. I actually wanted an off-the-shoulder neckline and did not want strapless at all. I went into it thinking that everyone wears strapless and I wanted something more original, but the I tried on THE dress, and instead of simple and off the shoulder I ended up with strapless, lace and pearl beads! But I love it and it is the perfect dress for me.

 

[iheartscience]

I voted straps because I think they just look best on me. I''ve kind of been picturing myself in a spaghetti strap dress, although I haven''t even gone dress shopping yet! I''m pretty flat chested so I don''t think the strapless styles will be that flattering on me. But if I found a strapless style that looked good, I would go for it. I agree that pretty much every dress I''ve seen lately seems to be strapless, though!

 

[Nicki]

My dress has spaghetti straps. I would have preferred a sleeved dress, as I hate my arms, but they''re rather hard to find.

 

[firebirdgold]

I had halter-type straps on mine. Well one strap really, I had to put it on over my head!

I read somewhere that halter style are more flattering for my body-type, and I really didn''t want to spend my wedding tugging up my dress!

 

[btrflygrl23]

I haven''t bought my dress yet but when I do I will be going for straps of some kind, halter etc..
Don''t laugh now but my FI really doesn''t like me in strapless stuff he says it makes my you know whats look low go figure

He doesn''t say it in a mean way or anything he just likes the look of halters etc and think they make my chest look better I guess who knows boys can be weird sometimes. I have tried getting him to give me a better explanation but low is the best he can come up with LOL so straps it is for me.

 

[Erin]

Date: 7/26/2007 9:50:17 AM
Author: mela lu
Mine is a deep V-Neck!! And the back is an even DEEPER V! Vah-vooom!

me too!

 

[jstarfireb]

Date: 7/25/2007 7:14:39 PM
Author: musey
Side note:

Seems to me that strapless is HUGE right now. Not necessarily in bridal fashion per se, but just in the number of strapless dresses actually bought/worn by brides. I feel like 85% of the dresses I see on here or theKnot or in person are strapless.


Is that a current trend, or has it been true for a while? Is it for a specific reason (comfort? I''ve never found strapless to be comfortable...)? Or am I off in thinking they dominate right now?

This is exactly why I want anything BUT a strapless dress. They''re just so overdone these days. Everywhere I go, all I see is strapless! Plus, I''m not very well-endowed in the chestiness department, so I would be afraid it would fall down and cause a wardrobe malfunction. My ideal wedding dress is a halter top with a low back, since I have a really nice shoulder/back build and would love to show it off a bit (tastefully, that is)!

 

[monarch64]

Date: 7/26/2007 11:29:02 PM
Author: jstarfireb

Date: 7/25/2007 7:14:39 PM
Author: musey
Side note:

Seems to me that strapless is HUGE right now. Not necessarily in bridal fashion per se, but just in the number of strapless dresses actually bought/worn by brides. I feel like 85% of the dresses I see on here or theKnot or in person are strapless.


Is that a current trend, or has it been true for a while? Is it for a specific reason (comfort? I''ve never found strapless to be comfortable...)? Or am I off in thinking they dominate right now?

This is exactly why I want anything BUT a strapless dress. They''re just so overdone these days. Everywhere I go, all I see is strapless! Plus, I''m not very well-endowed in the chestiness department, so I would be afraid it would fall down and cause a wardrobe malfunction. My ideal wedding dress is a halter top with a low back, since I have a really nice shoulder/back build and would love to show it off a bit (tastefully, that is)!

Agreed, and I thought that 4.5 yrs. ago when looking for a wedding gown. I tried on some strapless dresses and they looked fab, but I felt like I was following the trend and i''m not really a trend follower...I like to set my own, lol! I ended up with a spaghetti strapped dress with an a line skirt and detachable chapel length train that really fit my personality and look. I think so many women look stunning in strapless gowns if they have the physique for them, but it''s so obvious when people just follow the trend and do strapless because it''s en vogue right now and the strapless bodice does not do justice to what''s underneath at all. I like the strapless look, don''t get me wrong, but it''s just so overdone at this point...if someone''s going to do strapless now it needs to have a bit of personality at the neckline, at least.

 

[KimberlyH]

I always miss the trend boat. I didn''t even consider what was popular when I bought my dress, I just wanted the one that looked the best and that DH liked (he went shopping with me). I ended up with spaghetti straps, which is not something I would normally wear; my seamstress said my dress was basically strapless in structure, the straps were just decorative. I wanted to add a few more but she said "no way" and I said "okay." I don''t think I''ve ever worn a strapless dress.

 

[Harleigh]

This is so funny that I just caught on to this thread! Sorry for the threadjack, but I just had to share my story after talking with my mom on the phone about this very same thing last night for OVER 2 HOURS!!!

When I thought we would have a wedding here in Northern CA, I had purchased a strapless Maggie Sottero gown, NWT's on ebay for dirt cheap...in fact I felt like I robbed the poor seller!

Now we are going to Hawaii to get married next July, so I have been looking at informal or "beach" wedding dresses, and frankly, I don't think many that I've seen would look very flattering on me, so I decided to include my mom in my dilemma last night, as I thought she would throw an absolute FIT if I wore a strapless dress as I am very thin and petite with a fairly large chest, and after 3 shoulder surgeries, I do have a large, if not very noticable, scar on the front of my right shoulder, sort of in the crease. I'm not overly concerned about it, and thought if I wore a lei in the wedding, it would cover it nicely!

So, last night I'm sending my mom all the links to some informal/beach dresses I found online that I both loved and hated, just so she could get a grasp of what I was looking at and disregarding in the way of possible dresses. Keep in mind my mom has hated ALL of my friends dresses..."That halter was hideous," or "I can't believe she wore a strapless dress" (like the bride was a hussy or something!) or "I didn't like the corset look with the stays on the outside, why would she have picked that?" and on and on, and after my being in 11 weddings, I've heard about them all for her, so I thought for sure she would try to convince me to go for something with LOTS of coverage, especially in the chest and shoulder, etc.. Suprisinly enough, she hated anything with a halter, spaghetti straps or sleeveless, and fell in love with a strapless, fitted corset looking one with a fitted, streamlined flowy skirt!!! I almost fell out of my chair!!!

Why the surprise, you ask??? Well, my mom is, well, sort of a prude...(musey-your turtleneck comment instantly made me think of my mom, too!) and she does NOT like a lot of skin showing. I again about fell to the floor when she said it would be such a shame to waste a figure like mine (am I to take that to mean that now she finds my figure to be acceptable after all these years of telling me to "cover yourself" and that maybe, just maybe, I am capable of dressing appropriately??? I'm only 35, after all!)

My dad also saw me in a strapless bridesmaid dress from the back last year and commented on what a nice, albeit BONY, back I had...should I take that to mean that strapless is also acceptable in his eyes??? LOL...is my family screwy, or what?!!?

So, I guess I may try on the strapless, corseted, fitted gown and see how it looks! Also, it says spaghettie straps are optional and included. And what's better yet, it's dirt cheap, too, and I am all about getting a bargain!

ETA: I have to agree w/all the other posters that strapless is very trendy right niw, but I would only go with what looked best on my body, which I am hoping is definitely NOT the turtleneck look!

It all depends on your body shape and size, your style and taste, as well as what you're comfortable with...
Thanks for letting me rant...you can go back to your regular wedding dress programming now!