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Normally, I like a french bustle but for some reason with the lace I prefer the American. Not sure how to prevent breakage though. What does your seamstress say?
It's a tough call, I think they are both pretty! I am leaning towards the French because I think it shows off the corset back better. I've never heard of the bustle breaking, but I wouldn't want you to be worried about it all night if you went with the American, so that would be another bonus of the French. Very pretty dress!
I like the American bustle for your dress. Have the seamstress secure the American bustle at 3 points (close set in a triangle shaped). That way, if one breaks, you still have 2 more to hold it.
The French definitely. Somehow it just flows better and I think it would be more flattering.
I can't exactly tell from the pictures, but is your dress lace with an underskirt? If so, these dresses (IMHO) look very nice with each layer bustled separately. I did an overbustle on my underskirt, and a sinlge point underbustle bustle for the lace and I loved how it looked.
Here are a few pictures of it in action, and I have a post on how I created the bustle which might help too: http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/diy-bustle
![American or French bustle? [PICS!] Need help deciding! : wedding bustle lace dress alterations overbustle american underbustle french fitting help 4PP2358](http://bios.weddingbee.com/pics/97046/_4PP2358.JPG)
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@kayakblondie: oooo! i'll have to ask her about this idea... it looks very pretty! :) she's not a super "original" seamstress... so i'll bring your picture to show her what i'm talking about and see if it's an option! :)
thanks for all the replies... the poll is neck-and-neck, though!!! aaaah!!! haha... i'm so indecisive!
What about a 3 point over bustle? I couldn't find a good pic, but this is what I'm having done to my gown. The French bustle just didn't look right on mine, but I didn't trust an American bustle to hold, because my dress is heavy.... Although for your gown I do like the French bustle a lot!
I think you should go with the American and see if she can add a few extra loops or buttons to secure it.
alrighty... any last words/votes? i'm going in tomorrow for the pinning and subsequent sewing of the bustle! :)
i'll come back and post what we decided on, too!
I like the french, I think the dress shape is nicer. the poll is neck and neck though!
I like the over bustle better. I may be a little bias though because that's what I'm doing to my dress. :) Although it will have 5 points...
I had a crazy bustle.. I'm not sure what to call it, but I loved it! (Dont mind the back pinching, I had that fixed :)![American or French bustle? [PICS!] Need help deciding! : wedding bustle lace dress alterations overbustle american underbustle french fitting help IMG 3541](http://bios.weddingbee.com/pics/155042/IMG_3541.jpg)
French!
I've always thought the American-style bustle looks really weird (like you have some sort of demented tail), and to me it always looks like they're about to fall out/rip off.
@juliapotpie: That is a beautiful bustle (among other beautiful things in that picture, LOL!).
@jenniphyr and @ivorybuttons--Thanks, gals! Bustles can be tricky, I was grateful my gal created something fun!
Yeah I've never been a huge fan of the American bustle either, but the french bustle from your seamstress really does look a little wonky. Cleaned up, I think it can look great!
My dress had a french bustle. I'll post pics...if I ever get my pro pics back!!!!! I'm so impatient!
Now, I'm typically not a fan of french bustles, but on your dress the American just doesn't look right to me. Of the two options you started with, I would say French.
But, I personally like the two photos that have been added much better... so I would keep working with your seamstress to get a better options :)
I would go with the American bustle cause of how the bow looks like a triangle shape, and then the american bustle is triangular too... not sure if that is a good reason, but to me it just looks "right"
@ juliapotpie I love how your dress looked bustled! Really nice and fancy!
I had a very delicate chiffon dress with a bustle somewhat similar to kayablondie's -- my underskirt had a French bustle (something like 4-5 points) and the single chiffon layer had a 3-point American bustle that attached close to my waist. I thought it came out beautifully -- you almost couldn't tell it was bustled at all! I danced for hours that night and nothing broke! I don't have any great pictures of it; the best I could find is this one that's kind of from the side...
![American or French bustle? [PICS!] Need help deciding! : wedding bustle lace dress alterations overbustle american underbustle french fitting help 697 Cropped For Bustle](http://bios.weddingbee.com/pics/96287/697_-_cropped_for_bustle.jpg)
P.S. I just saw this thread and didn't realize it was old! How did you end up bustling your dress?
@lovekiss: love your idea of the 3 point american bustle. i've also heard that american bustles have a tendency to break but i really prefer it for my dress.
What did you decide on? I voted French, even though your wedding has come and gone, haha.
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Alrighty... My next fitting is a week away, and we're going to be picking a bustle... Which one do you like? The overbustle or underbustle? I had originally wanted a two-tier French bustle, but my seamstress doesn't think my train is long enough to pull it off... My mom likes the American bustle, as does the seamstress, but I'm scared to death it's going to break! (almost every bustle I've ever heard about breaking was the American one-point bustle...)
So, any preferences as far as style? And if you like the American bustle, any tips for making sure it won't rip out? Thanks so much! :)
Option 1: American bustle (one-point overbustle)
Option 2: French bustle (three-point underbustle)
Both are kinda wonky/not even on both sides, so I'll make sure she fixes this before sewing them... Any other ideas besides these two? My dress has a lace top layer, and the seamstress offered no other options beside these... (some of you may remember my corset argument with this seamstress... I'm discovering I have to be sorta firm with her to get anywhere... *sigh... Hopefully the corset will be fixed when I go for this next fitting?)
Thanks so much!!! :) (and sorry for the huge pics that I can't get to stand up straight...)