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I was considering slimming down the bustline portion of my dress to show more cleavage ( FH is a boob guy!) but thankfully I didnt b/c I just went from a C to a small D in like two months!!!!!! LOL! But if you see my dress on my previous postings it covers quite a bit - that was a huge concern for me & seriously didnt buy some dresses because I didnt like the way my girls looked! LOL! Im now searching for the perfect bra/undergarment!
I had my first fitting last month. And my dress fits everywhere except the bust. So I go back in a few weeks. I've been trying to lose some weight but I also think I'm going to have them put in a corset back. I've heard that works miracles for us gals with a little extra on top.
I'm with ya, girl. Not only have I always been busty, but I think they have gotten even larger since I started on the pill. :(
I try to be modest about my body, while still accentuating my figure, but I start dress shopping on Saturday and I am worried it is going to be hard to find something that fits really well and looks good too.
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Oh yeah, this is always a concern! Dresses never usually fit me right because if they fit in the bust, they hang everywhere else. When I tried my dress in the salon, the sample was too small. She managed to get me into it because of the corset back, but the girls were a little more prominent than I like them to be! I ordered one size up from the sample, and lost about 6 lbs, and it fits quite well on top. Not too cleavagey! The corset nips in the waist and the boning gives great support.
I ordered my dress big, based on the bust sizing because I was afraid of this problem. Although I didn't have a great seamstress and I wasn't happy with the result, I'm told if you get the right alterations, they can accomodate you , even as a bustier gal. ;)
I also ordered my dress big to accomodate my ladies. I look really bad when I bust out of the top of things and I really wanted them to be under control. My seamstress is don't a great job of making sure I'm covered.
Meeeeeee
My options were to a) buy a big dress, then have it choppity chop chopped or b) corset dress in a "normal" size.
The corset dressed held them in place with lots of support too. No jiggles or extra pads needed. So they weren't squashed either.
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Ooh, I just ordered my dress. I'm a 32E, and I'll have to get the waist taken in, but I got the Mikaella 1367. It made my boobs look great and didn't show too much cleavage!
It was awesome. I'm so excited!
I had to buy a bigger dress to fit my girls too. It's annoying because it means tons of extra $ on alterations. (Also, I am only a 36D, which seems like a totally normal, non-super large size...) My seamstress is adding bra cups and she is supposed to be excellent, so I'm hoping it all works out. I am not shy and have always liked my cleavage, so my dress has a deep V (Allure 8634) that should be very flattering.
If you are worried about falling out of your dress, you might think about purchasing some double-sided clothing tape (like Hollywood bra tape). I use it all the time to stop shirts from gaping and from making sure that wrap-style tops don't let everything all hang out. Just a thought.
I am sporting 40Fs, so I know all too well the woes of being a busty woman. Thankfully, I purchased my dress big and will have it taken down. I have plenty of room in the dress' cups. I am also wearing a slimming strapless bra with boning for extra support. I am also having the seamstress take out the zipper the dress came with and put in a corset back for better shape. I too, have heard that it is a buxom bride's best friend.
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I went with a corset back. I had always wanted one and it was a great pick for me. I have a DD chest and wear a size 3... so heavy top, little bottom.... We were able to order my dress in my size since it is a corset. It saved me the bill for that alteration since it fits my waist and bust with just an adjustment of the back. I also went ahead and got a long line bra too. I could have probably forgone it, but I would rather have the extra support up top and extra layer of fabric to hold me all together. Plus...i dont think i could deal with the under skirt thingy right under my bustline where it goes without wearing the bra... that may just drive me nuts all day...
I, too, had a corset dress and it did pretty well with control. there are some pictures where I look very "booby" but overall they were kept under wraps.
It was funny because the woman at the bridal shop asked if I planned on wearing a bra the day of the wedding and I must have looked at her like she was crazy and said yes!
@baffled: I LOOOOOVE that dress! It's one of the two I can't decide between. ;)
I'm also pretty busty (at least compared to the rest of me), but for some reason, in wedding dresses, it's the hips/butt that are always too tight!
Oh yeah I understand the problem 32F here...I gave up on strapless dresses because my family just would not appreciate that at a religious event and most halters were right out the window too because they tend to cut the backs too low for a decently supportive bra. So I went with a size 14 dress to fit my chest and had it altered to fit my size 4 waist. Luckily I can do my own alterations because the quote I got made me sad. Its so epensie when you have a dress heavy on the beading and lace!
where are the designers for busty ladies? so many dresses dont even look the same as the pictures, almost makes you consider a reduction. (I probably would but I am deathly afraid of needles and doctors!)
I'm a 38D. I have considered having a corset put into my dress, but I like the decorative buttons over the zipper. The sample I tried on was also too small, and they had to clip the dress so I could get a look. When it comes in, and I try it on again I will decide from there what I need to do. = )
I don't consider myself particuarly busty (36C) but I had problems when trying on dresses. I wear a street size 10-12 so I was not trying on small dresses but felt like I was coming out the top! I had previously heard that wedding dresses ran big on top but it sure did not feel that way. I ended up going with a portrait neckline but agree the corset backs seemed to be the best fitting.
I have another question for you ladies though. One of my bridesmaids is seriously busty, what kind of dress would you recommend? She has requested some sort of straps but didn't really have any other feedback so maybe someone can give me some input, please. I've heard the J. Crew dresses are all small busted so am no longer considering them but please let me know if anyone has worn one and liked it. Thanks.
Yes. I have some DD girlies and I worry that any strapless sweetheart will look like total boobage! I fear of stepping on the dress and showing everyone my goods too. Plus, I have this thing about showing too much boob anyway, to me it looks tacky, so I really don't want to do that on the wedding day especially when my father, my grandparents, etc will be there. Not a time, IMO, to show too much boob ;)
Im a 36C - now pushing towards a D according to Victoria Secret - but I wear a 6/8 depending on the day of the week ;) Hehe! Anyways, my dress was bought as a size 16 at Running of the Brides and I am getting it altered - when I went for my first fitting the bottom of the dress was huge - but seriously they didnt have to alter anything on top b/c my bust filled it all up - My mother and the seamstress were cracking up - and talked me into not lowering the cleavage portion of the dress eventhough I am not getting married in a church so a little cleavage might work out :)
@slicey19: have you looked at Dessy bridemaid dresses? Some of the cap sleeve/v-neck dresses would work really well on busty bridesmaids.
Before I went dress shopping I was so worried that NOTHING was going to work b/c of the girls (36DDD) so I was not looking forward to the shopping. Of course there were a few that made me look too "boobalious" (as I like to call it) so we all just laughed and moved on to the next dress.
For those of you that haven't gone dress shopping yet and are nervous about it...it is nothing like normal dress shopping!!
@Marigold, Thanks for the tip, I will check out Dessy. I've browsed some of their dresses casually online bu nothing serious.
I have too much boob too and yep, I'm worried about over flowing. One thing I did was buy my dress a size up so that way I could take it in if I needed too... I also had my alterations lady tuck the sides so the top lays on my boobs better.
@curlysue, the sweetheart neckline is really flattering when you've got a little more to show. Here's a pic of my dress. It's a sweetheart with a corset built in. I didn't need a bra because the dress is really supportive and we laced it really tight. I tried to find a straight-on shot and a sideways one and these are all I came up with for now. I'm not as busty as some of you, but I'm not exactly tiny, either, and I had zero qualms about popping out of my dress. I was laced in nice and tight. In fact, here's a sweet pic of my mom lacing me into it, As you can see, I'm holding them up and it's taking a lot of concentration!!!
My dress is a Maggie Sottero. Some of the styles (halters in particular, empire waists, anything with a defined top to bottom boob area) looked really bad on me. I found that this simpler design didn't constrict my chest area, and the ruching on the dress helped draw your eyes off my boobs, whereas I think a matte or non-beaded dress would have caused light to reflect off my chest and make it look larger in an unflattering way.
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I am nervous with falling out of all the outfits I wear, so for my wedding dress, I chose something that I was certain not to flash the "ladies". I love the girls as much as the next person, but with all the bending over and greeting people (I am guessing I'll be greeting a lot of sitting people), I wanted to guarantee that I wouldn't be flashing anyone!
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Who are the busty brides out there? I am concerned about overflow in my dress, but it is something I have no control over. Anyone else feel a little "over"whelmed?