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I'm a 34DD and I wear LeMystere strapless bras. They're awesome.
You could also try Wacoal or Natori.
My wedding dress is almost exactly like that. I am a D cup and I purchased a long line bra from David's Bridal to wear underneath. I think my dress does have the boning but I still felt more comfortable with a bra.
I wore a bill levkoff bridesmaid dress, strapless, a few months go. Unfortunately, there isn't enough torso, top to bottom, for my bust. I was spiling out of the top of it all night. Even if you had it made "extra long", it doesn't compensate for the vertical of the bust.
It was so unflattering. =(
@EJS: Good point!
@MissVA: I would make sure there's PLENTY of space for your chest between the sash part and the top. Usually I can't buy dresses like that because there's just not enough fabric in that space!
I would try a bustier. Strapless bras never stay up where they are supposed to on me, but bustiers always do the trick. Plus they make me stand up straighter and suck everything in.
Another busty girl here who's a big fan of the bustier/longline bra!
I agree with the idea of a long-line strapless bra or bustier. The length will give you support and if necessary, you can have the dress sewn to the bra to keep it from falling down.
I am also a DD, and am wearing a strapless gown; however, I will have boning in my gown. Personally, I know you love this gown, I would not wear this style just because of how the top is. This gown is beautiful. If you know this is "the dress", I would ask the seamstress if she could put some boning or other type of extra support into the dress. I am wearing a Justin Alexander 8137 and I will not be wearing anything under it.
@MissOldTownVA...if it's the style of dress that you are a fan of you may want to consider getting it custom made so that you will have enough material in the bust. I know some strapless BM gowns simply aren't made for the larger cupsizes and a longline bra would be visible over the top of the dress.
Try Fredericks of Hollywood-they have "bustier" sizes. I would try to have someone custom make support for you though. Coming from a 38F its better if have something that will actually conform to your body than having to make sure that any bra/bustier that you are going to be pulling up all night :)
I'm a 34D and I got a great strapless bra at Kohl's. It was jammed in the plus sized bra section. It's very much full coverage so it kind of comes up on top of the boob enough to hold on. It's padded a little to keep the shape so it sometimes causes me to go up a size. I never have to adjust it EVER. And it's comfy enough that I'd wear it all the time. I think pulling up your dress/bra is the tackiest thing EVER. :)
Good luck. Love the dress!
I clicked on this post because of your username (I live in Del Ray, getting married in OT), but luckily, I'm big busted too and have a suggestion! Check out The Full Cup on Lee Street. They are AMAZING. Be prepared to spend some money there, but it will be very worth it because all their products are high quality. All the women there are large chested as well, so they know how it is. Now that I've been there, I will never buy a bra anywhere else. You can PM me if you want more info. Good luck, and awesome dress, btw!
I'd definitely try on the dress if you love it that much. Try going to one of stores near you that has an excellent reputation for tailoring/alterations. Most really good dresses have about an inch in fabric that you can work with - see if they can extend the neckline up a little to give you more coverage.
Also, like the PP's said, invest in a high quality bra and have them sew it into the dress so you're not yanking it up all night. That's what I plan on doing to my gown too. Good luck!!
I am a 36F, so believe me, I can relate to your problem. I have pretty much elevated finding the right bra to an art form! In my experience, you will often have to give up some amount of comfort to get the right amount of support. Online lingerie stores like barenecessities.com and figleaves.com might be your best bet. I recently purchased a longline underwire bra that I plan to wear under my wedding gown from barenecessities.com and it has exceeded my expectations in terms of support. It actually is pretty comfortable, as well. The thing I love best about the bra is that the cups themselves have some light boning to keep their shape and support your "girls" the whole day. Its by Goddess and you can find it on the barenecessities website under their bridal lingerie section. The best thing is, it's under $50!!! :-)
Beautiful dress! I've heard good things about Trousseau in Vienna, if the one on Lee Street doesn't work out. Good luck!
I highly recommend getting a fitting too, at a real specialty shop, especially for a strapless bra where fit is so important. Sometimes places like Victoria's Secret will try to tell busty girls they can go down a cup size and compensate with a bigger band, but this is TERRIBLE advice. If you do that it will just fall down all night and give you quad-boob, if you know what I mean. For a good fitting strapless, you may even need to make the band smaller and the cup bigger to get a good shape that will stay in place.
Well I'm a DD too and I'm wearing a strapless gown for my wedding too. What I am doing is having spagetti straps made for the dress that are detachable. That way at the reception when I feel I need them I just slip the straps on...instant safety plan !
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Okay, I'm a bit of a non-traditional bride. The dress above is the dress I am absolutely coveting to wear for our wedding. One problem. The dress above does not have any boning or stays. Only cups. I have a DD cup size, and I'm trying to figure out what undergarments would work best for me to keep myself from looking, well, saggy, etc... or if perhaps I should look into a dress that does have boning and stays for support. It should be noted that I am six feet tall with DDs. I am not a short person.
Also, if anyone has Bill Levkoff experience, please let me know.
Thanks!