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Is there anyway to get a good strapless bra to help hold you in. That's what I did on my wedding day. It was some extra comfort that they werent hanging out and that they werent going anywhere.
Your wedding is almost a month away I would think you could find a local seamstress that could easily do that quickly for you.
I also agree with the PP maybe a different strapless bra or some double sided tape to try to hold the dress up.
I agree that you have time to get alterations done.
I'm no seamtress, but it looks me to like the dress needs its own support system. If it had a little boning or something, it would hold things in place a bit better.
Since I'm not a seamstress and could be entirely wrong, I also think getting a good long line strapless bra could help keep everything where it belongs and let your dress come up higher. Then the double-sided tape that was mentioned would keep the dress from migrating.
My date is a red herring. Though I am getting married on the 10th, we are flying to our wedding city much earlier. I essentially have 2 weeks to get any other alterations done, however, my dress is already in alterations right now. When the seamstress did her stuff, she didn't say anything about the boobage and I didn't even notice it much until I started staring at pictures of myself in the dress.
I searched around here some and found some threads referring to "porn boobs" and where one bee called someone who showed too much cleavage a "slut bride" and all I could think was "Jesus, are my guests going to think that of me?" And so here i am, asking if anything can be done to help the *ahem* problem.
Re: The strapless bra...the thing is, I'm already wearing one in the picture. :-/
@ejoyb: I don't think the problem is the dress because your breastline seems a little low. I'd suggest going to a specialty lingerie store or to a department store with a reputation for lingerie service and GET FITTED for a strapless bra AND/OR corset (corsets are great because they help support the bustline from below). And by "get fitted," the girls walking around with tape-measurers at VS do not count.)Better yet--take your dress with you and show the person the problem. Someone who's an expert in that field will help you. It appears from the picture that the strapless bra doesn't fit you properly--I think that you could be supported more.
One tip I got from getting a fitting myself is that when you are wearing a strapless bra and you are larger on top, it may help to go down in the band-size and up in the cup size--the sizing is similar, but the extra cinching around the band will (again) give you more support from beneath.
I agree with JennyW1. It might be sort of expensive, but I do think it's worth going to a specialty bra shop. A pro should have just the thing to help!
I agree, perhaps you could find a good strapless bra or corset for some more support? I don't think it's too much cleavage (but, then again, I have big knockers, so cleavage is a relative term...)
p.s. I don't know how low your dress is in the back, so this might not work, but I have heard of women wrapping their breasts with an ace bandage or something similar as a way to minimize cleavage. It might be worth a try...there are even youtube videos showing how to do it, which could be entertaining, at least! :)
Thanks all. I'll try to see if I can find a place to get a good strapless bra in my size on such short notice.
My suggestion is to go to a seamstress right this momest and see if they can add straps while you wait. Tell them it's a rush. The service is so cheap as it is that I can't imagine them upcharging you too much. Some good strong spaghetti straps would do the trip.
@coffeekitty: Thanks but I'm not a fan of wedding dresses with straps. :) I'm weird that way.
I don't think it's so much that cleavage itself is the issue, it's more that the dress doesn't come up far enough. Boning on each side could help. I think you have time if you do it now. Good luck!
How about adding a modesty panel from tulle, lace or some other fabric? My dress was really low cut like yours. My mom just added some tulle that was lying around the house to the neckline, took her about an hour. I don't have a better pic at work that shows it but something like this.
idea.
I'm with the other pposters... if you're wering a good long line strapless in that picture then it doesn't fit right. Those girls just need a little lifting, in that case. Hopefully you can get a fitting and a good bra before the wedding.
Let us know how it turns out?
When you say "strapless bra", do you mean a longline bra with boning, or just a strapless?
Just wondering, because I am a c/d cup and the only thing that REALLY supports me well is something with boning and something that goes from the waist on up. The strapless bra I have for everyday sundresses and such is fine (for a sundress or tank top) but not with a wedding dress. The longline /corset style I wear under the dress pushes everything up from below and is much much more secure and lifts everything higher. And, I've tried two different ones with VERY different results. Surprising to me, the David's Bridal torsolette was much much better for support for me than a similar garment I ordered online with a good reputation, ended up having flimsy cups that just didn't give me the lift I need.
So, I am just curious as to what you're actually wearing under the dress; longline or regular strapless or something else?
I agree with the others. I have a disproportionately large chest, so I had to go to a specialty shop to get fitted for a longline bra. Even with that, I had to have the seamstress sew it in a little more just to make sure it did its job. From that picture, it looks like your problems will be solved by having a properly fitted corset/longline bra. A regular strapless isn't going to hold you up. I would go to a specialty shop in the next couple days, and then I'd head back to the seamstress because the dress will fit differently.
I'm a 34DD and I went to herroom.com. They have some minimizer strapless bras that work well at holding me in and up. (It was about $60).
Hm, no specialty shops here list bras in my size. :( I ordered http://www.herroom.com/goddess-689-lace-longline-bra.shtml, think it will be sufficient?
I definitely think you need something to hold the dress up--a better bra perhaps. The cleavage looks, to me, like it's mostly the dress pulling your boobs down. You need better support! The whole dress looks like it should sit about another inch or two higher, too. The side boobage there is telling me it's not fitting properly in the first place. Once you fix those things, I think you're golden!
spaganya recommended a wonderful Va Bien Long Line bra in another thread and its a winner. Here is a pic from my final fitting today:
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So my dress shows uh, maybe a little too much cleavage for a bride but I don't have enough time to get it altered.
Ideas on what I can do to minimize the cleavage?