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That is a tough one! Do you want it to be from a substantial fabric, or do you want something lighter?
I guess I picture your dress with almost a veil-like train. For that matter, have you considered the option of wearing a cathedral veil with prominent lace detailing on the bottom so that it serves as a train?
I think there would be a way to do this, but I don't want to advise anything that would mess up the beautiful lines of your dress. I guess I'm trying to get around that with light fabrics and or the veil option.
:)
I love the veil idea, but I'm not sure it will work... tulle sticks to the rhinestones on the front of my straps and we're getting married outdoors and it might be windy. I really like the idea of a lighter material. Maybe chiffon?
Don't cut the dress!!!
The best thing to do is to make a removable train. You can attach it using white hooks and eyes; this way you will merely have to hand sew white eyes to your dress, and you can remove the train when you like.
Check out the pictures in this post- sorry they are so small! The train that I restored was detachable. You can see the organza bow- this is where it attached.
If you are tied up with planning, you may be able to find a seamstress that would make a detachable coordinating train for a good price. :)
I, too, have a detachable train (though it is tulle). It has a different material as a backing and I haven't had any trouble with it catching on my beads and crystals (which are at the waist)... of course it's not like I'm wearing my dress around the house on a daily basis ;)
I would take the back of the dress where the band is, and bead it identically to the front (take this to a very experienced costumer or seamstress) and under that beaded part have a train created. That would look "right" to me. A lighter material though..shiffony/wispy comes to mind. Not the same material. And make sure your veil is the same material as the train..would be gorgeous. I could see you walking down the aisle with the wind catching your train and veil!
I'd do a fishtail gusset - IF you can find (or order) matching fabric.
I agree with bellenga, you can hide a trai under the beading if you put it in. And the wispy fabric- very pretty! I actually like the look of a train starting from the empire waist in the back. It's different and lovely!
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Hi Hive!
I need your help (again). I'm absolutely in love with my dress, so I don't want to buy a new one. But everytime I picture myself in it, I picture the dress with a train (which it currently does not have). Below is a picture of the back of the dress. The dress is lined, so there are two layers of matte jersey fabric. I want to add a train, but I'm not sure which would be the best option... here are the three ideas I came up with. I would love to know if you think any of these would work (assuming I can find matching fabric... I'm waiting to hear back from the designer to see if I can buy a few yards)!
1. Add a train under the empire waist
2. Add a layer of material between the top layer and the slip layer that would be longer and create a train
3. Cut up the center of the dress and sew a train into the dress
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