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Keep or Remove Bubble Hem?? HELP!

posted 3 months ago in Dress
  • poll: Should I remove the bubble hem?
    YES, remove bubble hem and alter to straigh : (17 votes)
    9 %
    NO, keep bubble hem : (165 votes)
    91 %
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    wimmer13    September 15, 2012  

     

    I am contemplating altering my gown to remove the bubble hem at the bottom and making it a standard straight hem.

    Has anyone done this? Do you tink It will look funny? Look BETTER?

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    tksjewelry    June 25, 2011   Omaha

    I love the bubble hem on that dress, it is so interesting.  I vote you keep it.

     

    PS, you look amazing in the dress.

     
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    abbyful    June 7, 2011   Kansas City

    I vote "keep".

    Beautiful dress!

     
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    Kari 2012    June 2, 2012   Michigan

    Out of curiosity why do you want to remove the bubble hem? Is there something about it you don't like?

     
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    Rachel631    July 1, 2013  

    I think that dress would look mighty strange without the original hem... big mistake! It's lovely as it is!

     
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    shalynnmarie    December 1, 2012   PA

    id say keep..love the hem and it thing thats what makes it

     
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    GreenEyedMoon    January 14, 2012   Dallas

    I think straight hems look very strange on dresses with that sort of diagonal gathering/pickups.  You look fabulous in your dress.  I vote that the bubble hem stays.

     
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    Dandelion D    April 13, 2013   Virginia

    I've not seen that type of dress with a straight hem so it's hard for me to imagine. However, I do think that the bubble hem suits the dress better than what a straight hem would. It makes the fabric appear draped and it looks very pretty with the diagonal flow.

     
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    Fairy_in_love    November 25, 2011  

    I think it will look unfinished if you remove the b-hem... because of the style of the dress, I believe it "needs" the bubble hem.. Besides, it doesn´t really look like a bubble at all, it just gives it a softer end. So I would keep the bubble hem.

     
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    marthanotstewart    December 1, 2012   DW - Los Cabos, Mexico

    I normally really don't like bubble hems but this looks awesome - the material flows perfectly and you look amazing.  I vote keep it!

     
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    moara    June 16, 2015  

    If you don't like how much it's ballooning at the bottom, mention it to your seamstress, so she can steam it a bit flatter for you, before you get it back to wear for your wedding.

     
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    Ms Bookworm    November 3, 2012   Minneapolis, MN

    I love the bubble hem on your dress!  Beautiful gown.

     
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    Grizz    December 2, 2011  

    I love the softness of the bubble hem. I vote keep it!

     
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    SarahSmilesDec28    December 28, 2011   New Brunswick, Canada

    I wore a simlar dress and I agree with the PP that the hem is really what makes it!

     
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    WolvLove    September 2013  

    @Fairy_in_love:  Agreed! it completes how the skirt falls which is gorgeous!

     
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    basia    October 6, 2012  

    Just wanted to say, you look great in the dress!! Makes me wonder if I should keep mine after all ;)

     
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    maudemaisha       Montreal

    I think the hem is what makes the dress flow so awesome :) It looks fabulous and you are rocking it ! I say keep it !

     
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    sivette30    June 22, 2013   Canada

    ill say keep it . looks beautiful with it.

     
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    bridetobe7844    September 30, 2012   Canada

    Keep it don't mess with it.

     
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    Natalieh86    May 26, 2012   Louisville, KY

    I'm not typically a fan of the bubble hem but it looks really nice with that dress!  I say keep it.

     
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    Eight6Eleven    August 6, 2011   Pittsburgh

    Keep the hem how it is. I really like it

     

     
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    Lyndzo    August 25, 2012   Milton, Ontario

    I say keep it. The dress looks fantastic on you!

     
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    I LOVE your dress. Would you mind sharing the designer/style number?

     
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    Pappy8    January 6, 2013   Edmonton (Wedding in Mexico)

    Keep it, it looks great and you look stunning in this dress!

     
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    Brielle    May 22, 2009  

    I love it as is! Beautiful gown! I would keep the bubble hem.

     
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    tinarenee77    July 7, 2012   Riverside Ca

    The dress is perfect the way it si. IMO I think if you remove the hem you'd ruin the dress.

     
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    penguinslovecrumpets    September 16, 2012  

    i cant imagine what it would look like with a straight hem. i think its lovely as it is, i vote keep it as you look really pretty in it. 

     
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    angarrett81    September 15, 2012   live in Hoboken / wedding in VA

    I think it looks great.  What don't you like about the bubble hem?

     
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    shannonh32    September 8, 2012   Michigan

    If you remove the bubble hem your dress is going to look completely different then it does now. I would talk to your alterations person and ask their thoughts on it before making a decision. I have a feeling that that may not even be possible with that dress. The bubble look was obviously the look they were going for so I would think that if you removed it the fabric would fall flat and awkward. Just my opinion. I vote to keep it! :)

     
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    Sparkidoodle    September 23, 2012  

    Keep the hem, it's gorgeous

     

     
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    wimmer13    September 15, 2012  

    Thanks ladies! You all have such great advice.

    I originally didn't like how "bubbly" it was- especially towards the bottom. But after trying it again, I couldn't picture it any other way :)

     

     
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    taylor.ashleys    August 6, 2011   Alabama

    The hemline is unique and I think definitely a keeper.

     
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    Juliepants    June 2, 2012   Ontario

    Yay!  I'm glad you're keeping it, it looks great.

     
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    CandyseR    October 27, 2012  

    oh, its beautiful and doesnt look like a bubble to me! I know a girl that wore a dress almost just like this with this kind of hem and it looked incredible on her!! I think your dress looks so pretty in the picture.. dont change it!

     
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    MsAmbitious2Brown    October 13, 2012   LI, NY

    it looks gorgeous as is! I love a buble hem...it screams bridal!

     
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    BookishBelle    January 20, 2013   CT/Baltimore, MD

    Funny, when I first clicked on this I expected to say get rid of the bubble, I usually despise bubbles....but then I saw the picture and it TOTALLY works for this dress!

     
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    weddingbound    October 11, 2012  

    Keep it! It looks great just as it is!

     
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    Coffee cup    December 7, 2012   Sonora, Mexico

    I don't like bubble hems and I think it'll look gourgeous straight, however it does look good with the bubble.

     

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