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To Srap or no strap that is the question?

posted 2 years ago in Dress
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    Chipmunk      

    I have always been a big fan of stapless gowns, but lately I've seen gorgeous halter dresses. Every person is different, but why did you choose to go straless...or with straps?

     
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    jennifer_espos    June 18, 2010   NYC

    I went strapless because my shoulders are the thinnest part of my body!  I should show 'em off.  Lol.  Ok, well that and the fact that my FI always says he loves them.  I have no idea why but whatev :)

     
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    rachel_leigh    May 15, 2010  

    I tried on a bunch of different styles and realized that strapless was the most flattering on me.  I had gone in thinking that I would end up with something halter or even boatneck, but strapless dresses just looked the best.

     
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    lol my So does too...men are weird!

     
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    azula    February 27, 2010  

    My dress wasn't strapless. I don't think I've ever worn anything strapless, really. Just not my style. I did try on some strapless dresses, and there were a handful of them that I actually liked, but if I'd gone with a strapless dress I would have added straps to it to make me feel more comfortable. I ended up buying a dress that was a v-neck halter top, which I had altered into a v-neck tank top (changing the halter strap to two straps).

     
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    jackie-o    October 31, 2010   Seattle, WA

    I went with straps Laughing

    I knew I wanted straps or cap sleeves or something to kind of add a little 'somethin somethin'  to my shoulders.  My clavicle bones don’t show and as a result I have always been very self cautious in anything strapless – it always makes me feel very bulky and or broad.  That didn’t stop me from trying on a butt load of strapless gowns; I kept a very open mind. It just so happened that the gown I feel in love with and will be wearing has strap  Laughing

     
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     I think i like good in off the shoulder shirts, but a strapless gown i don't know. Stapless dresses make me look squished in the boob area ha I'm small chested so anything tight strapless looks like i don't know weird! lol I've noticed a lot of women go strapless, but how comfy is it?

     
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    hermitcrab    June 2010   NYC

    i would just try on tons of different styles to find the one that you like best on!  I knew I wanted strapless because I love wearing strapless dresses, but trying on is the best way to know if you're unsure

     
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    MzMarzipan    July 24, 2010   Califonia

    I say straps!  My dress is a skinny strap V-neck.  I did not want to deal with having to pull up a strapless dress the night of my wedding.  I think vneck is more flattering than halter if you have broad shoulders. 

     
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    I guess it depends on the dress. I have a small frame so either straps or no straps it has to be tight on me to stay on just right lol, but I definitely don't want to be pulling on th dress to fix it.

     
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    OttawaBride2011    May 21, 2011   Ottawa, Ontario

    I went with strapless because I have wide shoulders, and I found anything with straps just emphasized that!

     

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