(Closed) Bustling Maggie Sottaro Ireland

• CalicoBride
• 10 years ago

• Wedding: July 2009

Hello Hive!  I am wearing the Maggie Sottaro Ireland dress to my wedding in three weeks.  Figuring out a bustle for the this style was a long process of trial and error, and there is not much info out there about this style since it is fairly new.  I thought I would post the solution my wonderful alterations woman and I came up with to help out any brides who have this or a similar dress. 

We went through three bustle designs before we found one I was happy with.  I was very concerned with the hooks showing through the chiffon, so I wanted them near the bottom of the top layer so they would not be as visible.  

We detached the chiffon layer from the satin underskirt, and will be bustling the pieces seperatly.  The chiffon snaps to the satin for the ceremony, and is unsnapped to be bustled. The satin underskirt we simply turn under and hook. 

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• CalicoBride
• 10 years ago

• Wedding: July 2009

The chiffon layer has a loop that comes up on the center seam and loops onto one of the back buttons.  Then the chiffon has eyes on the underside that attaches to hooks that are sewn on the satin layer. 

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• CalicoBride
• 10 years ago

• Wedding: July 2009

Below are some shots of the finished bustle, so you can get an idea of what it looks like.  When I have pics of me wearing the dress with the bustle I will post them.  I hope this helps someone.

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