Adding sleeves/straps to a dress?!

My best friend had straps added to her dress, they put bra style clips on each end and we just clipped them onto the dress on the day. Let the shops know its what you're thinking and ask if a seamstress will be there when you go and try on so you can get a professional opinion. You might find you don't need them though, a corset dress does wonders!

I'm having straps added to mine. Its a sweetheart neckline and corset back, but not as low at the back as the one in your pic. Plan is for tulle kind of gathered cap sleeve type thing, rather than a narrow strap as i think a narrow one would dig in to my shoulder due to the weight of the dress. Both shops i tried on dresses on in said don't restrict yourself to styles with sleeves/straps as they can be added to pretty much anything.

I asked the same thing when dress shopping. They said they could order the extra strap material with the dress. You might be surprised how supportive the corsetry can be, so once on, you might not even need a bra. Depending on the style of strap you want, I was told they often fit better on a sweetheart neckline. My dress came with detachable straps like these:

Mine is a strapless dress. Originally I didn't want that either as I also feel like I have to wear a bra. I definitely didn't want one with a super low back. I took a strapless bra to my appointment and you couldn't see it at all, so that's what I am planning to do for the wedding: a strapless bra to get me some support, but mainly to give me confidence and make me feel more secure. Many dresses are already very supportive on their own. I believe there are also some bras that can be worn with a lower back dress. The bra I wore is an old Victoria's a Secret bra but I am definitely getting a new one for the wedding. I am also considering wearing a bolero with the dress if I can find one that looks nice and won't be too hot (wedding in August).

Mine is this one (you can see the back in the mirror)

WOW that dress is stunning! I tried on some similar ones to those!

Some dresses come with removable straps so keep an eye out for those too.... I'm sure you'd be able to get them added though

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