Wedding Blog

I forgot to add that I already bought the crinoline at the bridal salon. Probably not the best idea since it was $75 (from the same designer, but hello? who will see it anyway?). Will probably sell on eBay afterwards.

I have a VS strapless bra that I bought shortly after getting my dress. But the bra is so incredible I’m already wearing it really frequently! Since my gown is a corset top, I didn’t need any smoother or shaper–and my uggy old legs will be hidden by the skirt, so no Spanx! I’ll be a comfy, happy gal

Well, as of now, since I haven’t looked for dresses (minus one trip), and have no undergarments to use for the future Mrs. Kiwi’s dress, I have nothing to say. Other than I’m a lazy cow. And I love your dress. And I’m lazy. I’m planning (if I ever get a dress) to get a strapless corset to smoothe the lovely lady lumps that have accumulated on my hip-like region. Luckily my legs are good. So probably bare, with some sucker-inner undies.

without a doubt buy the flattering me bra! the cups they sew in really don’t look the same, and the longline bra makes the dress sit just right.

http://www.myglassslipper.com/products.cfm/dept/UNDERGARMENTS/typ/BRAS

I think it all depends on the dress and your body. I knew I needed major support so I went to a store that custom fit bras. I brought a picture of me in my dress so she would know how high the back was. If I was a smaller size (I’m a 32DDD) I would have either picked up a strapless/longline bra at Nordstrom or bought one from the bridal salon. The seamstress ended up sewing the longline bra I bought into the dress for greater support.

I had the same issue as you — the seamstress said I needed the undergarments and shoes for her to fit me properly. I wasn’t exactly sure what bra would work with my dress so I went to TownShop on the UWS. They were great. You have to wait a bit to be fitted, but then the do a good job. I ended up getting a bra from there, one from Macy’s, and one from Bloomies — all returnable — and the one from TownShop was the winner. I was amazed that different bras looked very very different under the dress!

I had cups sewn into mine as well…if I hadn’t, I probably would have worn a strapless bra I already own. They are so expensive in the bridal store and not comfortable enough to wear again.

L–here’s a link to mine:
http://www2.victoriassecret.com/commerce/application/prodDisplay/?namespace=productDisplay&origin=onlineProductDisplay.jsp&event=display&prnbr=XG-198685&page=1&cgname=OSBRPSTPZZZ&rfnbr=2784

It’s relatively difficult to take care of (you have to store it in its own box and make sure it won’t wrinkle or anything), but works SOOOO well. Of course, I’m relatively small (34B), but it offers all the support I need and is super-comfy

Greetings from Charlottesville! My dress looks similar to yours and dips low in the back. I can’t stand bustiers so I will most likely just wear those chicken fillet looking things called the NuBra. I’ve worn them out all night before and they look natural and you can’t feel them. Even while sweating, those darn things stay on!

One thing you can do if you want the dress to have less structure (which you may not - completely depends on the look you want) is to take the bones out of the torso. I’m doing this on my dress because I prefer to have it look less structured.

Your dress looks gorgeous!