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Tag Archives: shortening lace hem
Stabilizing Straps and Paper Hems
This Narissa dress is stunning but it falls into the two categories of wedding dresses…nightgown (no boning) and ballgown (tons of boning). A bride should really assess her assets before buying a dress. Determine if her body (full bust) needs support … Continue reading
Posted in challenges
Tagged 5 point bustles, Maggie Soterro Narissa, shortening lace hem, shortening straps
45 Comments
Too Big for the Suitcase
Since my last post, things went downhill quickly health-wise. On the Sunday morning, I ended up in the Urgent Care Center/Emergency unable to take a deep breath and an unending tight cough and fever. Thankfully, I was able to be … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Adding a grosgrian ribbon belt, shortening lace hem, Wtoo Cynthia
36 Comments
Strap Me In!
If you have brown hair and tan skin, this is the dress for you. The bodice includes a mid-range shade of tulle so it looks like the lace is just floating on the model. But if you have light skin, … Continue reading
Posted in challenges
Tagged adding rattail straps, removing tulle bodice, shortening lace hem, tulle bustle
42 Comments
Little Miss Bride Come Lately
For months I knew she was coming. Her wedding date was given as June 14. She was the last of the June brides to even show up for her first fitting 3 weeks before the date. She had ordered her … Continue reading
Make Mine Modest
This season has been a blur of strapless gowns with girls wanting to flaunt their wares/boobs for everyone to see so it was refreshing to have a bride come with a beautiful lace dress that needed a little more coverage … Continue reading
