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How to alter/style this bridesmaid dress?

I’m not sure if this is the right subreddit however I have a dilemma as a bridesmaid. I found this amazing dress and I’m absolutely in love with it except for one thing. Im rather small chested with broad shoulders and a small waist. The dress just barely fits my rib cage however there’s an awkward gathering of extra fabric right around the center of the bust. (unfortunately these photos don’t exactly show it as well because I’m wearing a push up bra whilst trying on but due to the open back, I cannot wear a normal bra) I tried it on using the silicone bras however they offer no real push up and I wind up having too much space and extra fabric in the bust area.

The second “issue” is that all bridesmaids were to get their own dresses and I wound up choosing the same one as one of the other bridesmaids. The bride assured me that it would be fine as the other bridesmaid has a completely different body type and look than I do so they look quite different on us, but I can’t help but feel badly about it and I wouldn’t mind changing this dress so that it doesn’t look completely the same.

I don’t get clothing tailored and I’m useless at fashion. I’m having a hard time thinking about what I could do to change this dress so that it first of all fits the bust better, and second of all can look a bit different from the other matching dress. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thank you so much!

u/uhshea — 1 day ago

HELP! How do I alter this bridesmaid dress?

I have a dilemma as a bridesmaid. I found this amazing dress and I’m absolutely in love with it except for one thing. Im rather small chested with broad shoulders and a small waist. The dress just barely fits my rib cage however there’s an awkward gathering of extra fabric right around the center of the bust. (unfortunately these photos don’t exactly show it as well because I’m wearing a push up bra whilst trying on but due to the open back, I cannot wear a normal bra during the actual wedding) I tried it on using the silicone bras once I got home however they offer no real push up and I wind up having too much space and extra fabric in the bust area.

The second “issue” is that all bridesmaids were to get their own dresses and I wound up choosing the same one as one of the other bridesmaids. The bride assured me that it would be fine as the other bridesmaid has a completely different body type and look than I do so they look quite different on us, but I can’t help but feel badly about it and I wouldn’t mind changing this dress so that it doesn’t look completely the same.

I don’t get clothing tailored and I’m useless at fashion. I’m having a hard time thinking about what I could do to change this dress so that it first of all fits the bust better, and second of all can look a bit different from the other matching dress. Does anyone have any suggestions? Would it be a crazy ask to change the neckline of the dress? Or could I add some sort of broach? Please let me know your thoughts and if you have photo examples I would love for them to be posted in the comments so I have a visual!

Thank you so much!

u/uhshea — 1 day ago