can you put straps on a strapless dress?

sammy_wheeler

am looking for bridesmaid dresses and want one with straps- but what happens if i find them without- can they be added? how would i go about this?

thanks

lindaatno9

Shoe string, not a problem. The main concern would be matching fabric, however, Dessy do sell their fabric by the meter so that solves that issue. xx

sammy_wheeler

i knew you would be able to help linda!
now the next thing is finding a dress!- have found one i really love for my bridesmaid- but they are £180 each- and i need 3- and just can't afford this!- Need something under £100- but once i fall in love with something its hard to find another one that i think is ok!

pinkteapot

A lot of strapless dresses come with spaghetti straps that you can wear with them. Certainly strapless dresses I've had from Coast have had these, and my BMs wore Dessy strapless dresses that came with optional straps...

Re prices, keep an eye on the Coast sale (unless you need BM dresses in a hurry!). They regularly add new lines and have a sale two or three times a year (though it seems permanent this year!). They often reduce £150-200 dresses to less than £100.

http://www.coast-stores.com/sale-dresses/dept/fcp-category/categorylist?resetFilters=true

You can check out full price dresses below, make a note if you like any and wait for them to be reduced if you have time.

http://www.coast-stores.com/Maxi/dept/fcp-category/categorylist?resetFilters=true

sammy_wheeler

my colour scheme is purple and i am getting married july

cant see anything i like in coast

suppose i am still gutted about the price of the dress i want for the BMs ronald joyce 29510
will have to keep looking

lindaatno9

sammy_wheeler wrote: »

suppose i am still gutted about the price of the dress i want for the BMs ronald joyce 29510
will have to keep looking

I'm sure Dessy do something similar. I've altered a few very similar to this. I'll be back!

thought so. http://www.dessy.com/dresses/bridesmaid/2749/

I'll find out how much my local shop sells them for.

back again. £180 too. Sorry if I got your hopes up. :-(

sammy_wheeler

thanks anyway linda

ellay864

My bridesmaid has just found her dream dress in Coast in the new stock. She isn't 100% sure of fit so it may need altering but she has her heart set on it. I darent risk it not being around in her size come sale time so am sure I'm going to end up buying it next week when we go shopping again