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Strapless - yes or no?

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wanchai_2
wanchai_2 Posts: 2,955 Forumite
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2160015/Why-bridal-market-flooded-unflattering-strapless-gowns.html
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  • aliasojo
    aliasojo Posts: 23,053 Forumite
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    I agree wholeheartedly with the article and some of the pics I've seen of ladies in strapless dresses only serve to confirm the points made.

    All only imo of course.
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  • shellsuit
    shellsuit Posts: 24,749 Forumite
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    I love the look of strapless dresses, but didn't want one, as having big boobs I know I wouldn't have felt comfortable and I would have looked huge in one, so mine had straps.
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  • mildred1978
    mildred1978 Posts: 3,367 Forumite
    Not a fan, personally. Don't get the appeal.
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  • PolishBigSpender
    PolishBigSpender Posts: 3,771 Forumite
    I have never seen a strapless dress that looked good on a bride. If you're fat, you shouldn't choose this style - you will spill out of it and showing your arms is probably not the best idea. If you're thin, you risk having a gaping hole over your chest. All in all, I don't get the appeal.
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  • cathy_j87
    cathy_j87 Posts: 171 Forumite
    I always thought it wouldn't because I hate ill-fitting ones that don't move with you when you turn. Having said that the dress I fell in love with is strapless! But it's been adjusted to fit me perfectly and as it's lace-up can be tightened more if I want. It may be ok on me because I have quite small boobs so can even get away with no bra (b cup :s )
  • ladymarmalade
    ladymarmalade Posts: 711 Forumite
    When I went shopping for a dress, i was trying to avoid strapless dresses as I don't think they always look good. However, the one I selected has removable sleeves, so will haves sleeves in the day and be strapless at night. I only went for it though, because it fits like a dream and I am very small chested so it causes no problems there!
    :cool:"More people would learn from their mistakes if they weren't so busy denying them." - Harold J. Smith:cool:
  • NoAngel
    NoAngel Posts: 778 Forumite
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    I didn't want strapless and found that the choice of dresses with straps was limited. I did however get a dress with straps, so it is possible! Strapless can look nice, but I didn't want to be pulling it up, have a gap at the top or spillage at the tops of arms! All avoided with my straps :)
  • Tiara_2
    Tiara_2 Posts: 1,203 Forumite
    I love my strapless dress, I found it the most flattering and the most special. However I have small boobs so perhaps this helps!
    I am intrigued though- what is a uniboob?!
  • mildred1978
    mildred1978 Posts: 3,367 Forumite
    edited 17 June 2012 at 12:44PM
    Tiara wrote: »
    I love my strapless dress, I found it the most flattering and the most special. However I have small boobs so perhaps this helps!
    I am intrigued though- what is a uniboob?!

    Generally happens to bigger boobs. It's where they get pushed together without any definition.

    debsboobpost_uniboob.jpg
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  • melancholly
    melancholly Posts: 7,457 Forumite
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    Is it that so many women want them, or that the shops are so dominated by strapless ones that you often have to hunt to find one with straps?
    :happyhear
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