Can you help me find a corseted ballgown wedding dress? AND how do you find gowns from previous seasons???

Question

Hi, I'm recently engaged and my Fiance and I just made the decision to marry this Fall. hooray! But I'm having trouble finding my perfect dress.

I'd like it to be a satin ballgown with very few embellishments as I want the fabric to be sumptuous.

and I'd like the back to be a corset, preferably.

I feel like I've looked everywhere. But if you can suggest some boutiques, websites, gowns, that would be wonderful.

I like some of the gowns on Aetelier Aimee, Anne Barge, and I like the satin in the Melissa Sweet dresses.

Right now I'm just trying to find the dress. I'll worry about the price later, just because I'm sure I'd be able to find it online or at a discount bridal store for less.

Also, how do you find gowns from previous seasons????

Answer 1

This is so exciting!

I read your description of your dress and it sounds divine!

I included a link that you may or may not have peeked a look at. I have to say that there may be some improv with the dress. When I read your ideas what came to mind is an original two piece. The 'first' piece is the corset, brought together with a beautiful thick white ribbon that flows to the bottom of the dress. I sent along a link from 'darkgarden.com' as they do that professionally. I'm sure there are others. The search word I used was "bridal corsets". The link didn't have anything I had in mind but perhaps its what your looking for?

The first piece would be together with the train, skirt, 'second' piece.

You could do this indeed as previous poster suggested with a dressmaker. Or, you could look at the design schools throughout the US, they're starving students who's ideas are just hoppin' and 'with it' and just glam.If you chose this route, make sure that your request 'couture' that will help the designer understand that you want. Letting the fabric to speak for itself and not have bumblebees, etc on your dress.

If you chose to use a dressmaker, make sure you give her/him enough time, and find one that makes prom dresses, etc so you have an idea of what her work is, and have representative photo profolio.

If your looking for ready to wear, my suggestion is do the two piece. The first piece a bit longer than usual to incorporate it easier into the second part of the dress. But this is all my thought process is and I don't wish to detract from your lovely idea. Just suggestions

Good luck! Congratulations and don't get stressed over the dress. It is very rare that you find a bride that hates her dress, when you 'find' it; either through ready to wear or custom you will 'know'.

Answer 2

Finding gowns from previous seasons... that's hard. Most of the time online they won't list them anymore, but they may have some in clearance, but if you GO to a store, they have them hanging all over the place. They don't advertise them online because they don't want to run out of the few they have left and then have nothing to sell when the brides flock to their stores.
As for your corset dress, how about some of these?:
http://davidsbridal.com/bridal_gowns_detail.jsp?stid=2838&prodgroup=10

http://davidsbridal.com/bridal_gowns_detail.jsp?stid=2631&prodgroup=10

http://davidsbridal.com/bridal_gowns_detail.jsp?stid=2663&prodgroup=10

http://davidsbridal.com/bridal_gowns_detail.jsp?stid=2298&prodgroup=10

THIS is one of my absolute FAVORITES:
http://davidsbridal.com/bridal_gowns_detail.jsp?stid=1586&prodgroup=10

http://davidsbridal.com/bridal_gowns_detail.jsp?stid=1210&prodgroup=10

Good Luck!!! And have fun, looking for a wedding dress only happens once--make an appointment at a store, and go be pampered! You are a bride, and there to spend money, so the people assisting you will drool all over you with compliments while doing all the work for you. It's great, enjoy it and I hope you find your perfect dress.

Answer 3

I wore a ballgown at my wedding ceremony. It change right into somewhat heavy, yet no longer something insufferable. The skirt element change into all tulle which helped to shop it mild (satin is rather heavy). i did not locate it not ordinary to sit in in any respect. I merely had a great number of textile to wrangle. the better section about wearing the ballgown change into no longer having to rigidity about wearing particular undergarments. Mermaids are very body-hugging and also you'll likely favor to positioned on some type of shapewear (even once you're skinny), while i change into very tender wearing my common stuff.

Answer 4

You may need to go with a seamstress.

She can make just what you are looking for. Go to your local fabric store and ask if they can recomend a seamstress for you.

You can get just what you want for a price you can afford. You will need pictures so she will know what you want exactly. You will need fittings so she should be close to your residence. Not in another state. You should have it made asap so if you don't like it you have time to alter it before the big day.

Answer 5

Why don,t you get a good dressmaker and design your own as you seem as though you have a picture in your mind of what you want the dress to be like,It won,t cost more than the price of a mid range per made dress.

Answer 6

i have just bought a ball gown from bridal direct barnsley they have shops all over the world go to www.google.com and type in bridal direct barnsley you can veiw dresses and find stockists near you x

Answer 7

try consignment or second hand stores in your area. you should be able to do a local search on yahoo for bridal consignment in or near your zip code.