Would you buy a dress with paint on it? UPDATE W/PICS
Original post by DrWho
Hear me out first......
So I have the Maggie Sottero Grace Marie, and I added sleeves, and it's perfectly adequate. This is not the phrase I ever wanted to use for my wedding dress. They're slightly puffy, like a Juliet sleeve, but not big 80's puffy. I still kind of feel like Molly Ringwald's fat sidekick at the prom.
I found another dress that I really love, but it has a 4 inch long bit of paint on it (it bumped the wall during redecorating). It's actually the same color as the dress, but it's on an overlay, so you can see it. It will completely disappear once bustled.
I'd have to pay $100 to take in the bust, then I'd probably take it somewhere for the hem. I think I'd have a friend of mine sew the 3-point overbustle in permanently, rather than having hooks. I'd also make a bolero to take care of the sleeve issue. It's a few hours of work. Like, 6 hours. We're getting married outside, and we aren't walking in between two sections of guests. They will only see the back of the dress during the ceremony when I am directly facing the officiant instead of my FI or the reader.
Original price: $870. Clearance price: $300. Total damage: $500. Money spent on MS Grace Marie (after alterations): $1400.
kahlua716
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Why did you add sleeves to the Maggie Dress---it doesn't really make sense if you are changing to a TOTALLY sleeveless dress....
why don't you just wear the Maggie the original way (remove the sleeves)- its beautiful!! Did you order it with sleeves or is the seamstress adding them?
If she is adding them- I would just have a little jacket made so you can take it off if you want....
Just a suggestion... Good Luck!
DrWho
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I'd make a bolero to wear with the new dress. Not even a full bolero - one of the very very short ones, 3/4 sleeve, since there's no way I'd take it off. Maybe in a copper or bronze silk or georgette, something soft. We added sleeves to the Maggie because I have unusually disproportionate upper arms, and there's no way I could wear something without sleeves. Every dress I found when I was shopping last year was sleeveless or had a sheer sleeve, which doesn't cut it.
kahlua716
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Oooh..i see. I was just confused about why you were switching to sleeveless..lol.
It makes so much more sense now that I know you were planning on adding a jacket.
You should do whatever will make you happiest! You''ll look beautiful no matter what you go with- and both dresses are unique!!!
Good Luck!
(PS- do you have pics of the maggie with sleeves?)
DrWho
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No, I don't have pics, which completely sux, since my MOH has no idea what I've been talking about through all this. My camera broke and mom left hers upstate. They're very anti-camera at the shop anyway.
