How to get my maid-of-honor dress altered by Tiisi will never share entries outside 43T & asks the same.

"A scintillating thrill ride of boning and satin sensations!"

How I did it: Realizing that alteration, like change, has to come from within, I began a series of deep searching conversations with a strapless vintage black lace and satin dress about why it was time to release the broken boning and make a bold step to recognize it deserved new boning so that it could fully actualize itself as a maid of honor dress. With its full consent, I took it to a specialty tailor and paid the grand total of $25 for five new boning insets. We're very happy in our new relationship, I no longer look like I have a third boob when I wear the dress and I think we both learned something.
::waves to crowd, holds hands with dress, wipes tear::

Lessons & tips: Go to that vintage shop on College Ave in Oakland, near Broadway, kind of across from Filippo's.
Go to Sun's Alteration in Walnut Creek.
Don't force alteration. Allow alteration.

Resources: Above shops.
$25
A rib cage, to keep the strapless dress up. Boobs are nice, too.


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Oct 09, 2009, 03:04PM PDT | 4 comments | 16 cheers


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Tiisi will never share entries outside 43T & asks the same.

And it looks

like this. You can’t see very well in this pic, but the overskirt is black lace over black satin. the bride said I looked like a present!

Oct 13, 2009, 09:41AM PDT | Respond to this 3 cheers

luckyjim is making plans and getting ready.

I am so behind

it does look wonderful. When was the wedding?

Feb 20, 2010, 03:59PM PST | Thread | Respond to this

Tiisi will never share entries outside 43T & asks the same.

It has been awhile!

The wedding was on Halloween, with guests dressed in costumes and a cake topped with his and her sugar skulls. It was beautiful, in a punk boho way.

Feb 22, 2010, 10:13AM PST | Respond to this

luckyjim is making plans and getting ready.

I learned this over the weekend...

before I get to that… the wedding theme sounded fun in a (as you said) punk boho kind of way.
I’ll be in a wedding in November. The bride is thinking about going with black dresses for the bridesmaids, offset with small bouquets of white calla-lilies and deep red roses. She has asked me to be her friend-of-honor, which means donning a classic black tux.
It was a happy coincidence finding that picture of you in this black bridesmaid dress. It looks glamorous.

Feb 22, 2010, 10:30AM PST | Respond to this 2 cheers


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