I got my dress from David's Bridal, and the back is sheer down to my lower back. I was wearing shapewear in the store and it was clear I was not going to be able to wear their regular bra, but we still ordered the slip. We obviously should have tried on without the bra/corset, because when it came in, we know realize the slip shows in the back as well. For the top, I'm planning on either going braless (I'm pretty flat chested and there's some decent padding) or sewing cups into the dress for a little bit of a lift, but now we are a bit stuck as for the slip. We called David's Bridal and they didn't have much of an answer. They mentioned that they had a slip that sits lower on your waist, but it's an A line rather than a mermaid style, or said we could get the regular slip altered but had no idea how that would work. The manager who they thought would know more is on vacation so we are planning to meet with her later next week.
In the mean time, just wondering if anyone knows where else I could look for mermaid style slips that don't come up as high as right under my boobs? I looked at past threads and found some great low-back shapewear, but all of them had straps which won't work either. I'm not so concerned about it holding everything in/the control aspect of it, just keeping the shape of the dress at the bottom.
This is my dress -
http://www.davidsbridal.com/Product_tank-mermaid-dress-with-lace-applique-cwg705_wedding-dresses-oleg-cassiniAnd on a side note, when we purchased at David's Bridal we were told everything was exchange-only, no returns. Does anyone know if I'd be able to exchange the slip and use that store credit toward dress alterations? We'll ask the manager when we meet with her next week, but just thought I'd see if anyone had had a similar experience.