Wedding Dress Fabric

leto2010

Hello ladies!

I am a complete ignoramus when it comes to dress fabric, so I really need your help!
I'm having a btailor make the dress I chose from a design I saw in a magazine. She has given me only 2 choices of fabric - taffeta and duchesse. The taffeta, to me, seemed too stiff, something that would be too voluminous and puff out, as opposed to falling well, which I want. The duchesse seemed too thick!
But this is just my uneducated opinion. The tailor insists that the taffeta is best for the look.
I have a bit of a belly and hips that need camouflaging. The design I chose should do the trick, but it would come down to the tright choice of fabric.
Does anyone have an idea or suggestion about this?
And what other fabrics could I use - lining or layering, to help the look and have the dress sit well and me not look grotesque?

Would really appreciate your ideas!

Knittibell

Have you actually tried on the dress you're having copied? I'd make sure you did, and that you love it. A huge number of brides end up with something TOTALLY different from the pics they cut out, because it didn't flatter them.

That said, I prefer Duchesse satin to taffeta in most cases, but it also depends on the quality of both fabrics. If you trust the seamstress and she's suggesting taffeta, then that might be the best way to go.

Good luck!

AmoroAgain

You're going to die in Italian heat in anything remotely this heavy.

LoriAH11

Do you a link to the dress or dress pattern? Different styles of dresses are going to look better in different fabrics. That might help us guide you in the right direction!

opalsky007

The stiffness of the taffeta will actually give you a little extra support in the bodice, and nip in your waist. However, it can still give you a non-fluffed out skirt--one of the gowns I considered was taffeta with a really slim A-line skirt. Here's a designer photo of that dress:

http://www.sotteroandmidgley.com/dress.aspx?page=6&style=JSM1095

As you see, the skirt still has plenty of shape to it, and has draping that would be difficult to achieve with another material. If you're still worried, google taffeta wedding gowns, and see all the shapes and forms that taffeta can take.

leto2010

I would like to put a picture up - I no longer have the link. How do I post a picture here?

opalsky007

See the little tree icon under the box where you type your post? Click on that and you can upload a file of less than 4 MB.

dizzinea

what does the dress look like? some dresses really do benefeit from taffeta

christyhal

My dress is taffeta, and it's not poofy.  I wanted taffeta because I felt that the satin dresses I tried on were too heavy (backache just from trying on some of them...lol), and I am afraid with my end-of-may wedding that it might end up being super hot outside.  So I wanted something lightweight for that reason also.  Here's a pic of my dress:

longman801

maybe you like:
http://www.theweddingstyle.com/2010-exclusive-famous-designer-wedding-dress-ma515-p-72.html

http://www.theweddingstyle.com/aline-strapless-applique-beading-wedding-dress-rdw017-p-236.html

leto2010

Thanks ladies, for the tips. As Amoro rightly pointed out, the Italian heat is scaring me! But the seamstress still says taffeta. And now she's talking of silk georgette(?) for a layer on top.
Any more tips? (Jeez, I'm getting greedy!)

Here's a pic of the basic dress that I went to her with. We're doing the embroidery and neckline different. But this will be the silhouette and draping. (Thanks opalsky!)

cstt21251723

The dress is gorgeous!!! My dress was Taffeta, It was not stiff at all, but imo it gave me more support then the satin dresses I tried on and because I am stacked in the breast area I needed that.