Spanx vs. long-line bra

lyntopher

I searched among the numerous existing Spanx comments and couldn't find quite what I need. I'm hoping you ladies can help!

The question: what to wear under the dress?

The issue is that it is a mostly outside, August New England wedding (read: possibly very hot). My dress is strapless, mermaid-like fit with a dipped back and all over ruching. I'm a 32/34DD+ though, so I definitely need some support. I'm wondering what will be coolest but make me feel supported at the same time. (I've tried on Spanx, and while I'd love a little help in the stomach area, I didn't feel like it made any noticeable shape difference, which makes that a non-factor.) I've found a long-line bra that fits well, but I haven't been able to try it on with the dress yet to see if the seamstress needs to shorten the back so that it won't show. I tried the dress on at two different places: one said absolutely go with a bra, and the other said no-way. What would you do if you've used any combination of the above?

Edit: for spelling where the program would let me and to remove "XP."

lyntopher

Ella, thanks for the opinion!

fuerst37

I went with the long line bra myself. My dress had no foundation in it, so without it, the dress was a little relentless in the abdomen section. It was very comfortable.

Three things that I learned the hard way:
1) Make sure that the bra "dips" enough in the front to accommodate your dress. My first bra did not, and the store refused to take it back. The seamstress looked at it and said if she cut the bra, she would ruin its support.
2) Make sure that it has a foamy middle section. The first bra was a thinner material. This would be fine, but it didn't give the actual support I needed. If I just wanted a strapless corset-style bra, no problem. But since I wanted the support, it was useless.
3) See #1 and #2. Make sure there's a return policy in case the bra doesn't work. I stupidly didn't, and I was out $100 for a bra that I would never wear again.

Good luck!