https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flaws-of-my-prom-dress Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 19 Apr 2026 03:59:54 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flaws-of-my-prom-dress#post-1217252 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 15:54:49 +0000 Emily 1217252@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, that is a pretty dress! &nbsp;Have you already purchased it?&nbsp;</p> <p>I agree with you that the smocking in the back is a bit casual looking for prom. &nbsp;I would be careful about sewing something on top to cover it for a couple of reasons: <ul> <li>You'll want to keep the fit quite snug in order for the dress to stay in place</li> <li>the stretch in the back will be necessary for you to get in and out of the dress. &nbsp;</li> </ul> Perhaps a seamstress could replace the panel of smocking with something solid&nbsp;and add an invisible zipper in the side to get in and out? &nbsp;I'm not sure how involved an alteration that would be, though. &nbsp;You might want to take the photo in and ask before buying if you don't have the dress already. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flaws-of-my-prom-dress#post-1217249 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 15:50:55 +0000 Anonymous 1217249@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cute dress.&nbsp; Anything you sew onto the back would have to be as stretchy so I don't think tulle would work.&nbsp; <br />If I were stuck on having that dress I would remove the back panel and add a new one in regular fabric with a zipper.<br />Rachy's solution would work or a cute shrug.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flaws-of-my-prom-dress#post-1217241 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 15:46:34 +0000 rachylou 1217241@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's a really pretty dress! You could tie a sheer shawl around your back like so:<br /><a href="http://litbimg.rightinthebox.com/images/wholesale/201208/howtotieashawl.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://litbimg.rightinthebox.c.....ashawl.jpg</a></p> <p>or do a bit of sewing. I don't think the scrunchy part is so bad.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flaws-of-my-prom-dress#post-1217228 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 15:34:26 +0000 ellisd3e 1217228@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi everyone, I found this dress that I'm dying to wear to prom but there's one major flaw with it.<br /> First off here's the link to the dress<br /> <a href="http://cocoandsimone.com/collections/dresses/products/pre-order-floral-sequin-maxi-dress" rel="nofollow">http://cocoandsimone.com/colle.....maxi-dress</a></p> <p>I absolutely love everything about this dress except the very back of it.....<br /> On the top of the back of the dress there is that stretchy scrunchy fabric and I hate that. It makes the dress look very informal in my opinion.<br /> So my question is, is there anything I can do to the back of the dress to cover that block of stretchy scrunchy part? Can I sew anything on top of that?<br /> I don't want to wear anything on top of this dress so I'm in the search for all possible solutions! </p> <p>I was thinking maybe I could go out to hobby lobby and by a piece of colored tulle that matches the dress and sew it on top of that scrunchy part of the dress on the back?<br /> Is that even possible? </p> <p>Please help!<br /> Thank you so much.<br /> Xoxo<br /> Ellis </p>