If you are very large busted...

[KirstenRaymonde]

What dress styles do you gravitate toward?

Thinking about my bridesmaids dresses and two of my bridesmaids are large of boob (38GG and 36K) and want them to be comfortable. I will of course ask them but just as a guide as I’m doing my first looking. I will probably buy bigger and get them fitted properly by a tailor.

I’m envisaging four bridesmaids in the same colour/fabric but different cut dresses.

Nothing with a high neck. Makes your boobs look like your waist. V neck, with straps bing enough for a bra is best. My brother put me in a strapless dress. Was a nightmare.

Ah no I don’t like that. They might as well just be guests, different styles yes but I do want them to look like they go together.

32JJ/K here. Prefer sweetheart necklines or v neck, not slash necks. As long as I could get a full bra under I would be happy!

Bravissimo have got a range of bridesmaid style dresses out

V neck or cowl neck

I found Queenie good: www.queeniebridesmaid.co.uk/long-bridesmaid-dresses-uk

They are nice but don’t do the mustard yellow unfortunately. I think Mix Bridal is my best bet, lots of different choices.

Make sure that you see your bridesmaids in mustard yellow before spending a lot on the dresses. I don’t know what colouring or ethnicity they are but it’s a colour which looks really fabulous on darker skin tones and absolutely dreadful on anyone fair.

Something that they can wear a normal bra with. Not strapless or spaghetti straps. Not high neck and no ruffles.

PlumsInTheIcebox I’m fair and wear lots of mustard yellow and it looks great on me. I get compliments whenever I wear it. The key is finding the right shade.

Just get a swatch to check IRL before you spend a lot on made-to-measure, non-returnable dresses!

Incidentally, if you were to go for that particular Mix Bridal style that you linked upthread do be aware that the complex ruching on the bodice will make it very difficult to alter once it’s made.

Second the swatch idea.

I'm very pale and just look sallow and jaundiced if I wear yellow.

They’re all happy with the colour.

My dd had her bridesmaids dresses in the same colour, but different styles as they had completely different body shapes, looked lovely.
Yy the swatch idea, mustard comes in such a variety of shades.

OP nice of you to think of your bridesmaids- I was a bridesmaid and I’m a 34FF and the bride chose a strapless empire peach number, I looked pregnant

Saintbustier specialises in clothes that flatter larger busts - they may be worth a browse for shapes that might work. They also do some evening dresses that might work: www.saintbustier.com/oscar-navy-blue-maxi-evening-dress.html

This shop in London is brilliant. I'm a bridesmaid soon and I have a very different body to the other bridesmaids. They measured us and found everyone just the perfect dress. They do every shape in every colour

Something like the Monsoon Orianne dress.

A structured dress definitely not floaty or Grecian. Avoid high waists

By high waist I mean empire line. Can make big busted ladies look pregnant

Kirsten - mustard yellow was my wedding colour. I had the bridesmaids accessorise with mustard (shoes, handbag, sash) and they wore a structured navy dress. V neck, 50 styles lace. ‘‘Twas gorgeous. Easier to find a navy dress than mustard

Nothing high neck

^ the dresses were also capped sleeves which is balancing for larger bust. This was the dress but in navy. Just replaced the silk sash.