Bridesmaids and nipple covers

[Giraffe317]

I have 3 bridesmaids, all with the same ‘multiway’ dress. They look lovely but the fabric is so thin and clingy that without using the bandeau that comes with the dresses we have 6 nipples on show through the fabric. They understandably would rather not wear the bandeau if possible as it makes them look a bit frumpy/matronly and they’re all early 20’s with lovely figures. We’ve tried some of the tiny nipple covers but the only problem is now that you can’t see the nipples you can see the nipple covers!
Is boob tape an option to just tape the nipples down?! Or do we need some other type of nipple covers? Hit me up with your recommendations or ideas ladies please?

I hope you put another dress on 🤣

We don't know the size and build of the bridesmaids, and they are only in their 20s, so may not have the humongous floppy boobs that many mumsnetters seem to have. There is a lot of projection going on in this thread.

Someone with a small back size and a D cup, for example, does not need support.

Have a look at Shein for stick on bras - dead cheap and work.

Get them to wear a bralettte in similar colours - bigger or smaller, lacey that looks like part of the dress

Gosh they will be very low cut without any undies won't they? I would hate that at any wedding let alone my own.

https://m.shein.co.uk/1pc-Breathable-Round-Silicone-Nipple-Cover-apricot-p-24771402.html?mallCode=1&imgRatio=3-4&src_module=search&src_identifier=st%3D2%60sc%3DStick%20in%20bra%60sr%3D0%60ps%3D0&showFeedbackRec=1&pageListType=4

Could you get a local dressmaker to use the material from the three bandeau to add an extra layer of fabric to the inside of the bust pieces?

https://m.shein.co.uk/1-Piece-Of-Sticky-Bra-Skin-colored-Lace-Invisible-Bra-Pads-Gathered-Strapless-Bra-Pads-With-Random-Transparent-Straps-p-24412155.html?mallCode=1&imgRatio=3-4&src_module=search&src_identifier=st%3D2%60sc%3DStick%20in%20bra%60sr%3D0%60ps%3D0&showFeedbackRec=1&pageListType=4

prettier

Don't buy shein rubbish

https://www.annsummers.com/lingerie/lingerie-shop-by-category-bras/stick-on-backless-and-strapless-bra/87798.html?glCountry=GB&glCurrency=GBP&campaignid=20601215945&adgroupid=&keyword=&device=m&gclid=Cj0KCQjwk6SwBhDPARIsAJ59GwejtrIYvzeivxeSTesbDCdNIq-SjPh4vvWRhstQLrILqlxXQbXSkx0aAqZZEALw_wcB

A 30D is a sister size for a 34B or a 36A so probably exactly the kind of size that pp had in mind.

Ask the company.
They seem to be a popular product with good reviews so they've probably got lots of feedback.

Don't buy shein rubbish

Thats right, by the £15 ones form the local shops who shipped them in from the same company for one days wear.

This is an EIGHTY FIVE DOLLAR dress. Very inexpensive for a Bridesmaid dress.
How cheap do you need to consider something as a "Cheaper brand"?

Remember, it’s you that needs to stand out.

Honestly, I’d choose a dress with a less cheap fabric!

I can see you have had lots of helpful suggestions, OP, but tbh unless the wedding is literally next week I would seriously reconsider the choice of dress. I’m a decent seamstress and once spent an hour of a wedding trying to reconstruct a multi-way dress which had ripped catastrophically. The fabric is very very cheap and difficult to work with.

If changing the dresses isn’t an option then be warned that they go see-through under a camera flash, so make sure any nipple-covering solution is closely matched to the bridesmaid’s individual skin tone.

Yes, I was thinking the same . I’m also a decent seamstress and would find trying to sew an extra layer of something into that thin, stretchy type of material almost impossible to do without it pulling, and stitches showing. I think it would be very difficult to do, and not necessarily cheap to get a seamstress to do it. My daughter had a bridesmaid’s dress altered and it cost more than those dresses !
I suppose I’d try the pear tape stuff recommended above but to be honest I’d try different dresses if you can.

I know these are more expensive but they look sooo much better and not cheap!! Same colour too.

https://www.jjshouse.com/a-line-one-shoulder-floor-length-chiffon-bridesmaid-dress-with-ruffle-007293497-g293497

Stick on bra ?

I'm assuming the bridesmaids are quite short/stocky & the bandeau which on somebody taller would be unnoticable ends up looking like a sort of 'extra coverage' bit on Petite figures. Hence the matronly comment not that the girls themselves look older

Are you expecting it to be cold OP?
I’m kidding obviously. Could a good seamstress put in a couple extra layers of material? Strapless or multiway bra?
Not sure why you all chose such flimsy dresses with thin material and a bandeau that makes the girls look frumpy…..🤔

Those women in the photo are gorgeous but all I can see is unsupported boobs. It isn’t a great look. I would be reconsidering the dresses OP, not sure a bit of tape is going to save the day.

These are brilliant. Because they are a sort of thin, stiffened fabric rather than silicone, you don’t get show through, and they actually hold breasts up well, depending on size, obvs:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07R5RLV84/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_image?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I wore the same dress in a dark teal - I don't remember mine or any or the bridesmaids nipples showing. I wouldn't have thought they would in this colour too unless it's a outdoor winter ceremony?