Adding Sleeves to a sleeveless dress

Any competent alterations person should be able to do this. When we bought our dresses, we were told that one reason so many dresses are made strapless/sleeveless is that you can always add straps or sleeves of your choice to a strapless dress, but the other way around doesn't necessarily work.

You can do some great things with something as simple as a cap sleeve. It could go straight over the shoulder, do an off the shoulder, or combine and do a longer cap sleeve. Or find a great bolero!

I, too, am having sleeves added to my dress. Not necessarily because I don't like my arms, I just like to feel more control on my..."top" area. LOL!!! I think the cap sleeves are beautiful, and because they can be worn a few different ways, will be a great addition to any dress. Good Luck

I'm going to add cap sleeves- they're more like wide straps.

I love the cap sleeves look and I'm going for it just for the style. I would say go with that but there are many options. there are some really nice cover-ups specifically for wedding dresses. Theyre so kool cuz the dress look all like one piece, but it isnt!!! I saw one similar to the second one Sarah posted and it was really neat cuz the girl wore it backwards so the front was lace covered but the back was a little exposed. I looked really nice. I'm not saying you should do that, just that there are various ways of wearing cover-ups. I think they're really fun!!!