Has anyone turned a sleeved dress strapless?

To me, the sleeves and neckline make this dress. Alterations will be dependent in the seamstress or place so that's hard to guess.

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The main issue with the sleeves for me is the fact that I have tiny arms and it looked just kinda like a super big drape on me haha

View Quoted Comment You can definitely get sleeves fitted to you. But ultimately it will be about how you feel in the dress. I would say seamstresses manage to do amazing things so whatever you want done can likely happen

I didn't realize sleeves could be fitted! Maybe that's the best solution then. Thanks for the information.

If you don't want a dress with sleeves, I'd keep looking. I agree with a pp that the sleeves/neckline on that dress are gorgeous, but there are a million other wedding dress options. It will likely be MUCH cheaper in the long run if you find a dress (within your budget) that has the features you want rather than planning on major reconstruction-type alterations. The Rebecca Ingram line from Maggie Sottero has beautiful dresses and they are all under $1200. Another option would be to look at Azazie. You can order dresses you like to try on, and all of their dresses are VERY reasonable. Good luck!

I actually had a similar idea with a different David's Bridal dress. My stylist told me that David's Bridal's alterations team can't and won't alter the style of the dress because it goes against their contract with their designers. They can "pin the sleeves inside the body of the dress," but that is as far as they can go without changing the design of the dress. (That being said, you're always welcome to have it altered elsewhere.)

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I will take a look at them, thanks for the suggestions.

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I was actually planning to go elsewhere for alterations because I've heard from others that David's Bridal is expensive for alterations. That is an interesting concept though, if they're pinned inside then they're not visible.

Structurally you can remove those sleeves no problem. Budget shouldn't be too bad... However I would keep looking if this dress is over budget and not perfect.

Try azazie or cocomelody, both have try on at home options. Or keep trying boutiques

View Quoted Comment I'll look into those. Thanks!

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Hi Brookieh! How has the search been going? Did you choose this dress, or did you keep looking?

View Quoted Comment I kept looking -- I ended up finding something off the rack double my budget set by my parents, but I decided to pitch in to make up difference since it needed no alterations and fit perfectly.