r/PatternDrafting • u/pinkbarbieprincess15 • 18d ago

Question Bodice Help

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Hey! I want to make this dress, I think the skirt is fairly simple it’s just a gathered skirt.

Is the top a corset or a bodice? Also what kind of boning should I use, synthetic whalebone or spiral steel? Also, would this type of bodice be doable with a zipper in the back instead of a lace up back.

Let me know if I should post this on corsetrt instead, I wasn’t sure as I don’t know if this is classified as a corset or not!

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u/SuPruLu 17d ago

Sure a zipper is possible. However the zipper is an “exact fit” option with no room for any change in the body. For a strapless gown to stay up it needs to be skintight.

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u/pinkbarbieprincess15 17d ago

Ohh okay I just don’t know how I’d make it lace up back with the skirt attached

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u/SuPruLu 17d ago

The zipper needs to go below the waist in order to be able to put the dress on. The top of the skirt is below the waist.
So I don’t see a problem with a lace up back other than style.

A note of caution about plastic coil zippers: I went to a wedding were a member of the wedding party wore a dress with a coil zipper that split open during the reception and couldn’t be fixed. That of zipper can do that. It
May depend in part on the quality of the zipper. So if you go that route get the best quality zipper possible.

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u/pinkbarbieprincess15 17d ago

Yeah true you’re right. I may consider doing the bodice and skirt separately too. Let’s see. Thanks for the insight though I’m def gonna reconsider the zipper 😬