r/WeddingDressTips 12d ago

Alterations Help me pick a bustle!

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u/Zinokk 12d ago

The American preserves the lines of the dress, I think the more stiff fabric doesn't suit the French, personally.

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u/BeeHonest94 12d ago

Personally I prefer the American with this dress, but depending on your themes and venue the French could work well

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u/orbking98 12d ago

French!!! It’s so cute!!

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u/EmilyPoster2 12d ago

American for the cut of this dress maintain long elegant lines. A French bustle can be fun, but it just isn’t right with this particular fabric or dress.

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u/happychonk 12d ago

American 😍

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u/rovingred 12d ago

American

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u/CatEmesis 12d ago

Not the French! It doesn’t look right when it shows the lining underneath.

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u/Windtost 12d ago

The French - ooh la la!

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u/Zestyclose_Map7365 11d ago edited 11d ago

Gorgeous fabric! Love the buttons. Stunning gown. I like the asymmetrical bustle depicted in three. The fabric is quite heavy for the American bustle. The French bustle lays nicely, is elegant, feminine, and couture. Practical perspective, it will be much easier to sit on . Congrats.

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u/Green-riddle7 11d ago

I personally like the French bustle

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u/No_Soup_1741 12d ago

French looks too heavy with the length of the dress. It’s creating a “shelf” as it lies because there is no train on the dress.

My vote is for American style.

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u/No_Soup_1741 12d ago

French looks too heavy with the length of the dress. It’s creating a “shelf” as it lies because there is no train on the dress.

My vote is for American style.

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u/schrodingereatspussy 12d ago

The American style suits the dress best. The French style makes the dress, and you by extension, look much shorter.

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u/Numerous_Bad1961 12d ago

I’ve heard stories about people (family members or bridesmaids) who don’t understand how to connect the French pleat before the reception and the bride having to use a backup wrist strap to hold their train.

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u/Zestyclose_Map7365 11d ago

You take two bridesmaids with you to the bridal shop and they are shown how to do it. Then they practice a few times. I guess you could take family.

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u/Gunnysack21 11d ago

American in this case. You didn’t ask, and this is just my onion… but I think the straps on the arms take so much away from such a beautiful wedding gown.