How to make a strapless dress modest

Time to give a new look to your sleeveless dress. On our site, learn how to add sleeves to a dress and give it a fresh new look. Watch our easy tutorials!

Need to add sleeves/straps (though NOT see-through ones) to my strapless dresses or just get rid of them...:

Strapless dresses can be uncomfortable if you are constantly worrying about the dress slipping down. Straps can make you feel infinitely more comfortable, and also, can make your dress look more flattering. Luckily, if you have basic...

How to make a strapless dress more modest. Learn an easy fashion hack in this quick post.

Laura Nash, owner of Sew Chic Patterns, blogs about sewing and pattern making.

I realize I just did a tutorial on adding sleeves to something, but this one was already on my other blog, so I thought it'd be easy enough to paste it over here. I did this project a while ago and didn't take near enough pictures for a proper tutorial, but it's a very simple project, so hopefully this will be enough. Normally I like to wait to show the final product in a big reveal at the end, but I think the instructions will be a lot more clear if I show you what we're making first. We…

Before After Many of my clients wish to make a strapless dress modest for a prom night or a pageant and will ask me to add straps to the dress. Usually the client will have something in mind for what they want. I will usually study the dress and give some suggestions for possible alterations. Try to keep the design and integrity of the dress. Sometimes it is difficult to find matching fabric. The client may try to purchase additional fabric yardage from the shop where they purchased the…

Last weekend my little sister was married. I was one of her bridesmaids, and she chose to get the dresses from David’s Bridal. None of the gowns were available with sleeves, or really even …

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