Slips and petticoats and crinoline, oh my!

Has your dress arrived yet? When daughter's came in, the attached crinoline was so much more full and starched/stiff than it had been in the sample, that it made the dress really full and she didn't need a slip at all. Good luck! Can't wait to see photos of it finished.

I agree with this. My dress hadn’t been steamed and the built in crinoline was flat so I bought a separate crinoline. I thought my dress was an A-line but after my seamstress steamed it it fluffed up! It’s actually a ballgown! Wait on your purchase until you see how your dress looks first.

It also depends on the look you want. I bought a ballgown that has two layers of crinolines. The saleswoman recommended getting a petticoat or slip with additional crinolines to poof it out more. But our ceremony and reception is outside, and I didn't want more poof and liked they way it looked without. It was also hot under four layers so I could imagine wearing more!

I liked the crinoline with mine, because my abdomen and butt are rather large. The crinoline made it look like I was trying to make it puffy below the waist, as opposed to it being just me. Comparison photos below.

Without the crinoline:

With the crinoline

The picture by myself is preceremony with a slip. The picture with people was at the end of the night I accidentally took the slip off when I went to the bathroom and couldn’t get it back on 😔
I didn’t think I wanted one and just added it a week before my alterations appointment. I’m glad I added it. It added nice volume and made it easier to walk in! I got mine from Amazon, it was cheap and shipped quickly.

The first two are the dress without. The next three are my dress with an a line slip underneath.

The 1st picture is my dress without a slip, and the 2nd is my dress with a smaller ball gown slip. (I’m planning on going bigger still). I hated the skirt of my dress without the slip when I looked back at the pictures xD