So, you aren't allowed to be showing any brastraps (what the actual fuck I do not comprehend) and strapless bras are often uncomfortable (I feel datz, bb) and you're worried that a classic bra would slip down during the day without its straps.
If you have one or two spaguetti strap dresses you really love and wish you could wear whenever/wherever because they are favorites, you could consider sewing bra cups inside the dress. This may sound a little complicated if you don't make a habit out of sewing, but it's really not all that complicated, I promise! If you have an old bra (maybe one that's a little used up?) that you'd be willing to sacrifice for it of course.
(And if you don't like sewing, maybe you know somebody who can help?)
If you fixate the bra to the fabric of your dress you're making it almost impossible for the bra to slip (hence, it also doesn't need to be as tight anymore - should you keep the entire bra structure and not just the cups). Now if your only working with cups, then I think sowing makes the most sense. You can fixate them in a way that is comfortable for you to "fit into" while also benefitting from the bra-shape when it comes to your figure since the dress will fit around the cups as if you were wearing a normal bra. This might be a good option for a dress that's tight fitting around the chest or made out of streching fabric.
If it's looser and/or thin cotton material, you could consider only sewing in key points of the bra (and keeping the entire structure, save for the straps). The good thing about that is that you'll still have the feeling of a fitted bra, without the risk of it moving around too much because it'll be maintained by the rest of the dress. Several friends of mine have done this for party dresses that had a tricky sleave/back/cleavage thing happening. If it's done well, you should be able to ~unsew the bra out of the dress - should you want to retrieve either one.
And if this is something that works for you could even create a whole recyclable system of bra-to-dress-attaching! So instead of having to sacrifices several bras for each new dress you want to be wearing like this, you could pick one that you customize with press buttons/snap fastners (translator is failing me :|). Basically you have your one "bra-for-spaguetti-dresses" that you can wear with any dress provided you sew in the needed mirror buttons inside.
Another thing you could try out, are what is called "guépière" in French (seriously, I have just searched this internet for twenty minutes and I have no idea how to call it in English). If you don't like tight clothes around your stomach/bach, then this might not be for you. Also, until now I've only seen guépières out of synthetic material and even though I'm sure it could be made out of cotton, I have yet to find one. So, just a fair warning, if synthetics aren't your thing. (Here is one that is so lovely I am crying all the tears that I don't have the money for it.)
It's basically a light (very very light) form of corset, that is meant exclusively as underwear. The point is to have the general aesthetic of a corset, not the mechanics. So aside from the bra cups, there are no metal/plastic braces whatsoever. The back isn't tied either, it works just like a classic bra, except all the way down to your waist. This means that unlike your common strapless bra, it will take a lot more for it to move, let alone slip down. Personally, I never had any problem of slip, depsite being in everyday movement situations (so I wouldn't work out with it, but otherwise you should be totally secure).
This is what I like best, when I'm wearing something I don't want any brastraps with. Much like laeryn, I usually have no reason to in normal settings, so it's more for fancy dressing and when I want to wear bustier things - which is often. (Again, why can't I find a translation for "bustier"?!? This distresses me because #things of importance).
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If you have one or two spaguetti strap dresses you really love and wish you could wear whenever/wherever because they are favorites, you could consider sewing bra cups inside the dress. This may sound a little complicated if you don't make a habit out of sewing, but it's really not all that complicated, I promise! If you have an old bra (maybe one that's a little used up?) that you'd be willing to sacrifice for it of course.
(And if you don't like sewing, maybe you know somebody who can help?)
If you fixate the bra to the fabric of your dress you're making it almost impossible for the bra to slip (hence, it also doesn't need to be as tight anymore - should you keep the entire bra structure and not just the cups). Now if your only working with cups, then I think sowing makes the most sense. You can fixate them in a way that is comfortable for you to "fit into" while also benefitting from the bra-shape when it comes to your figure since the dress will fit around the cups as if you were wearing a normal bra. This might be a good option for a dress that's tight fitting around the chest or made out of streching fabric.
If it's looser and/or thin cotton material, you could consider only sewing in key points of the bra (and keeping the entire structure, save for the straps). The good thing about that is that you'll still have the feeling of a fitted bra, without the risk of it moving around too much because it'll be maintained by the rest of the dress. Several friends of mine have done this for party dresses that had a tricky sleave/back/cleavage thing happening. If it's done well, you should be able to ~unsew the bra out of the dress - should you want to retrieve either one.
And if this is something that works for you could even create a whole recyclable system of bra-to-dress-attaching! So instead of having to sacrifices several bras for each new dress you want to be wearing like this, you could pick one that you customize with press buttons/snap fastners (translator is failing me :|). Basically you have your one "bra-for-spaguetti-dresses" that you can wear with any dress provided you sew in the needed mirror buttons inside.
Another thing you could try out, are what is called "guépière" in French (seriously, I have just searched this internet for twenty minutes and I have no idea how to call it in English). If you don't like tight clothes around your stomach/bach, then this might not be for you. Also, until now I've only seen guépières out of synthetic material and even though I'm sure it could be made out of cotton, I have yet to find one. So, just a fair warning, if synthetics aren't your thing. (Here is one that is so lovely I am crying all the tears that I don't have the money for it.)
It's basically a light (very very light) form of corset, that is meant exclusively as underwear. The point is to have the general aesthetic of a corset, not the mechanics. So aside from the bra cups, there are no metal/plastic braces whatsoever. The back isn't tied either, it works just like a classic bra, except all the way down to your waist. This means that unlike your common strapless bra, it will take a lot more for it to move, let alone slip down. Personally, I never had any problem of slip, depsite being in everyday movement situations (so I wouldn't work out with it, but otherwise you should be totally secure).
This is what I like best, when I'm wearing something I don't want any brastraps with. Much like