I’m at the early stages of a very ambitious project–sewing my own wedding dress. I’ve figured out exactly what I want (which no one makes), and I’ve tried on wedding dresses to figure out what I like as it looks and feels on me. I’m still in my research stage as to material and construction, and I’ve hit a big question. I want to have the bodice of the dress be a corset with exposed boning. All of the patterns I’ve seen so far require you to cut the material into many pieces and then sew it all together. That is fine by me EXCEPT that I want the skirt to flow from the corset bodice without having a hard division line because of the seam between the bodice and the skirt. To put it another way, I don’t like the look of the corset dress where the bottom of the bodice forms a very noticeable V (or rounded) line where the bodice and skirt meet. Another relevant thing to note is that the skirt I am speaking of here will not be very long as I want it to be shorter and bunched or bustled up with a layered tulle skirt and train underneath. Is there a way to do the corset top with exposed boning and not have the hard division line between the bodice and skirt? Am I able to sew it in a way where I don’t have to have the material cut into many pieces? Any suggestions are appreciated.
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