A Lecture on Lacing

There are many bridal gowns, and even a few bridesmaids gowns, out there with lace up closure in the back. It’s a fabulous detail and can look old fashioned, sexy, or classic depending on how it’s done. Here are a few things to know when working with this type of back;

1) The way most are designed, if it fits properly the edges of the lacing should be about at your shoulder blades on top and then come all the way together or very close to it at the bottom. If you want the lacing to be wider then you can sometimes go with one size smaller, but if the lacing is too wide it can look like the gown is too small. Likewise, if you want the lacing to be narrower, you could get a gown that’s a size larger and lace it a little tighter.

2) Some people think that with a lace up back you will not need alterations, but even with the flexibility the lacing gives, most people will still need a little bit of tweaking for that perfect fit.

3) While the gown should come with a modesty panel, you can have a seamstress cut it down if you want to show some skin. You can also lace it every other loop if you want it to be more open- there are lots of little ways to play with the lacing and do something fun and unique.