project: bra cups

It's summer, y'all, which is the season of slinky summer dresses!  My friend purchased a dress that is an ideal summer dress, but it had one problem: you can't wear a bra with it.

No way a bra could be worn with this hot number!

So here is the tutorial on what to do when bra cups are a necessity:

First thing is to have your lady try on the dress, and position the cups in the right spot on her.  Gravity is a tricky thing, so make sure she is not wearing a bra so the cups will be in the perfect position when the dress is worn!

Pin the cups into place from the outside of the dress, and then you will want to figure out the best place to seam rip to place the cups it between the fashion fabric and the lining.  Be sure to either thread mark or pin an outline where the cups will be placed inside the layers before you remove the original fitting pin!

I decided to use the armhole seam to open up.  You don't need to seam rip much, since the cups will fold in half easily to be place in between the layers.

Then I pinned the cup into the exact spot it was fit in.

Then, at those four pin points, I hand tacked the cup to the lining fabric, leaving enough slack in the stitches.  You want to make sure there is enough slack so things won't pull funny when the dress is stretched onto the body!

That's it!  My friend is now ready for a date to El Circo Cheapo!

Your playlist for this dress is the most recent This American Life episode: Blackjack.