Bra for Bridesmaids dress.
Part rant, part in need of desperate help.
So I'm in a wedding in November and bought the requested dress. Unfortunately it does not fit right, so I am going to have to bite the bullet and get some alterations. Hopefully my regular person can handle it. It's a strange mix of material and also from David's Bridal and I just really don't want to pay the incredibly exhorbitant fees for alteration that they charge.
The problem is, even when it will fit me correctly I cannot find a bra that works. The dress has a neckline, but it's see-through and has a key-hole back, so it's basically functioning like a strapless dress, necessitating a strapless bra. But I have tried several in person and none of them work. They all either have provided minimal support or show obviously. I'm a little concerned that I won't be able to find something that works. I'm now a full cup-size larger than what I was in my own wedding so those undergarments are unwearable, and even then they obviously show. I can't do it without that bra support. Someone help me!
Basically my concern is the back. As you can see, it comes down in a "V" and everything I can find shows or sticks out. I need to find a strapless bra in navy or black. I already went through the whole buy a whole bunch from different spots that either don't fit or show obviously through the mesh and returned them. I'm running out of patience for this. Anyone have any ideas on how to fix this or somewhere I should look with something that might work or be low enough to not be so obvious?
Forgot to mention that I am in DDD/F territory in terms of cup size depending on the manufacturer, so finding long-line bras has been so frustrating. Someone somewhere has to make a supportive long-line low cut (in the back) dark bra. Or something, anything that won't make me look like too much of a doofus wearing this dress.