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raiyna_dracon September 16 2013, 18:44:32 UTC
If you don't want to alter the dress I think you already thought of a good solution. You could also try to wear the dress as a halter top and tie the shoulder straps in your neck and pin a bow over the knot in the back, or use the bow to pin the straps together in your neck so there is no need for a knot ( ... )

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kaiju_kitty September 19 2013, 16:43:04 UTC
I think I am going to attempt to create some strap extenders, but the halter top idea is a good one!

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cloudsnapper September 16 2013, 21:03:37 UTC
I have a friend who has made extenders for a few AP jumperskirts and they looked fine. Although it's a printed fabric that makes the straps, if you found a matching pink, I don't think it would stand out too much.
You should probably reinforce the button that's there. A lot of the time, even if it's by a good brand, clothes with buttons will have the buttons sewn on really badly. I've lost the buttons to a couple jsk's from them popping off in that spot. (I don't think they should use buttons there, since that's a stress point. But I'm not a fashion designer, lol.)

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___ifwinterends September 17 2013, 06:06:05 UTC
Amen, brand button sewing is awful (you're lucky if they're even sewn on straight). I have no sizing issues but I almost always resew the buttons because I've had them fall off while I was out and I'm always afraid I'll lose a few along the way.

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rainedragon September 19 2013, 14:20:58 UTC
Since the dress has those cute ribbon bows down the front, personally, if it were my dress, I'd add an extender that is removable on either side from a matching fabric and then maybe make some little bows from similar colored ribbon and put them on the extenders in a little row mimicking the front (either sewn on, or as pin-on bows). That way it's not a major alteration of the original dress, and if the bows are done as pin-on, you could use them for other things (and the strap extenders could be used on other dresses the same color as well).

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kaiju_kitty September 19 2013, 16:45:09 UTC
I like this idea a lot! Since my dress is black, I think I will maybe use a plain fabric and add the bows to it! I don't think I want to alter the dress itself, just in case I ever fall out of love with it, and I think the extender would look pretty with some embellishments! Thanks so much for this idea!

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