Thread: Vivien of Holloway Buys

Originally Posted by Annabelles Wigs

please dont tell me how much in the sale.... I might cry!!! xxxx


claire


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No don't worry, I meant I got two dresses, not the lovely pirate one you got.

Originally Posted by Buttonz

I was thinking the same because of the little gap there is between where the strap joins the bust and then juts of and rejoins at the armpit... I have no idea how to make that tighter. My halter strap is so ridiculously loose! It literally needs about 5-6 inches taking off the length.

Most things I can do myself, but just couldn't work it out.

Thank you so much for the heads up ladies as i thought there wasn't going to be an online sale

I bought the satin Gold dress,
Green satin with lace overlay,
Red satin,
and
the 40s Strawberry blush dress

Well in fact i bought 2 of the red satin dresses as i am going to give my friend one as a surprise birthday present so i hope she is not reading this lol!
I already have one but you can never have enough red satin in my opinion and it is my fave colour and at £35 what a bargain

xxx
Suse

Originally Posted by Buttonz

But anyway, the halter strap, any advice on how to take that in because it hangs off me I'm so petite.

My mum has taken mine in for me as I'm also rather petite. The way she did it was to fold the strap in half lengthways and stitch it together (it looks too wide when you make it really short) and then did some fancy origami like folding job (she's Japanese - folding comes naturally) in the middle of the strap and then sewed that up to shorten it. You could probably just cut it instead and then sow it together making a seam in the middle. Wouldn't look too bad. I have long hair and that covers it up. Could try and take a photo to show you what I mean - but currently it's at my boyfriends flat. Will be able to get a photo the weekend after next.

Hope that makes sense. Pics will probably help more.

Originally Posted by Emiwee

You could probably just cut it instead and then sow it together making a seam in the middle.

I did that with both of mine. It works fine and doesn't look too bad if you can sew in a straight line. I tend to wear my hair down to cover it up anyway

I just tend to pin my straps with a safety pin but i may do something more permanent soon after your tips ladies (Emiwee and Fleur) thank you

What did everyone else buy in the online sale?

xxx
Suse

... or alternatively, the stitches at the bust (not the ones under the armpit itself) are easy to undo. You could undo the stitches both sides, and fold over into a kind of pleat going down towards the other stitches under the arm. Does that make sense? I understand it in my head, but not sure if it translates well into written words!

I have the opposite problem, I find the halter neck could do with being a wee bit longer and it really annoys me at times at the back of my neck. I unpicked the "bosom" stitches, thinking that would help (hence I know they ar easy to unpick!) which it does ... but now it doesn't sit quite right on the bust so I'm going to have to put a few stiches back in.

Originally Posted by SuperSexySusie

I just tend to pin my straps with a safety pin but i may do something more permanent soon after your tips ladies (Emiwee and Fleur) thank you

What did everyone else buy in the online sale?

xxx
Suse

Woooo, online sale!! f**k yeah!! (sorry, too excited about this!)

I've had my eye on the black pencil dress with red polka dots for a while, so I've just gone and got it. Think it might be a size too small though... Hoping I can cinch everything in under it and it won't be a problem...

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Originally Posted by Fleur du Mal

I did that with both of mine. It works fine and doesn't look too bad if you can sew in a straight line. I tend to wear my hair down to cover it up anyway

Oh and... I just fold my straps in and tuck them under!

x

::cries:: i refreshed the VOH site everyday except today, missed the twitter and facebook announcements cos I was training and looked to see the trousers i have wanted for so long were yup in the sale and oh yes only left in a size 20. Am gutted and just giving up on them now

Obviously not meant to be.

To be honest, they probably wouldnt have fit me anyway; I'm shortwaisted so even the dresses dig in at the hips on me... they look so pretty on everyone else though