If you buy a wedding gown with a full or a-line skirt you will almost certainly need to wear a petticoat with hoops to hold the skirt out. These can be fairly full for a princess line dress, with fullness and netting at calf level for fish tail gowns or very full for dresses like the one worn by Jordan.
The shop where you buy your dress should hire you one at a reasonable price. By reasonable I mean no more than twenty pounds. If the shop charges an exorbitant rate to hire a petticoat or will only sell you one then look on the internet. It is possible to buy petticoats on the internet for a lot less than most shops charge. For example a very popular style JUPON 163 can be purchased for around 50 from an internet site, prices do vary so look at several sites, which is a lot less than bridal shop prices of around 90. If you need a really full petticoat then you really should check out web sites for prices because some shops charge as much as 300 for the fullest one which you can buy online from about 140
They come in ivory and white and although you will not see the petticoat under your dress we recommend if your dress is either white, diamond white or a pale colour e.g. pale blue or pink then you should go for a white petticoat. Ivory petticoats are best for ivory or gold dresses. Black petticoats are also available.
You will need to have the petticoat before your dress fitting since if you need the hem taking up it is absolutely essential that you wear the petticoat for the fitting. The degree by which the dress is held out by the petticoat will influence the length of the skirt so as well as ensuring you have the right shoes on you will also have to wear the petticoat in order to ensure the length of your dress is correct.
You could also look on e-bay where you might be able to find one quite cheaply but we recommend you check if the metal bones can be removed so that you can wash it. Some of the cheaper petticoats have the metal bones sewn into the petticoat making it difficult to wash and dry. A good make petticoat will be washable so buying a second hand one can be acceptable if you are on a tight budget.
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