Covering a Plunging Neckline! (Quick Sewing DIY!)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ส.ค. 2024
- How to cover up neckline cleavage! This one is a very quick sewing tutorial, something I came up with on the fly for this bridesmaid dress!
This is a bit of a departure from my usual historical dress sewing, but hopefully, it gives you a laugh and thoughts about making your own modern clothing more wearable!
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It drives me crazy how clothing designers make v necks SO FREAKING LOW.
DimaRakesah because most are made by men
You are so right!
a plunging neckline on me fits perfect on my sister... we all have different bodies and its all a matter of what fits🤗🤗
@Emmanuel Goldstein 1) Population is roughly 50/50 male/female what world do you live in that most women are surrounded primarily by men? 2) Even if surrounded by mostly men what does that have to do with how much cleavage shirts are designed to show?
yeah, also backs so low that your bra sticks out
You delivered a refreshing alternative to the old "safety pin in" or "wear a spaghetti strapped shirt underneath" and it looks so classy.
I agree
i’m 100% convinced that women’s clothes aren’t designed to be flattering on anyone, they’re only supposed to look good on hangers.
Women's clothes are designed to be flattering on exactly one person (most commonly someone weighing 100lbs or less, with a 24 inch waist and a bust and butt to match). Then the pattern is scaled into different pre set sizes and is expected to look good on every single body type-which is, of course, ridiculous.
Agree- or on a store mannequin (which they don’t fit anyway- usually have to pin the clothes to make smaller for the mannequin 🙄)
@@EH23831 I think it's funny when an item is pinned tight around a mannequin when the garment is meant to be loose. Like babydoll dresses.
You are not kidding! I decided I need to learn how to sew cause I need clothes that arent see thru or cleavage to my crotch... Do they think we can wear internet filters to cover up outside? This has really started to piss me off. I've been wearing men's clothes... Time to be a girl again!
I was going to say what others are saying. They are designed to look good on a 9 foot tall size 6 runway model. She's tall and skinny, they just increase the size proportionally thinking that's good enough.
My Granny would have said “you need a wee lace hanky” for pinning into a low cut dress.
i like your granny, she sounds nice :)
I heard this in an Irish accent.
My Mum used to do exactly that. I was a well endowed teenager.
It is indeed an old trick!
I was just thinking that! My grandma would have said “it needs a bit of lace” and I think she would have been DELIGHTED with this video.
This is great. I'm a D cup and almost any lowcut can look vulgar on me. Especially if I lean forward.
I noticed something interesting, in not that deeply cut, but still deep v necks bigger boobs are benificial. If you lean forward a bit, your boobs go with it and keep filling the line up. I am rather flat so if I do the same, the shirt will simply fall of my breasts and you can look all the way down to my waistband....
@Elkesorry to hear that, it is a real nuicance
It can be a fine distinction from a flattering neckline to feeling exposed.
@@Kiki-7 if your flat, every flattering neck line turnes into extreamly exposeing as soon as you even tilt your torso even the slightest bit forward . . .
@@SingingSealRiana clothes are hard to get right no mater the body 😟
I’ve used some old lace knickers before. No one noticed but I kept thinking “I have knickers on my chest and everyone knows!” 😂😂
So cool lol!!! I bet no one knew.
@@melaniegonzalezart8506 I know! I bet no-one knew except all my friends because I was definitely conscious 😂😂
That's amazing! I once had a flash disk/thumb drive that I used at work (a school), where I added bits from an old bra so I could find it in my bag easily. No one could tell where the scraps were from. :) It was also nicknamed Fluffybutt...to find easily on the computers.
Love this! 😄
Love that look! So much more beautiful than just a plain modesty panel or a cami😊👍
Aww, thank you Patricia! I wanted to make something a little nicer nice this was for a wedding (this was my bridesmaid dress).
@@MorganDonner Nice!
@@MorganDonner i usually just use a couple parallel Ladder stitches and there you are modest while still keeping the dress perfectly the same
Becky Anderson that sounds like a simple, but effective and cool looking, method.
@@rainbowosprey1619 and when u want to sell the dress u can just snip the thread and pull it out .
My daughter had this problem her whole childhood. I took it up at the shoulder seam. I called it 'the petitable inch". It's also why she go a lot of hand made clothes
It took me forever to figure out that I am petite from the waist up, and regular from the waist down. I learned a few years ago that I can solve most wardrobe problems by taking up the shoulders (pinch up one inch and sew, shortening the strap by 2 total inches). I'm 45 now and have been struggling with fitting issues since I hit puberty. I always blamed my curvy top half, but nope! It's more a problem of being short-waisted.
Yes that pesky petitable inch. When you have sleeves take the cap loose just enough to shorten and gather the cap.
Unfortunately she lives too far away. At 4'10" she still has the problem. But prom and wedding dresses fit.
Same!!
@@ColleenMarble while I am short waisted my weight has always been around my middle out front. So I don’t worry about the petitable inch lol my stomach takes it up! 🤨
As a woman with very little in the boob department I could also see this as a way to play up your chest and make it seem like there is more than there actually is.
Good idea!
Yeah, I’m part of the itty bitty titty committee
I have no reason at all to need this seeing as I'm a guy, but I'm always fascinated with your sewing videos.
As you're a guy, you could have a very good reason on the contrary... 😂
@SomedayIWT you are a treasure!
I’m in the midst of a closet purge and literally yesterday dried on a beautiful black velvet evening dress gifted to me by a friend and was thinking about how it was perfect except for the excessive cleavage and this pops up this morning. Definitely saving this video for once I’m ready to get sewing again. Thank you!
I love how you made two and made them cross over, so clever! I have made a little cover that just goes straight across, but hadn’t thought of doing it this way. It definitely looks more like part of the dress this way. I am a new subscriber, off to binge watch some more of your videos! The historical sewing I have done is much later than what you do, but you are making me want to try find an SCA group near me.
Thank you! It seemed like too simple of a project to bother making a video, but I thought it turned out really nicely! The SCA is a lot of fun, I hope you find a great group!
Only thing I would have done different was make it in black satin with black lace over top.
@@gypsyfreedom9 that would have looked beautiful too
I like Morgan's use of the white satin. It provides a nice contrast to the black dress while maintaining the visual impact of the deep v plunge of the neckline, which is very flattering. The use of black satin would not look as flattering and would make her neckline appear shorter.
I sewed a silk dress for myself which ended up with a too-low V-neck. I took a long rectangular silk scarf in a complementary print and draped it around my neck & the neck-line, and then stitched it into place permanently, hand-tacking it onto the neckline in six places around the neckline edge.
Ah.....the 'Booby' dress problem, I know it well......
It's the worst, right? :D
I have booby problem too, only I have major side boob aspect
My boobs are higher than the "standard" (an inch or two), so if I wore V-necks at all, I'd had it All. The. Time.
@@MiljaHahto I also have my boobs quite high. I once bought a dress that looked great, but the neckline went all the way down to the bottom of my bra. I have sewn a few extra buttons on it and it worked. Then I saw a woman in the same dress who also had big boobs and the dress fit her perfectly. I was envious :D and I might have looked a bit creepy if she noticed me eying her bust.
I bought a nice "faux wrap" dress on the internet from another country and when it came I found out it wasn't "faux" enough and that I even might have bought one size larger than necessary. But I liked the dress so I bought a new bra just for this dress, but I always feel self conscious because this bra doesn't offer as much support as any other bra I have. I have to sit straight all the time and I can't wear it to work (well, I can but it wouldn't feel right). I thought of wearing some kind of a scarf, but I'm not a scarf wearer, so I don't really know how. This looks like it might help me.
With my most recent sewing project, I discovered that layering a tulle/mesh under a lightweight lace was a really fun method to add and create texture over fabrics, because it adds dimension and depth!
I love that project a lot because this is actually a nice way to make a bust cover that isn't just sitting behind the dress with an awkward shape. It's cute, it looks like it's part of the dress, it's nicely done, it has volume and texture, just perfect.
One thing though about the way you attached it. Attaching it to your bra, with pins like you did, or sewing it, is a great thing because then you can wear that bra with another dress who has the same problem, it makes it into a cute bra, and it also means your dress stays intact. I personally would sew it by hand with a running backstitch or a simple running stitch to the edge of the dress into the hem (to make it invisible), or I would attached it with safety pins, so that I have the cover attached to the dress, but not in a way that doesn't allow me to take it off easily in 5 minutes if I need to (for example to sell the dress, or to wear it with another coloured cover).
When I have a neckline that's too low-cut for my comfort, I own a lot of scarves; I just drape and fold and safety-pin a scarf so that it provides the extra coverage I want.
Nice trick!
Yeah it is a good choice, but I live in tropical weather, I'm not always able yo use it.
@@tiarezavaleta8850 When the weather around me becomes tropical, I wear the least amount of clothing I can get away with.
@@tiarezavaleta8850 It might not always be a great option, but you could try a fabric like chiffon. It is very light but a couple layers are covering enough.
That never occurred to me!
How creative! I'm not as well endowed as you, so most V necks feel like they go down to my belly button. I love this idea. Usually I take a look at the construction and see if there's a way I can modify the V to close higher, but sometimes the shirt/dress just wont play nice, and this is a great alternative!
Same problem
Bruh, all the way down there? As a crossdresser, I thank you for letting me know beforehand
Yes! This is the integrated and graceful look I have been searching for instead of the just throw a camisole on it on look I need just to cover my cleavage underneath.
Perfect and graceful. Thank you!!
I've totally done something like this with a shirt. I did a stretchy fabric(since the shirt was stretchy) and lace on top. I don't have it anymore, so I can't share. I love the extra detail added by the pleats.
Thank you! My goal was to have people think that the modesty cover was part of the dress, and not an add on piece. I think that lace really helps sell that effect!
Historical and practical information. Love this channel so far!
Thank you!
Brilliant. Helps men look at our faces & listen to what we're saying, rather than distracting them & suggesting other agendas to them. Well done!
I would love to see you do this again now 3y later. Especially with the historical chemisette sort of items. Maybe even talk about what kinds of necklines go good together.
I’m terrified of sewing but I have this gorgeous vintage style dress that shows waaaaay too much and this is gorgeous! I’m going to have to try this
Thanks so much for this video! Gonna grab some remnants and make a few of these. I often wear a camisole, but it often leads to uniboob! This is way more attractive!
Thank you so much! So many otherwise beautiful or cute dresses are just way too ehm showy for my taste and I've been wondering how to solve the problem every so often.
I know right?! Usually a slip does the trick for me, but not this time :p
I've never really found a slip or top that worked that way for me. Either it was visible in the back or the sides, it made a strange combinations of lines/angles with the dress in the front, or the colour or material just didn't match well enough.
I've thought about sewing something onto the dress, but that probably wouldn't turn out great (it would be difficult to hide the stitches well enough, for example), so the idea to sew it onto the bra seems like the perfect solution.
These mini-videos are excellent. So much of the time, I find that I need to just do a small adjustment like this. GROOVY!!!
I know this is an old video but I had to comment! This is such a beautiful solution! I do alterations and make evening gowns and wedding gowns for a living and this is a big problem with gowns. I do not like the solution that many seamstresses have of slapping a piece of fabric across the bust and calling it a day so I am always looking for good alternatives and this is beautiful!
Putting this on the list of things I need to try, asap. xD Being overly-blessed in the chest, I definitely run into unwanted plunge in the neckline, in order to get something that actually *fits* my chest. So this will definitely come in handy! Thank you, lovely!
That's beautiful, and I'm not well endowed, but I think I would move it up a little more for myself.
So pretty! I have this problem all the time and usually take the camisole route. Might give this a try the next time.
This is the prettiest modesty panel I've seen so far. I bought a gorgeous designer summer floral linen dress with a crazy low scoop neckline last fall in clearance. I absolutely love it & had to buy it knowing I'd come up with a unique idea to fill in the gap. You did it for me! Thanks. I love your videos - especially the dress form.
Excellent method, and still maintains the elegance of the dress!
this really inspires me! I'm bad at keeping track of camisoles, they seem to go into hiding when I'm running late for work. I'm going to take inspiration from this and figure out how to directly attach a flat layer of lace into my shirts so I don't have to be in a situation of having just one clean shirt left but not being able to wear it comfortably
Love this & will ask a tailor to do 2 panels for me instead of 1 across. This way the flattering V-neckline on my floral wedding guest dress can be salvaged! Thank you very much, Morgan!! 😊🙏🙏
This is a great solution for plunging necklines. The outcome beautifully and creativity complements the dress 👗 . Xx
RESPECT. thankyou for showing us that one can still look gorgeous beautiful and classy with chest covered. Covering the chest is so underrated. This is POWERFULL this is FREEDOM. This is Beautifull
The sewing pattern I just followed seemed WAY more modest when I made a mockup...thank you for this lifesaver!
I don't think I understand how this is secured to your bra.(I totally get why you didn't do a step-by-step guide though) Is it just tied with the tape to each strap and the bottom tucked in the dress and left loose? Did you have any problems with it riding up?
I'm a little sorry that I didn't show the bra being pinned while I was wearing it (but I would have felt a little bit weird on camera in just a bra!), but the pinning I did while the bra was on the dress form is exactly the same as how I did it on myself. I just used straight pins, and sandwiched the pointy end between the bra and cover. I wore it for a whole evening of wedding activity including dancing, and did not get poked by the pins even once! the outer bottom corners were indeed just left loose, and I did not have any problems with them riding up. That said, your mileage might vary. Hope that helps!
Ohhhh, that makes sense, thanks! I guess I assumed that the pinning on the dress form was draping before you stitched everything in place. I didn't realize that the final shape was all done with pins.
@@MorganDonner Do you think that sewing the thingy to the dress would have worked? To save having to basically redo it everytime you wear the dress...
But that also means you can wear it with other dresses. Depends on what's more handy to you, I guess :)
What about sewing it directly to the bra? That way you could wear it with multiple shirts/dresses and not have to redo it every time, AND no pins to worry about.
Thanks so much for this video! I just bought a dress for my sons wedding and it’s way too low but other than that it’s perfect. Your cover is so much nicer than just sewing in a straight across piece of lace or sheer fabric. Made my day!❤
Great job:) I can't sew to save my life, but you make this look really easy! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!
A very elegant solution, like the most pretty I have seen yet
I have needed this video for decades. Thank you!!
Thank you so much for posting this video! I'm not a plunging neckline kinda gal, and this is the perfect solution for when I'm thrifting lovely dresses that show a bit too much boobage
Great thanks. A trick from my aunt years ago, was removing extra fabric that was on the interior back of the dresses (in the 90s) also the extra pocket fabric. But this is well done and stylish. I’m looking at dresses for a wedding and am looking for a fix thanks again
This is so cute!! I love how the pleats look.
Amazingly I have only just found you. I love clothes, fashion history and sewing, and since covid TH-cam. I really loved this short film. I just thought you might want to know my mother used to make very similar when she was young, in the 1930's she called them 'modesty vests'.(,some were trimmed with lace and held in place with poppers), I think it is a lovely ' cover all 'name. Many thanks for taking the time to do these films.
Ooohhh it looks so cute!
I thought it was just me, bought a fabulous black and white wrap around and my entire chest is hanging out..I wanted to throw it away. Reconsidering doing exactly this now. What's the matter with these designers.
This is 100% what I wanted. I have a dress that I actually love the neck line design but it's just a inch or two too low. I wanted a similar neck line but a little more coverage. Thank you so much for this video
Ahh. That's an interesting idea. Thank you. I HATE HATE HATE low necklines. I'm the type who would be quite happy if the high necks of history would return. . . .Yeah. Ok. Maybe not THAT high. lol We don't like to feel choked, either. But 'crew necks' are definitely my preferred go-to (this quite possibly is the result of living somewhere where winter lasts 6 months of the year. And I'm not one who likes a cold chest, thank you. Though, I also don't like turtle-necks, so yeah, I dunno), so putting on something fancier that suddenly takes a plunge. . .eh. . .no. I also have a problem that the usual 'tank top' or 'camisole' doesn't quite fit me either and usually ends up being also way-to-low on me for some reason. (Better if it has adjustable straps, but most of them don't) I've also used 'dickies' (that is the worst name ever) to slid inside the shirt, but yeah, the lower the neckline the less they stay in place. So i have started sewing in custom inserts to bring the neckline up.
I love this idea of making the 'bust shape' neckline instead of always having to resort to the 'straight across' look. While your results are still a little low for my taste (yeah, I prefer NOTHING is showing. lol Any lower just feels so wrong to me. Not to mention usually cold.), I love the idea of being able to give it some shape. Maybe I'll start experimenting a bit more now. Thanks for the idea! Also, depending on the garment itself, its often not hard to just cut the insert down to size and actually sew it in place on the garment itself so that you don't have to pin it inside. But that depends on the lines and seams that already exist.
I prefer crew necks at all times too. It just makes me more comfortable personally
I also prefer higher necklines. Although I'm not a huge fan of crew because they often feel like they're choking me (though I don't feel that way with turtlenecks? 🤷🏻♀️)
I would make hers a but higher as well but I think the shape still would work just fine. I'm short so more people can see down my shirt lol
Thank you for this vid!! Exactly what I (didn’t even know I) was looking for to fix a dress for an upcoming wedding :) perfect solution!
Smart idea! I've bought a few of those mock cami things (and sewn a couple based on what I had bought). They were shaped like oversized triangles and strapped to the bra straps, but on me (34DDD) they never sat quite right. I think they were meant for smaller busted women. Anyway, I love this idea!! I will make some the next time I run into this issue.
Same size as you, bought the same cheap faux cami thingies, found them to look just cheap. The criss-cross form-fitting rectangles are a game changer!
OMG IT LOOKS SO GOOD
I am busty and my tip is that I sew down the plackets of the button down cardigans I wear so that they don't gape at the bust. It makes them pull on vs buttoned but they look neater.
Great video, really helpful, and a simple fix, love it !
Great video I just purchased a dress and need to fix it. Exactly the look I was looking for.
That necklace has my heart fluttering!!
Oo such a great solution!!! Thanks for the idea!
Yes it did look much better and what a clever way to fix the problem. Thank you
just wanted to say omg your nails look amazing!
I remember the first time my parents bought me a lower cut shirt when I was in high school. Even though it didn't really show any cleavage, I still thought it was low cut. I guess I was born with the fashion sense of a Victorian. Lol
I love the way this looks!
Oh my goodness.. this is so nice and easy!
Excellent idea - thank you. I’m definitely going to try this out x
I love your humor!
This is absolutely brilliant. I would also look nice in black silk and black lace like the white version. Thank you for sharing :)
I love this idea! Great job!
Honestly , you look stunning with that neckline because you can carry it gracefully :)
Really glad this showed up. Thank you.
Wow - thanks so much for this!! It is the solution that I needed and I loved the video. Instant subscriber. Thank you.
Nice work! Good idea, to drape it right the way you want it.
So smart, and can be done in different colors and fabrics! I would try a black fab. with a different texture 👍
Very pretty, verry creative, very amazing!!! Wel done, dear Morgan!! Looking fab! Love from Pinkie
Thank you SO much for this tutorial!!!
It looks gorgeous!
This is so pretty! I am definitely doing this. I recently put on a dress and I felt a bit too exposed
I love doing piece work, onto existing dresses in my collection. I am a hairdresser, so when I lean over the basin, I like to be very modest, with nothing peeping out! Great finish on your dress, beautiful. Love Princess Holly of Australia 🕊🌿🍀☘🌴🌵🍃🌳🥦🌲🕊🌿🍀💐☘🌿🌴🌵🍃🥦
Looks beautiful I can stop avoiding anything that is beyond my comfort
definitely already hit that sub button. But I just wanted to add, I feel like I'm going to learn so much from you
This is the best modest cover ! Thank u
Fabulous! I was just about to get rid of a dress I have never worn out because of the cleavage. You saved the dress❤
This is the first of ur videos I've seen. Enjoyed this ingenious idea w excellent instructions. I am a new subscriber.
Love this! I've been looking for a V-neck cover (ill let my cleavage hang out before I cover them with a flat edge cover lol!). This is a bit difficult but its so great!😍🥰🥰
Fantastic fix!
That looks great! What a wonderful idea :-)
This is great, your solution is so much nicer than the granny modesty panels around!
I love how this solution maintains the idea of a v neckline. I've dealt with a lot of camisoles etc over the years, and they always go straight across and kind of ruin the look that made one decide to buy the low-necked thing in the first place.
Love, love, love it! Thank you X
Wow great idea! I love you manicure
That looks wonderful
Yay, got a dress thats too revealing and I didn't want just flat under. The folds will be great for my dress and I think a very similar set of fabrics will be great.
You’re adorable and your talent shines through.
Great look! So much nicer!
I have a dress that's not quite as low cut as this. I've been thinking about finding a bit of lace to give me a little more coverage. I understand that it might affect the structure or pull on the dress though... I'll definitely have to try this out!
Thank you for this! It's really hard for me to find dresses that are flattering because of my short waist and wide hips. And the ones I do find tend to have low necklines. But wearing a camisole doesn't feel like it matches the formality of the dress, so I definitely want to try this!!
This is perfect! Thank you!
It's so pretty!
Lookes very classy :). Thank you I just might do it.
i don't have enough "material" to have any cleavage issues, so I don't really need this tutorial but..., I still watched it as it was interesting to know how you did it! it looks super pretty with that dress! =)