DIY: Making an old bra suitable for backless dress/shirt

I love backless dresses, but I always get really annoyed when my bra is showing and on the other hand I don't feel good without it either. So today I decided to make one of my bras suitable for backless dresses/shirts.

It is my first time to make something like that, so I'll probably be wiser next time and do some things differently..

Things you'll need:

• An old bra
• a needle and some thread
• Scissors and a seam ripper
• Colourful ribbon, chain, lace, pearls or whatever you like! Or what goes well with your dress.

At first I'm cutting off the ends of the bra, where the attachments are. Doing this way, I am making space for the new back part, which will be showing. You don't have to cut off as much as I did, some of the following  steps are necessary only for dresses or shirts that have very wide backless parts, so with normal bra, straps are seen. I just wanted to try out if it looks better. It is a bit more uncomfortable, so consider well how much you want to cut, I recommend to cut it right behind the straps, so you don't have to sew them back later. (I made the cut way before the straps).

Here you can see, that I cut the bra so far that I had to sew straps back on. And as I already mentioned, it is not that necessary, you can leave the straps where they are and cut off only the very ends.

The new back piece is made out of chain and ribbon. Here are also some pliers for cutting the chain.

 I cut the chain into two equal parts that are the width of my back. Then I sewed them on the bra.

Finally I took the ribbons and sewed them on the chains.

Yay! It is ready!
This was just one idea I had, I'll definitely try this out with some lace or elastic band and pearls.

Have fun trying out your own ideas!