How to keep your boobs and/or bra straps from showing

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Miss Britt in Style

You, too, can enjoy plunging necklines and backless dresses!

I was on the phone with my mom recently while I was shopping and mentioned to her that I was looking to pick up fashion tape.

“What’s that?” she asked. I teased her a little, but wasn’t really surprised. Fashion tape isn’t something I learned about from my mother, who prefers barefeet to pretty shoes.

That same day, I was in a well known lingerie store and asked the sales woman if they had any fashion or lingerie tape on hand.

“Is that the stuff that holds your boobs together?” she asked.

I had no idea how few women were familiar with (or consequently use, I imagine) fashion tape.

Ladies, allow me to introduce all of you to the magic of not having your bra strap hanging out. And never again uploading pictures from your daughter’s birthday party only to find that you are flashing the camera in 90% of the photos. Some varieties even claim to be able to hold a hem, but I’ve never tried that myself.

Fashion tape, also known as lingerie tape or flash tape, is basically double-sided tape. Except this tape is strong enough to hold garments in place and delicate enough to stick to your body or garments without causing any damage.

Here’s how it works: you stick a piece of the tape to your bra strap, for example. You then remove the backing from the other side of the tape, and press your shirt to the tape, ensuring that it stays just so until you remove the tape. No more sliding, slipping or gaping!

Fashion tape can come in pre-cut strips, but I prefer it in a tape dispenser similar to what you buy your scotch tape in. This lets me get exactly as much as I need and no more.

Finding fashion tape in a store can be tricky. I bought my most recent roll from the lingerie department at Macy’s. Check the lingerie section, near where they have those odd strapless water bras and such (you know what I’m talking about, or you will when you see it).

Online, try:

Mini Flash Tape Dispenser – $7.99 from HerRoom
Commando Double Stick Tape Matchbooks (pre-cut kind) – $10 from BareNecessities
Gal Pal Everything Tape – $6.50 from Drugstore.com
Fashion Forms Dress & Lingerie Tape with Dispenser $3 + shipping via Macy’s on Amazon (this is what I have, and I love it)

Fashion Tape Gift Idea: Get Outta Town Diva Kit – $34.99

Includes fashion tape, lint removers and other fashion-fixes to take on the road with you.