[NajlaHalem]

speaking from many years (and many costumes) of experience...that's easier said than done. That is the best way to do it for dresses, as the bra is secondary, and the dress doesn't hang off the bra, but usually shoulders or some sort of strap.

costume bras are hard and supportive and most need that for all of the beadwork. Doing a huge amt of beading on just fabric could lead to bunching and shifting of fabric, which would not look good on the cups.

but I make all bras/belts to fit, step by step, so someone who purchases one of my designs is never going to run into any fit problems to begin with ;) It's a little different with your grab bag of sparkle from Egypt!