Did alterations not look how you wanted??

I think to be honest, that even if she did put the zipper back in, assuming it could even be done, it likely wouldn't look as good as it did, because the material might have been damaged by the changes made to it.

how has it impacted the sleeves, and what do you not like about it? Could she alter the sleeves somehow so you like it more?

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Putting the corset back on she had to take it in a tad so the corset back would look good, They are tank top type sleeves on the dress and taking the dress in moved the sleeves into my armpit in the back and has made them tighter and Its hard to raise them up. I didnt think it would affect the sleeves as she didnt mention it when we decided to do the corset back and talked about the changes. Taking the dress in also ceated lumps on the seam where it has been taken in and its uneven.

My daughter just went through something similar with her dress. She’s asked the lady to take the straps up a small amount and somehow it dramatically changed the back of the dress. Luckily she didn’t cut the fabric so we had her let it back out and redo it so it was what my daughter wanted. Don’t feel bad for telling your seamstress what you want. Your paying for it and she should want you to be happy. Good luck.