The Dress

I wore this beautiful dress for my wedding in February 2021. It was purchased from the flagship Suzanne Neville shop in Knightsbridge, London. I fell in love with the Lisette dress at their sample sale, and because the dress costs over £6,000 new, the sample was in immaculate condition as it had hardly been tried on.

This dress is incredibly romantic, with a beautiful cream silk overlaid with tulle. The tulle layer is covered in exquisite hand sewn 3D flowers and beads, scattered gently from the knee down the gorgeous train. The top of the dress has small invisible mesh panels under the arms and across the lower chest, so the straps don’t pull away from you. It is a perfect delicate A-line shape as I didn’t want anything figure hugging but also didn’t want a big ballgown. It is a truly beautiful dress that was comfortable to wear all day.

The dress is a couture size 12, which is a UK 10 in standard sizing.

The dress was professionally dry cleaned soon after I got married. The dress was worn for the day and we went outside for photographs. As a result, there is some discolouration along the bottom and on some of the flowers, a few tiny beads missing and a minor tear in the tulle (already there when I bought the dress). These can easily be disguised when the dress is worn and flowing.

Alterations

I had the straps shortened very slightly and the hem was taken up for my height of 5'5/165cm in a 7cm heel. Two bustles were added, one you can hold onto or put around your wrist to hold the train up when you are walking, and another which ties the train up in the back for when you are dancing later in the night.