The Dress

Designer Listing:
Willowby by Watters Archer Dress: https://www.watters.com/willowby/products/archer?colors=Ivory-Ivory

About the Dress:
Archer is a beautiful unique, sexy, and romantic style of dress.

The illusion neckline gives you the look of a strapless dress but with much more support and comfort. I wore the dress on my wedding day comfortably for 14 hours.

There are two layers of opaque fabric (nude underneath with ivory on top) with a sheer illusion lace fabric on top. The two opaque layers are a true sheath silhouette without a train, but the sheer layer lays more like a trumpet silhouette to allow for the chapel train. On my wedding day, I wore a trumpet underskirt to make the dress flare out a little.

Measurements:
The lay-flat measurements of the dress are below.
Bust: 18 inches
Waist: 15 inches
Hips: 18 inches
Length (from shoulder to hem): 64 inches to bottom of opaque fabric, 65 inches to bottom of sheer fabric. See pics for measurements.

Alterations

Alterations:
Padded cups were added in the bust area. These would be very easy to take out if you don't like them. They provided me with support and allowed me to wear the dress without a bra!

Back pearl buttons - the back pearl buttons were not functional on the dress, they would just pop off whenever I moved so 3 bra hooks were added to the back of the dress to keep it on even if the buttons did not stay.

Hemmed length - the length of the dress was hemmed. I originally bought it with 5" of extra length because I am tall. Laying flat, the dress now measures 65" from the shoulder to the hem of the sheer fabric.

Bustle: A French bustle was added (see pics)