The Dress

Le Papillon by Modeca - Elena (17340)

Elena is a showstopper wedding dress by Dutch designer Le Papillon by Modeca. Textured lace and tulle wedding dress with a stunning satin underlay that shines through. 3D embroidered dots over the most luxurious satin gown. The dress has beautiful sheer dotted tulle long sleeves. The waist has a touch of sparkle and pearls over lace. The dress dips at the back into a low v-back met with 3 covered buttons and a concealed zip.

I never got to wear this gorgeous dress because covid cancelled our wedding 3 times and we ended up having a summer wedding and wore a different dress. I'm hoping someone else gets to wear this stunning dress for their big day.

I've kept this dress in the supplied dress bag which I then placed in a special ventilated box the entire time I've had it. I've taken it out every few months to "air out" per the bridal expert's advice. I've also had it cleaned, not because it needed it, just because I wanted to make sure it was being well looked after.

Size UK12
No alterations have been made to dress
Here are the measurements I've taken of the dress. I note that these are the inside measurements as I was advised this is how you should measure a wedding dress. I've made notes because I don't understand the measurements. I understand that because it's an open back, it gives more room for the breasts.
Measurements are approximate.
- Waist: 78-80cm
- Bust: 78-82cm

I am a 12D or 10DD bra size (89cm), and this fits with some room to spare if needed.
Typically, I'm a size 8-10 in the top half of my body.
I am 164cm tall, and even standing on my tippy toes in this dress is too long for me. I would guesstimate someone who was 180cm would fit this length (at a guess).

Dress was originally $3500.