The Dress

This is a beautiful dreamy dress from Allure Bridal. It's has off-shoulder sleeves that can also be removed or tailored smaller if desired. There is embroidery of leaves and flowers that cover the top sweetheart bodice and the top of the skirt and come down the back. The skirt is a satin under-skirt with layers of organza over top. There is a slit in the skirt that comes up to a couple inches above the knee, and it mostly just shows a little when walking fast. The back of the bodice is sheer with the embroidery and there are buttons that go all the way down the train, which is a chapel-length train. The bodice also has ribbing in it that helps keep the dress up -- I'd initially been wary of strapless dresses for this reason but I never worried about it falling down because the bodice has good structure. I felt so beautiful in this dress and it felt perfect for an outdoor garden wedding. If you look up pictures of the designer/model number, many of the pictures online of the model have her wearing a version of this with a nude/champagne base dress, and this one is more classic white/ivory (also see alterations details). I've had it cleaned professionally and it basically looks as good as new so I'd love if someone else is able to feel as beautiful in it as I did!

Alterations

It was altered to fit the measurement size listed, and it has a bustle added -- it's a 3-point bustle with 5 eyes (the outside two eyes on either side attach to the outside hooks and the middle eye attaches to the middle hook -- this is a sturdier bustle than a single eye-hook bustle). They also took the slit down a little bit from close to the hip to a couple inches above the knee.