The Dress

This dress was simply a dream to wear, I could not imagine spending our special day in anything else. There are so many little details that I adored:
- The dress is made from Mikado silk, a sturdy but breathable fabric. The pleats fall gracefully and give the skirt a fuller bodied look.
- There's a built in bra which is done up first and makes you feel super secure. The zipper is then pulled up and is hidden with lovely fabric buttons.
- I love, love, love an off shoulder design but was concerned about dancing/movement later in the evening. With this design it's a piece of cake! You can flip the off shoulder sleeves over onto your shoulder and pin them or you can take your arms out of he sleeves and tuck the fabric into the dress for a strapless look. It worked a charm.
- The skirt has a three hidden strips of thread (marked with a little crystal bead as they're mighty hard to see) and buttons are hidden within the pleats, these can be used create an elegant bustle (I honestly felt like a princess with the bustle done up).
- The bodice features a sweetheart neckline and the 14-piece boning and cup construction keeps everything where it needs to be and looks incredibly flattering.
- From the fitted waist, the pleats flow down to a full circle skirt that opens with a gorgeous left leg split. The 27” train was the perfect length for our outdoor wedding.
- A little bit about me: this dress is labelled a size 8 and I wear size 10's, the bust was a perfect fit (I'm a B/C cup) and I wore 5cm block heels (I'm 165cm tall).
- This stunning dress has been professionally dry cleaned and placed in a wedding dress box ready for her new owners!
- This dress is called 'Rhodes' and was designed by Evie Young. For more information about 'Rhodes' you can visit: https://luvbridal.com.au/product/rhodes/

Alterations

This dress has been professionally altered. The following was completed:
- The silk and lining was hemmed to flow to floor while I walked (I'm 165cm tall and I wore 5cm heels)
- The waist line was raised to sit where my natural waist line is and look more flattering
- A bustle was added (3 buttons hidden in the pleats and 3 threads hidden on the skirts seam lines)