The Dress

Lillian West Allover Lace Fit and Flare with Spaghetti Straps and Illusion Back, STYLE 6480

This is a GORGEOUS dress, with such a unique lace pattern. I loved the low back and the lace neckline and got a ton of compliments. It is in good condition, only worn for the wedding day and dry cleaned within a week of the wedding.

Measurements at the time of my wedding:

Height: 5'5"
Weight: 127 lbs
Waist: 27.5"
Bust: 35"
Hips: 38"
Bra size normally worn: 36B

Dress was listed as $1,175 and I paid $205 for alterations and $140 for dry cleaning.

Alterations

This was ordered for me in a 12 even though I normally wear a 6. Several alterations were made to accommodate: the hips and waist were taken in maybe an inch, the straps were shortened to bring the neckline up. The bust part of the dress was taken in on the sides to make the cups a bit smaller. Even with that, I still didn't quite fill the chest part.

We ordered the "petite" size, so no changes were made to the length. I am 5'5" and with 2.75" heels, the length was perfect. I changed to flats after the ceremony, so it was a bit long but still worked.

Also, I had the seamstress cut out the crinoline, so the dress fell more naturally as opposed to the mermaid flare that it originally had.

There is a French bustle added in.