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Alana sold this dress on Stillwhite.

Final sale price
NZ $2,000
Time to sell
35 days
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Karen Willis Holmes, Fontanne

Label AU 12 • Stillwhite Size US 8

NZ $2,000 $4,450 55% off

Approx US $1,150

Delivery & Returns

  • Ships to United States
  • Message seller for delivery cost
  • Sent from New Zealand
Designer
Karen Willis Holmes
Model
Fontanne
Label size
AU 12
Condition
Used
Color
Ivory
Year made
2017

About the Dress

So... I bought this dress from a wonderful seller on Still White after trying the Fontanne in a boutique Wellington, NZ store. The dress was everything I imagined in a weddding dress and more - So finding it for half the orgininal price was amazing! The dress arrived and is...

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  • Sheath
  • V-Neck
  • V Back
  • Sleeveless
  • Floor Length

Condition

  • Used
  • Dry cleaned

Alterations

  • Lowered back to a V Cups for bust sewn in (easily taken out if needed) Belt has a clip instead of a bow (easily adjustable if required depends on waist size) Front of dress taken up and seamlessly flowed to the train, train was kept as is just to make it look even
  • My height is 169cm and had it taken up to me wearing 10cm heels

Sold by Alana

Private Seller · Active over a year ago

About the Dress

So... I bought this dress from a wonderful seller on Still White after trying the Fontanne in a boutique Wellington, NZ store. The dress was everything I imagined in a weddding dress and more - So finding it for half the orgininal price was amazing! The dress arrived and is just as beautiful as the photos. However, I am a size 16 and beleived/hoped with 9 months till the big day I could lose the weight in time to fit the size 12 dress.. unfortuantely I haven't cut back enough on the red wine and chips and the reality has sunk in that I will not in fact fit this dress - hence the reason I am selling it.
Please read below the previous owners story of the dress and ask me any questions at all.
(I am selling the dress for exactly how much I bought it from the previous owner)

Karen Willis Holmes size 12 ‘Fontanne’ used and only slightly altered for sale.

"It has been professionally dry cleaned by a wedding dress dry clean specialist which has additionally cost $250 to do so.
Alterations have been made to this dress with the back beinglowered into a low V back around to the mid back and bust pads sewed in for support. It will also be taken up as I am 169cm tall and will be wearing 10cm heels so not by too much it will be taken up only at the front but the train has been kept as is, just made evenly cut to flow with the front. A button bustle has also been sewed in as it is a very heavy train it requires a button and a small not noticeable at all ribbon that my bridal dressmaker did. The belt part I also changed so it is a clip in belt and not tie up with ribbon which can easily be adjusted dependent on your waist size.
I spent $550 on alterations on top of the cost so overall around $4200 spent. Other than the above it will pretty much be the same style of dress just used. I am wearing a second dress at the reception so the dress should be kept in good condition after the wedding.
I bought the stunning Karen Willis Holmes Fontanne dress in December 2017 at the Alexandria store in Sydney and It is only one of 27 of these dresses made by the designer in Australia.
The detail of this dress is divine and that is why I initially fell in love with this dress, plus it stands out with the sequining and beading, I felt fantastic in this dress and feel if you are either a size 12 or size 10 Australian this just fits you like a glove!"

Many thanks,
Alana x