The Dress

A statement in simplicity. Elegant fit-and-flare dress with a drop waist and large train in stretch silk charmeuse fabric. Bodice with bateau neckline displays delicate straps that become a deep V at the back. A design fitted to the silhouette that outlines the figure to perfection.

• Atelier Pronovias 2018 collection – Raim style.
• Labels still attached.
• Professionally dry cleaned and preserved -- although worn once for my wedding, this dress is in immaculate condition and looks like new.
• Please note that Pronovias makes the Raim style in both brocade or stretch silk charmeuse, and this dress is stretch silk charmeuse.
• Fabric-covered buttons trail from the bottom of the V-back to a bit below the bum.
• The photos featured are photos of me wearing the dress on my wedding day. My true measurements on that day were 35” bust / 25.5” waist / 37” hip.
• No alterations were made to the bodice of the dress.
• I am 5’11” in bare feet and wore 3.25” heels on my wedding day. The dress was originally ordered with an additional 4” of length. Some of this extra length was removed during hemming.
• An American bustle was added. It features five clear, barely noticeable buttons along the seam beneath the bum where the fabric begins to flare out and five accompanying loops hidden throughout the train.
• I felt statuesque and stunning in this dress. The most common reaction people had when first seeing me in the dress was a silent jaw drop followed by, “Wow” – pretty much the dream response to my dream dress.

Alterations

No alterations made to bodice. Only alterations were hemming and the addition of an American bustle.