The Dress

The dress was made to measure by the Bridal Rogue Gallery in York, in ivory French lace over ivory double crepe silk with centre back pearl buttons. I'm 5'10.5", about a size 12 and a 34/36B chest. I've uploaded photos which I hope give an overall impression of the dress, and enable you to see the detail of the design and of the lay of the lace in particular (which I love!). The fit, hang and detail of the dress all made it so lovely, and comfortable to wear. My children were very little at our wedding, and it was important to me that I was able to pick them up, but also to wear something that felt very special. I'd never worn anything like it, and haven't since. I felt really lovely in the dress, and enjoyed wearing it all day - down the aisle, walking through town to the reception and dancing in it! It has a lovely length train, with a small button on the underside of the silk layer, so that it can be hooked up onto any of the button loops at the back (see photo). The dress was made to wear without a bra. I wore little heels, and the dress is floor length. I haven't had the dress dry-cleaned, because of the material it's made from, but have hand-washed it very successfully with soap suds. The crepe silk irons well on the reverse side. I've also just had one or two little holes in the lace around the very bottom repaired - so well, that I can't find where they are! There do remain one or two more smaller holes right on the bottom edge that are unnoticeable. It's been well cared for and is in very good condition. Looking back at the photos and deciding which ones to post has been quite emotional, and made me think twice about selling it, but it needs to be worn and enjoyed all over again.