The Dress

Melissa by Kitty Chen - 2022 Ivoire collection

Full length dress with chapel-length train. Lined and boned lace bodice with intricate lace design adorned with pearl-like beads and light-catching sequins. The bodice blends into the skirt and full lace train. Lace panels join the bodice running down the sides to the train, giving a peek-a-boo leg effect (my favorite part of the dress!).

Lace arms with button cuffs and full length buttons down the back (with zipper for ease of on/off).

Comes with double bustle, French and American which means it tucks under to remove the bulk of the train and then finishes off with the pretty gathering on the outside to showcase the lace design. Video shows what the dress looks like bustled.

Was an amazing dress to wear, I was able to dance and move around with ease without worrying about it shifting as the bodice is boned and lined with a lot of structure to the cups (as you can see from the photographs).

Wear: I am being totally honest here, I would hate to buy a dress and then find there were other issues that were not mentioned!
There are no stains or marks on the front of the dress. There is some standard floor dirt where the dress ran along the ground around the sides so it would need steaming or dry cleaning. Train is clean as that was bustled early on.
There are a 2 very minor nicks in the lace around the bottom that I could find (less than half the size of a pea?) but they will not run and are not noticeable unless you're on the ground inspecting them. They and some of the lace around the bottom may be removed depending on whether you'd need the dress shortening (I'm 5'9" and wore 2.5" heels).
There are a couple of buttons missing from the back, no idea how but could be easily replaced as they are standard white buttons.

The dress also has two cups loosely tacked over the dress cups. One has more thickness because my breasts are kinda uneven! I'll leave these in but you can snip them out and move or replace as needed. There are already slightly padded cups built into the dress, I just needed a little more oomph on one side!

Please reach out with any questions, I'd love someone else to enjoy this dress as much as I did.

Alterations

Slight tuck in armpits
Cups added