When I bought this dress- it was supposed to be completely custom to me. Unfortunately, the designer and the dress shop I bought it from made a mistake and that's not what happened.
Anyways, the dress is completely lovely, but it's never been worn- besides when I tried it on in the store the day I picked it up! It's partially custom- meaning, you cannot get this combination anywhere in stores. It's an Eva Lendel, the top of the dress is the Alegra, and the bottom of the dress is the Charlie. It really is stunning, it's an a-line bottom, custom bottons all down the back, and the top has a folded over piece that you can either have altered to be tight and very form fitting, or leave that fold to be a little bit looser while the remainder of the bust is close fit and taught.
The bustle can be done any way you like, I was planning to do it with the invisible bustle, so you can't see that it's even bustled, but would be lovely I assume any way you decided to do it. The bow on the back was also custom, and can be detached or left on all night long.
It's very romantic and lovely, and the fabric is really great quality, thick, and seems that it wouldn't be uncomfortable for a strapless to wear all day and night long.