I purchased this gorgeous dress at the Glamour Closet in Los Angeles but ended up not wearing it for my wedding.
This is a Vera Wang strapless veiled mermaid gown with Chantilly lace applique and cascading eyelash flange on train. This gorgeous gown is a softly constructed mermaid rendered in delicate, light fabrics from top to bottom: tulle, chiffon, Chantilly lace. There is lace applique all around the body of the dress and it's covered with a light piece of tulle. There's constant movement in the fabrics, from the little piece of tulle that floats up at the neckline, to the lace applique wrapped with a layer of tulle. And then you have all these rich layers of blushes and nudes inside the skirt creating so much dimension, like a series of transparent glazes on a canvas.
The back of the dress is just as dynamic and multidimensional: there's a swirling, cascading flange made from big pieces of tissue organza. Their raw edges almost look like delicate feathers--or even eyelashes! It has that same unabashedly flirtatious quality. And the movement of those flanges is truly something to behold in person: it glides through the air as though it's underwater, like a delicate stretch of coral that ebbs and flows with the ocean's currents.
The dress is very structured and slims the figure. This wedding gown style has been worn by several celebrities for their weddings such as Hillary Duff and Lindsay Price.
The dress has not been hemmed or altered at all. It is a size 12 bridal. One strip of organza on the skirt needs to be tacked, but otherwise it is in excellent condition.