The Dress

The dress was originally a size 24, which I knew was too big for me, and it was the only one left, so I took it and had it resized. The dress is elegant romance with a touch of vintage.

I am 5'11" and normally wear a size 18. With altering the dress, there were some beads that were lost, but nothing that takes away from the dress and certainly nothing that shows up in pictures.

I wore the dress at my wedding and that was it. I then came back and took it directly to the cleaners two days after my wedding. It has been in the cleaning bag since I picked it up.
To detail the alterations: 1. I had the entire dress taken in to fit me; 2. I added sheer sleeves with white buttons to the dress (they can easily be removed); 3. I added a small quasi-corset area on the back to better cinch my waist area. because I am so tall, the bottom of the dress was not cut. I left the length "as is" from when I purchased the dress.

Visit Maggie Sottero website for more details about the dress: https://www.maggiesottero.com/maggie-sottero/brinkley-lynette/11459

Alterations

To detail the alterations:
1. I had the entire dress taken in to fit me
2. I added sheer sleeves with white buttons to the dress (they can easily be removed)
3. I added a small quasi-corset area on the back to better cinch my waist area. because I am so tall, the bottom of the dress was not cut. I left the length "as is" from when I purchased the dress.