The Dress

I bought this dress from the Vera Wang New York flagship store on Madison Avenue. I feel in love with it the instant I put it on! Nobody does lace like Vera, and the layers of detailed lace on this dress are so light and dimensional - perfect for a summer or winter wedding. What I like most about this gown is that it's very figure flattering and looks truly amazing from all angles, front and back.

Our wedding took place in August 2014 in upstate New York and I wore this gown for a total of 6 hours (I changed into a different dress for the reception). I'm sad to be selling my wedding gown, but would love for somebody to get as much joy out of wearing it as I did.

Leda has been professionally drycleaned - there was no damage done to the dress, so it looks virtually brand new!

*** This gown is located in Bronxville, New York. However, I frequently travel to California, Hong Kong, Seoul and London so the dress could be hand-carried (or shipped worldwide) as required. Please PM me for more details/photos ***

Behind The Dress (from the Vera Wang website):

In Leda, every element comes together to express an Old World sense of refinement and beauty. From its creamy French vanilla color to its intricate, delicate, all-over tulip and rose lace, Leda has an unmistakable heirloom quality.

As with all my dresses this season, the heart and soul of the gown is the lace. With Leda, I wanted to give the dress a very three-dimensional, textural look. I achieved this effect with a overlay of tulip and rose lace on top of web lace, which almost looks like a netting. The web network is actually quite intricate, like a burst of foamy bubbles layered on top of one another. It’s airy and light, so it’s the ideal backdrop for the bold, floral lace.

Throughout Leda, there are soft, curvy lines. A wispy tulle modesty piece on the bodice gives the illusion of something floating on the skin, while the gradual flair of the mermaid skirt curves and hugs the body into a classic hourglass shape. I love this type of modified mermaid silhouette, because there’s still that gorgeous structure on top, but with all the romanticism of a full skirt.

The skirt is where the dress really comes to life, with a voluminous cage construction. Horsehair bands at the bottom of the skirt frame the outer shell of this cage like halos, allowing the fabric to bounce and trap the air and light, making the tulip and rose lace nearly luminescent. And then in the back, there’s this incredible piece of embroidery that sits on top of the cage – layers upon layers of bias-cut, tiered pieces of horsehair and tulle. It creates this embroidery that has a scalloped, tiered cascade effect. Leda is an incredible fusion of texture, volume, and movement.

Read more here:

http://www.verawang.com/veraunveiled/2013/06/behind-the-dress-leda