About the Dress

Kate Gubanyi brand Arnabel dress (with alterations and additions below) purchased in Australia in 2023.
- Stunning off-white A-Line textured lace sweetheart strapless dress with *detachable straps* custom made for the dress. Perfect for the pear-shaped bride this dress is fitting in the bust and waist, and free flowing from the waist down.
- The dress is layered with six layers but is very light, with the top two layers consisting of a sheer textured lace with 3D floral details hand-stitched all over. The bottom layers made of a lightweight off-write tule.
E boning and corset V-waist slim and shape the upper body and the gorgeous flirty Aline skirt features a very on-trend split (altered to be higher). A layered, flowing train follows with a built-in bustle** for when you're ready to dance.
- The back of the dress is boned exposing your back with a sheer panel cover and layered from top to bottom with beautiful feature-only buttons all the way down (hiding a rear zip so you don't need to undo or do up the buttons).

The overall cost of the dress including alterations and additions was $4,500.
Professionally dry cleaned and boxed, and ready for shipping or pick up.

More than happy to provide more photos, details or measurements, just ask!

Alterations

Alterations
Alterations that were made to the dress:
**all photos shown are of the dress with all of the above alterations)**

This dress was the size 14 Arnabel dress from Kate Gubanyi, however was altered to a street size 12 with the following alterations made:
- bust taken in to 95cm
- waist taken in to 78cm
- hemmed to suit 183cm tall (I am 174cm and wore 9cm heels)
- split raised 3cm
- sheer layered detachable off the shoulder straps with hand-stitched floral features (made from the off-cuts of the top layer of dress when hemmed) attached/detached by hidden snap closers inside the bust and back of the dress.
- hidden bustle at the rear of the dress mid-back (**note, there is a very small tear at the bustle that can be stitched, or left as is as it is not noticeable - happy to send through photos of this).
- nude breast cups were replaced with white cups
- sheer bust panel covered on inside with off-white layer (so you can't see skin at the bust and waist)

More than happy to provide more photos, details or measurements, just ask!