The Dress

This is a gorgeous Galia Lahav dress called Nala that retails for USD 12,700: https://www.galialahav.com/products/nala

I wore this dress for the dinner reception of my French chateau wedding and got so many compliments. The photos don’t do it justice as the intricate beading and crystals really sparkle at night and catch the light beautifully. I really wanted to keep it but that would mean I’d have to shorten the train to make it wearable at galas, but the dramatic train is absolutely gorgeous so I think it deserves another chance in the spotlight.

This dress could work as either a wedding dress or as a rehearsal dinner or second look dress. It would fit beautifully with many venues such as hotel, museum, library, historic city hall, chateau, villa etc.

The dress has a sheer corset that really sucks everything in so no spanx needed. It’s very well constructed and the sheer panels create an illusion of a tiny waist. The back dips down which elongates your torso and slims the back. You can easily add straps to it if you prefer but the corset makes it very snug and secure so straps are not necessary. It’s a very flattering dress!

The size ordered is EU 42, but I did some alterations to it. I’m usually a US size 2-4 and the dress was a bit big on me even after alterations (which is my fault because I loss weight), so I think it may actually fit a size 4-6 better. Also, I don’t have much of a butt but I think it would fit beautifully on someone curvy too. Happy to share more details about the alterations and sizing if you’re interested. Also have more photos I can share privately.

Here’s the official Galia website link: https://www.galialahav.com/products/nala

Alterations

I had Galia create the dress with smaller cups as Galia cups tends to run huge, so the cups now fit more like a C as opposed to double D.

I trimmed the length, but wore very high heels so this dress should be able to work for anyone who is barefoot 5’9 or shorter. I’m 5’7 barefoot and wore 4.5 inch heels in this dress.

I also had the waist taken in as the dress size 42 ordered was too big because I loss weight. After alterations it was still a little big on me because I loss a bit more weight. Therefore although I am a US 2-4 I think this dress could also fit a US 6 if you like it to be more figure hugging.