The Dress

Suzanne Harward is a pioneer of Australian bridal fashion designing fashion-forward couture gowns which have been handmade in Melbourne, Australia since 1975.

This dress is nothing but exquisite. The lace.... is everything! From the moment I saw it, I knew it was the one. It hugged my body in all the right places, giving me enough structure and definition around my waist, bottom and upper thighs without being to tight and inappropriate. It was the perfect balance of beautiful and sexy.

The split up the front of the dress made it easy to walk, dance and also sit down with ease as I was able to cross my legs comfortably.

The under layer is a light golden bone colour, with the lace being a stunning ivory. The train is of reasonable length which I only had down for the ceremony, as it was easily bustled up with a button at the back for dancing .There is also an added loop on the inside for gathering up and hooking on your finger when walking around for photos etc.

I'm a standard size 10 but sometimes take an 8 or a small on top. I believe the gown could possibly fit a size 8 to 10. I'm small busted with the smallest part of my body being my upper body with a defined waist. I'm curvier on the bottom and upper thighs. I did have some small cups inserted into the dress to give me a little more shape and confidence around the bust area. However these could easily be removed. There is a transparent, lightweight mesh panel that does sit flush across the neckline / chest area to and the same panel on the back, therefore you definitely feel secure in the dress.

I'm 5 foot 5 in height (165cm) the heel height for my shoes that I wore on the day were approximately 11.5cm / 4.5 inches with a 2cm/ 1 inch platform.

Composition: Regalia lace
Fit: Contoured skirt with centre front split, front and back plunging v neckline.
Lined: Pure silk
Length: Floor length with cathedral train.
Wash care instructions: Dry Clean Only
I have had the gown dry cleaned by the highly reputable Syndal's Bridal Dry Cleaners in Armadale.

For any further details please don't hesitate to contact me and I will happily assist. I'm open to offers and happy to arrange a fitting and/or more photos if required. I'd appreciate it if make-up and/or fake tan was removed before trying on the gown.