·        Created by Kleinfeld exclusive designer, Alita Graham.

·        The design is based on a Pnina Tornai gown, one of the most exclusive wedding gown designers.

·        Cleaned, preserved and guaranteed by Kleinfeld experts (details below).

·        It’s a magnificent gown that will make you feel like a movie star. I had the best night of my life in this gown and I hope someone else will be able to experience the magic, too.

·        Comes with the matching shawl (never used) and includes extra fabric from the bottom of the gown for your use.

·        Gorgeous ivory satin strapless gown with a sweetheart neckline and ruching over the entire bodice.

·        Empire waist, with a beaded belt on the gown, which accentuates the thinnest part of your waist – the rib cage.

·        Trumpet style with a cluster of beading (matches the belt) mid-thigh on the right side, where the train starts.

·         Lace-up back gives you a dramatic exit.

·        French style bustle (numbered ribbons that your bridesmaids will tie together under your gown).

·        The gown was made in late 2010 and shipped to me in late February 2011 and worn once, at my wedding in April 2011. Please note that I wear between a size 6 and a size 8. I have included extra fabric so you can make your own alternations as needed.

·        I absolutely love this gown but live in a small city apartment so I can’t keep it.

·        Alita Graham’s collection caters to a broad range of brides from classic to modern and embraces all attitudes from romantic to dramatic. Her gowns feature unique details such as original embroidery, pleated silk tulle, Swarovski crystals, and ribbon embroidered lace worthy of the Kleinfeld label.

Cleaned, repaired and guaranteed

·        The same Kleinfeld expert fitters, seamstresses, beaders, and pressers who prepared the gown for the wedding, have expertly reviewed every inch of the gown and repaired, cleaned and overseen the preservation.

·        This service costs more than $700.

·        I brought the gown back to Kleinfeld the week we returned from our honeymoon to be fixed and preserved.

·        Kleinfeld preserved the gown in a completely archival textile storage box made of fluted polypropylene. A chemically co-inert polymer (the material is non-absorbent) provides more complete moisture protection than a cardboard box and resists fluctuations in temperature and humidity. Kleinfeld’s proprietary boxes are made of the same material as those used by The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to store historic costumes.

·        Kleinfeld’s warranty guarantees the gown cleaning for 25 years or until it is worn again.