Allure Lace

This lace gown is one of my favorites. It's so slinky and light...I love it! It is actually a 2-piece ensemble - a thin charmeuse slipdress underneath, with a sheer lace dress that goes over it. When I altered it, I kept it as two separate dresses; the lace layer covered a bit more than the satin, so it extended over all the edges to keep that gorgeous sheer lace look.

Original Dress...

Dress in progress...

Here the neckline has been raised and most of the keyhole in the back was filled in. Don't worry though, we kept part of that beautiful keyhole...

Finished Dress! 

One of a Kind

This bride found her dress at a designer shop in New York. It was a one-of-a-kind sample - nobody else will ever have this dress!

I unfortunately don't have any pictures of it completely strapless. You can get a pretty good idea here though; the photo below shows the dress at it's early stages, and you can clearly see the line where the dress originally ended...

The seams were then beaded over to make the transition just about invisible...

I loved the rounded neckline on this dress. Smoothing out corners on the neckline also takes attention away from any seam that might be slightly visible.

Finished! 

 Petal sleeves and buttons all the way up the back!