Essense of Australia D1012 Spring unclassified dresses

I purchased this dress from Bridal Impressions in Harrisonburg, VA in 2011.  The dress is fully boned so provides good support (doesn't feel like it's going to slip, and I didn't feel like I needed to be constantly pulling the top up).  It's also surprisingly comfortable - I wore the same dress for my wedding and reception, and it was just fine for dancing, sitting and eating, and standing around talking to people.  It gathers to accentuate your figure, and has a little "bling" in the center and at the gathered waist, and at the top on the back.  The back panel snaps in/out underneath the lacing, so you can have more of an open back or a little more traditional closed back.  The lace-up back is wonderful because it gives a little more flexibility in sizing - I didn't have to worry about gaining/losing a few pounds between my dress fitting and the wedding!  The only alteration I had done was to shorten the dress, as described below.  After my wedding, I had the dress professionally cleaned, and boxed, and it's been there ever since (I couldn't bring myself to sell it so soon after my wedding, but after 5+ moves and given the closet space it takes up, I'm ready to say goodbye!).