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Silk tricotine Cecelia long dress, $395.00, Item 96230
Amy, a reader of this blog, got married last year in November 2008. She contacted me to let me know that she wore the Cecilia dress on her big day. I wrote about the dress in the post, “The Cecilia Wedding Gown From J.Crew.”
I just got married over Thanksgiving 08 and I wore the Cecelia. It was perfect. I refused to wear any kind of Spanx or hose as they are so uncomfortable. I didn’t have to. There were no lumps or bumps visible. I am 5′9″ and a size 8. Plus, I tend to gain weight on my waist. I ordered the 8 and it needed to be taken up an inch, but the waist was perfect.
Anyone thinking of getting the Cecelia, I would recommend it. Here are some details. I prefer to dress comfortably so any dress boned, crinolined or that made noise was out of the question. I also wanted a dress made of silk as I knew it would be soft and drape nicely. I tried on about thirty dresses from various bridal salons. It was depressing.
I actually had no wedding dress
until a week before my wedding! I loved the Cecilia but was nervous about the bias cut. I was afraid my rear end would end up looking like two cats in a bag fighting. In a rather Bridezilla, “I am going to walk down the aisle in my gym shorts” moment, my mother ordered the Cecilia dress for me.
When I tried it on, it was perfect. There was no cellulite showing in the rear and the bust was great. I ordered a size eight regular. I normally wear a six or eight in clothes, I am 5’9” with a 34 C bra. My shoes had a 2” heal and I had the dress taken up an inch. The cap sleeves were great as I didn’t have to worry about my upper arm waving back at people as I waved. Nobody had to accompany me to the loo to hold my dress that night and best of all I didn’t have to wear anything underneath with the words “control top.” It worked out beautifully.
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