Beautiful dress, worn the once. Immediately taken for wash/preserve/boxing and has been stored in the box since.
The back has a lovely effect of buttons but is actually a zip!
The dress, despite its appearance of volume, is very light and comfortable. Volume is created by diagonal ruffling, which moves beautifully.
The back is a small amount of train - the front skirt from jeweled belt is 41", back from same is 57" - in a gentle curve, suitable for a long veil or no veil. It does bustle which causes the back to be the same length as the front, just brushing the floor.