This is a lace column gown, with elegant illusion sleeves and a modest illusion neckline. The lace and lining are soft, with a little stretch. The entire dress is lightweight and easy to wear. I ordered this just weeks before my wedding, from BHLDN, based on all the reviews saying that the dress fit well. The slight stretch in the lace, combined with the lining having a bit of weight, seem to help the dress hang well. I loved walking around in this gown during our wedding day!
The body of this gown is completely unaltered. I just hemmed the skirt slightly, so that I could wear it with flats. I am 5'7". Hemming a lace dress is quite expensive because the lace has to be painstakingly removed and reattached. If you want to shorten the dress more, it's possible that the fact that the lace has already been cut may help lower the cost some. I also added a discrete bustle option to the back of the train, so that I could walk without tripping on the train. The train is not long, however, and you can choose whether to bustle it or not.
This dress has been cleaned and is in beautiful condition.