The dress is made from double layer 4 ply bias silk charmeuse with a v-neck cowl front and back, an empire waist, a french bustle, and a slight trumpet and chapel train. It is a custom design of Adrienne's Bridal shop of New York City. The fabric reminded me of my grandmother's wedding dress- it is purely divine silky and a beautiful champagne ivory color. The dress fit perfectlly and is a classy, Jean Harlow style wedding dress remicent of the 1930s. The french bustle is great too, the train came right up for the after party. Was a beautiful dress on the day, and now I'd like to pass it along to someone who can use it too! No use for it anymore. Will need to be dry cleaned before purchase- we'll do that right before shipping.