Wherever you got the dress, it looks gorgeous on you!
We're going to an extremely formal wedding ball in early November. Couple does historical reenactments of various centuries, and requirement was for "formal attire of the century of your choice". Bride is wearing an entirely hand-sewn, cream silk, sacque gown similar to the one here Sacque gown . Only hers is more elaborate.
My younger girl, Gwen, is wearing a formal gown from the 60's, I believe -- it was the bride's (now-deceased) mother's. I had to re-make it to fit Gwen (bride's mother was about 7" taller than Gwen and the whole bodice had to be re-done), plus repair properly some ill-done mends of an earlier time. Fiona will wear a gown I made for a formal affair I attended when I was about 28. My husband will wear formal kilt attire and hopes to have his authentic antique Scottish basket-hilted sword repairs finished in time (they're going to do a sword arch entrance). Between late clients and the remaking of Gwen's dress I've run out of time for myself and am having a dress made in turquoise silk two-worm dupioni. I did, however, make the corset that goes under it. Now if I can just find the time to finish out the _trim_ on the corset.
Yes, there will be pictures.