The Dress

"Classic Vivienne Westwood bridal style, the Cora Cocotte is inspired by the seminal Cocotte shape, adapted to sculpt the female silhouette. First created for the 21st birthday of Vivienne’s granddaughter - Cora Corré. This dress is a warm ivory, heavy silk satin with slight stretch for comfort."

I tried on 20 dresses and this was the one from the first time I tried it on! The bodice is boned and structured in the front but is a very stretchy mesh on the inside in the back making it feel sort of like a sports bra top when you wear it - SO comfortable and flexible when worn, while still giving a lot of 'lift' and cleavage. Gorgeous off the shoulder silhouette. Zip up back with a button at the waist and at the top. I would not recommend this size for anyone with larger measurements than mine especially for the hips. I wear a 32C or 32D bra - this dress requires no bra or anything underneath on top. On the bottom I wore high waisted capri skims for smoothing. This dress is a UK 8.

The bodice is stretchy as noted for flexibility and definitely makes you feel snatched without suffocating you!

I LOVED wearing this dress and cannot bear the thought of it never being worn again so here we are!

Please ask me any questions.

Alterations

I had the following alterations done on this dress:
- Hemmed to hit 1" above the ground, I wore 5.5" heel + 1.5" platform Prada shoes with it and am 5'4". Total height with shoes listed.
- American Bustle which I used the majority of the time I wore it. I loved the way this looked in the back and from the side! Attaches via a button. Could easily be removed.

Besides that the dress is exactly as it shipped to me from Vivienne Westwood.