Please note that this dress is currently available through a virtual or in-person appointment only. For pricing and booking information, please click here.
 
General background & information
 
The Monique Lhuillier Santa Barbara wedding dress is the quintessential Y2K sexy, body-hugging gown. The dramatic dropped waist on this dress creates curves even for those who don't have them, and enhances them for those who do. (The proportions of this gown even make our dress form look curvy, and she certainly isn't.)
 
Santa Barbara is constructed from a cool-toned dark ivory duchess silk satin and has a strapless, squared-off bodice with covered buttons down the back of the bodice. 
 
Included accessories - Santa Barbara comes with the original satin-trimmed fingertip-length veil and two silk rosette pins. We believe that these pins were meant to be worn on top of the veil for the wedding ceremony, then moved to the back of the gown to cover the bustle points at the reception. The puffy veil makes this such a quintessential Y2k bridal look, and the short length means you can keep wearing it at your reception if you want to continue wearing a veil throughout the night, as many of our brides have been choosing to do. 
 
Measurements & sizing
 
Measurements must be used to assess whether a gown will fit you or can be altered to fit you. The flat measurements of this vintage wedding dress are as follows:
 
Bust - 32"
Waist - 26"
Hip - 36"
 
This dress is petite in both size and proportion. The measurement from the natural waist to the floor is 41".
 
Booking & purchasing process
 
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