I'm selling my beautiful Vera Wang Gemma dress that was worn for an indoor wedding.
This dress was purchased and altered at the Vera Wang boutique in Beverly Hills. I'm 5'0" and wore 5-inch heels. My street size is 00/0 and the dress size is 2. My measurements are 32", 25.5", 34".
Vera Wang's Gemma dress is breathtaking. Since I'm very petite, wedding dress shopping was quite stressful, as I was didn't want to be overwhelmed by a silhouette. The moment I tried Gemma on, I knew it was the one. This stress is very slimming, elongating, and very flattering. This dress has the shortened bodice ($300 extra) and the blush blizzard beading at the bottom. If you haven't seen the blush blizzard beading in person, it's very slight, but adds just a hint of light light pink color to the bottom.
This dress has blizzard beading at the bottom. I paid ~$8,100 ($6500 + 300 + 9% tax + $700 fee for basic alterations from Vera Wang) for the dress. If anyone is interested in buying the dress please feel free to message me.
Original receipt, VW bag and authenticity card included. This dress has not been dry cleaned, but can sent out for an additional fee to JScheer, the company recommended by Vera Wang.
From Vera Wang website:
"There are so many beautiful aspects to the Gemma gown. Perhaps the most otherworldly element is the ethereal combination of French tulle and organza, something you wouldn’t expect in a gown with such a defined mermaid silhouette.
Still, this is a very soft mermaid: I didn’t want anything to be too rigid. We used bands of tulle, wrapping around the body like a swirling cyclone, and ending in bias-cut flanges, which are deconstructed, abstract blossoms in tissue organza: it’s the perfect storm. Inside these rosettes I’ve added what I call “blizzard beading”: hundreds of tiny little sequins scattered all around. Once the dress is in motion, you get the thrill of that subtle play between lights and darks, but in the form of rosy, feminine blooms.
Between the blossoms and the beading, there’s certainly a pageantry in the base of this gown. It’s an absolute celebration of volume that is meant to be very dramatic, with the fantasy of a ball gown and the sensuousness of a mermaid gown combined. If you desire even more drama, a bride might choose to add a sequined belt for just a little flicker of beading, to really highlight the waist. Combined with the shimmer of sequins in the cut blossoms of the skirt, it’s a very dynamic look from every angle.
Gemma is one of my more glamorous dresses, giving the bride something slender and sleek up top, and at the bottom the flash and splash of sequins and dynamic volume, for the ultimate wedding day spectacle."