The Dress

The Lyra dress if from the Jenny Packham 2017 Collection.

Purchased for £3,305 from the Jenny Packham flagship store in London with all alterations (at a further cost of £385) done in-house at Jenny Packham.

Worn once, I then returned the dress to Jenny Packham to bring the dress back to its original glory including the restoration of any loose beads. (Note: On advice from Jenny Packham, the dress was not dry-cleaned to avoid damage to the beading but it has been hand spot-cleaned)

The Lyra dress is a Jenny Packham 12, but her sizes run small and it was tailored and taken in slightly at the bust. The hem was also taken up a little. I am 165cm tall and take a size 10 elsewhere (for example in Hobbs and LK Bennett) and even an 8 (for example Ralph Lauren and Jaeger).

The dress comes on a Jenny Packham hanger with a Jenny Packham suit bag. Tags, fabric swatches and receipts are also available. Please note that the veil worn in some of the pictures is not included.

I received so many compliments on this dress even months after the wedding, everyone remembers the dress. It really did make me feel absolutely beautiful. I really hope it can be sold to enable someone else to experience the Jenny Packham feeling.

Welcome to view and try it on (via appointment) in Brighton.

Please note that it will be listed elsewhere and will be sold on a first come first serve basis.

As mentioned above, the dress was tailored, the Jenny Packham 12 was taken in slightly at the bust and an inch off the hem at the bottom.

The dress was returned to Jenny Packham to have the dress restored to its original condition which included reattaching any loose/lost beads.