the leading contenders from Amy Kuschel - Fiona

Hi All,

So I alluded to Amy Kuschel earlier - I went there with Candace about 3 weeks ago. All of their stuff was basically fabulous. They don't allow pictures, which is a shame, but these are the design drawings from the website.

 

This one is called Fiona. It's silk satin chiffon, with an open back (or criss cross option), a balloon hemline with a sweep train. I personally don't think the balloon hemline is much of a plus, though Candace thinks it makes it unique (they can easily make it w/o the balloon hem). It does make the train puddle nicely on the floor. On the website, it's three adjectives are "Breath-taking, Romantic, Feminine." Candace adds in her notes, "soft, romatic, drapey Adrian style." What's going on in the back there is that strips of white chiffon make up the straps, pull down the back through some loops (in either the open or criss-crossed configurations) and then flow loose at the back (or you can tie it in a bow, too).

This one is pretty expensive but perhaps do-able. I mean, the very limits of my price range. A GSI's entire monthly salary.