This dress is professionally cleaned and well preserved. Its been kept in its garment bag until it was time to take to seamstress for my first fitting. Still in great ccondition ready to be altered to fit your body frame and height. This dress retails for at least $5500.00 and it can be yours for less than half of that. Orginally bought from the bridals by lori boutique in atlanta that can be seen on TLC's say yes to the dres atlanta. A french bustle has been started but it can be taken out if you don't like it.