This is my dream dress from Claire Pettibone's Fall 2012 Beau Monde collection! Claire's gowns are second to none and so beautifully crafted. I work in the bridal industry and I've never seen anything quite like the Ohh La La before. It is the definition of vintage chic.
I has a silk underlay, covered with the most gorgeous french lace overlay. The lace is embellished with unique antique blue accents around the neckline, drop hem, and bottom hemline. There are pretty little pink and red flowers done in needlepoint through the blue accents as well as actually sewn into the lace overlay, scattered throughout the dress. The back is my favorite part, it is full transparent lace also scattered with the pink flowers, and with a larger blue embellishment that faintly reads "paris" right at the small of the back, boasting the best-in-the-world french lace that the gown is crafted out of. Similar embellishments are highlighted at the front of the dress right below the bustline as well as three of them in a triangle formation on the dress's chapel train. It is extremely lightweight and easy to wear.