This is my wedding dress that I bought from Carlisle's in Pittsburgh.  I think it was designed by Lora Van Lear, but the faxed sketch I have is very faded now.  The dress has a halter top that ties in the back, box pleats on the skirt, a crinoline underneath, and it does not have a train.  I wore a long rolled edge veil instead.  I bought it in 1998, and it was fantastic because there wasn't much going on that was understated.  It's a great timeless design.

The dress was sealed up in a box since a month after I wore it in 1998.  I opened it today to inspect the hem.  There is a TINY bit of fraying that i found on one spot on the hem.  There are also just a couple of very small spots that need to be cleaned at the hem.  But this is very very minimal.  In fact, if you need to hem it, this shouldn't be a problem at all.

To give you an idea of measurements, I'm a size 4 and I'm 5'7.5".  I think my shoes were about an 1" or 1.5".  Please let me know if you have questions or would like to see additional pictures.