I love my dress. I wore it for the whole day- we did a whole choreographed first dance, and the pictures were beautiful when I spun. I bought my dress at House of Brides after first trying it on at Macy's and thankfully enjoyed great customer service. The Marisa brand is hard to find outside of a bridal store and you have to do some sleuthing tho find what the style number is.
I'm pretty curvy and I have to say the layers of silk organza really were flattering. It's a couture dress- it is made from real bias-cut silk and it has a built- in corset- no extra bra needed.