The dress has a silk and French Alencon lace top and a tulle mermaid bottom with lace "melting" from the bodice to the skirt. I still get complimented about my dress a year later! I just want to start by saying how much I LOVED THIS DRESS. It was extremely comfortable, versatile from our church wedding to the museum rehearsal, and looked absolutely amazing in photos (obviously in person too!). It was a dress size 2 but between a 00-2 in regular sizing.