(Save yourself a trip to the tailor
Relaxed fit with center back box pleat, slightly oversized
Drain all of your ingredients well before you chop them and refrigerate until it's time to assemble
You should always strictly consult the designers specific, official size chart and purposefully purchase your gown based entirely on your absolute largest measurement (whether that is your bust, your waist, or your hips)
If a client has paid in full, rather than placed a deposit, and they do not follow the above guidelines or fail to respond to my messages in a timely fashion, their order will be placed on a permanent hold until requirements have been met
Surveying 13,000 people, some of whom I found via my writing about the dress on Slate, I found that peoples assumptions about the light source strongly affected the colors they saw