Handmade satin ball gown UK8 / 10

This is an absolutely stunning handmade gown. It has been rather badly made however the vision of it's creator certainly wasn't wasted! It is a striking and beautiful garment. I've had a few essential repairs made - namely a new hem sewn. The dress is made up of a beautiful full flared maxi skirt and the fabric is to die for. It's a truly beautiful quality, quite thick oriental satin fabric. It fastens with a zip to the side. The bodice is fitted with a black velvet band and straps. The stitching on the bodice and velvet band is pretty rickety - handstitched and very uneven. If you want to just wear it once then it will more than pass but ideally this garment needs a little reworking. The gathers on the velvet are a little uneven and I've tried to show the quality of the stitching. I'm pricing at this amount as I feel the fabric and vintage still make it worth it. But whoever takes it hopefully will be fully aware that it's far from perfect. The positive is that there are no holes or rips to the fabric.
It measures 30" where the bodice meets the skirt at the top of the rib cake and 36" bust. The skirt measures 41" in length.
Please feel free to ask questions and happy shopping!