The Gown

Marissa chose a gown from Alvina Valenta’s fall collection. Oyster-colored silk charmeuse, it was accented with a dainty satin bow at the waist and had a lace bodice and deep V-neck and V-back. The gown glided across the floor with its 18-inch train. To get the dress to Jamaica, Marissa had to fold it up to store it in an overhead compartment on a crowded airplane. Fortunately, when she took it out of the bag upon arrival, the gown was not wrinkled. “I chose a dress that I thought would be easy to travel with,” she says, “and it was perfect!”