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If any wedding gown deserves a feature, it is the Kitty Chen Abella dress. This dress is one of her signature styles, combining modern elegance with a traditional silhouette making the perfect dress for so many of our brides. Features include:
- Elegant ballgown silhouette
- Basque waist
- Wrap sweetheart neckline
- Illusion side cutouts
- Lace illusion back with buttons
- Basque dip in back
- Box pleating, pockets, and high slit in skirt
- Cathedral train
Why Brides Love The Kitty Chen Abella Dress
Kitty Chen Abella is the cool bride’s ballgown. With boning, sheer sides, and a luxurious jacquard fabric, Abella is chic, dramatic, and sophisticated. Abella has a strapless neckline with a twist – literally. A design of criss-crossed fabric at the top of the bodice provides a subtle ruching detail.
Brides who want to elongate their torso and show off their waistline will love her structured bodice, basque waist, and illusion sides. Boning runs down the elongated bodice to the dramatic basque waistline that is a current bridal favorite. Basque waistlines with structured bodices are ideal for snatching brides in at the waist before expanding out into a full, luxurious skirt.
The back of Abella’s bodice is just as dramatic as the front. It is completely sheer mesh decorated with gorgeous beaded appliques. It gives the illusion of beaded flowers laying directly on skin. Sparkling motifs of flowers and vines adorn the entire back of the bodice and wrap around to the sides.
These sheer illusion sides pair perfectly with the basque waistline. Buttons run from the top of the bodice all the way down the train. Abella has a rounded cathedral length train which is perfect for walks down a long aisle.
Options & Add-Ons
As with many Kitty Chen wedding dresses, Abella has a number of custom change options. The first being that Abella is offered in diamond white in two fabric choices:
- Printed jacquard for a striking level of depth and detail. Large flowers are subtly worked into the skirt. Jacquard fabrics are a bridal favorite because they give the ‘clean girl’ vibes but with a touch of something special.
- Plain satin for a clean, sleek, and high fashion look
Additionally, you can have Abella made with or without skirt slit, a fully lined bodice, a custom length, and more. Abella has her own match: a scalloped edge, mantilla style, royal length veil with stunning placement of the intricate lace appliques.
Venues & Seasons For The Kitty Chen Abella Dress
The Kitty Chen Abella dress has a timeless elegance yet couture-level detail that elevates it to a true masterpiece. This dress works for many venues including dramatic castles, historic mansions or cathedrals, and lush arboretums. In the spring and summer, her sweetheart neckline, open back, and skirt slit are airy and seasonally perfect. In autumn and winter, the heavier fabric works beautifully with glamorous wedding accessories like a fur wrap and opera gloves.
More About Kitty Chen Wedding Dresses
Kitty Chen is one of the designers we have had since opening in 2013. With four separate collections, Kitty Chen Couture, KC by Kitty Chen, Kitty Chen, and Ivoire, her unforgettable bridal gowns are designed with every different bride in mind. Abella is from her 2026 Ivoire bridal collection.
Her long sleeve ball gowns with full lace illusion backs and dramatic trains create the fabulous princess design that traditional princess brides are looking for, like Isla or Keisha:
Love Abella but looking at fitted, more sexy silhouettes? Kitty’s got you! Here is Abella’s sister dress Opal:
Other wedding dresses we have featured from Kitty Chen include Solana, Hermosa, and Ada. To see more, search Kitty Chen on our blog! We also have a Guide To Kitty Chen Wedding Dresses, with more dress spotlights and information.
Why Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo
At Darianna® Bridal and Tuxedo, our stylists choose the best wedding dresses for our store. Many of our stylists are engaged or recently married and relate to your dress search and wedding planning perfectly. We carry the top trend-setting designers known for quality and size inclusivity.
We are unique from other bridal salons in the Philadelphia region. We are full service offering tuxedos and suits, mother of the bride and groom dresses, and alterations. We have numerous how-to guides on wedding planning and our style quiz for brides to find their unique style and match them with a designer. Our expert blog has fashion inspiration and color palette ideas, matching your dress to your venue, seasonal ideas, and advice and tools to give you a headstart with your wedding planning! What a great way to start searching for your dream dress!
We offer an honest and pleasant buying experience with no pressure or pushy sales gimmicks. We can order dresses new in a preferred color with customizations, or buy the designer sample right of the rack at a discount. We offer gift cards you can purchase for use toward anything in the store – even wedding gown preservation services.
Additionally, we are by far the best communicators in the business. You can text our store number and get a response from the owners within minutes. Not a bot, a real person. Even after hours. That is dedication you won’t find elsewhere from any small business – and certainly not from any online company. These reasons are why we have 1100 Google reviews with a 4.9 rating! For the best wedding gowns, mother of the bride and groom dresses, and the newest suits and tuxedos, book with our Warrington, Bucks County PA bridal store today.
About Us
Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo is owned by Franco and Wendy Salerno. We founded the store in January, 2013 with a mission of running an honest, kind, and family-oriented bridal and tuxedo business. The name is a combination of our two daughters, Daria and Deanna. Today, our business is a Bucks County staple and the go-to place for wedding attire. Our long-time employees are kind, genuine, and truly part of the family. The lasting relationships we have made with customers, vendors, and designers are something we are truly grateful for.
Nationally Recognized, Locally Loved
Our store received national recognition in July, 2025 on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. In 2024, Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo was named a Top 100 Small Business in America by the US Chamber of Commerce. We have been featured by Apple.com, ABC National News, TLC’s “Say Yes: Wedding SOS”, the Wall Street Journal, Square, and Axios. We surpassed 1,000 Google reviews with a 4.9 rating, and are listed in the Knot’s “Hall of Fame”.
Locally, we are active members of the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce, the Montco Gateway Chamber of Commerce (formerly the Eastern Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce), and the Lower Bucks County Chamber of Commerce serving on committees and as board members. Franco was Treasurer, Executive Committee member and a Board member of the Lower Bucks Chamber of Commerce and their 2024 Mitchell-Conner award winner. He was also a board member of the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce for many years.
Wendy is a former Chair of the Women In Business, awarded Entrepreneur of the Year in 2023, and named a 2025 Bucks County Parent Woman of Influence. Our daughter Daria is a former wish granter for the Make-A-Wish® foundation. We proudly partner with St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, Angel Gowns, Wish Upon A Wedding, and donate to local schools and community band, choir, and theater programs.