Solene-Sophia Tolli Y3247

Solene, Style Y3247 by Sophia Tolli, is a floral lace mermaid wedding dress built around a semi-sheer bodice and a set of detachable off-shoulder floral straps — and those two details are what separate it from every other lace mermaid on the rack. The bodice is semi-sheer rather than lined, with floral-inspired lace applique placed deliberately over an illusion base so the pattern contours the waist and hips instead of covering them edge to edge; you read lace and skin together, not a solid panel. That lace continues past a plunging V-neckline and a sculpting basque waist, cascades down through the mermaid skirt, and carries onto a semi-sheer chapel-length train that measures 89 inches, lifted by layers of horsehair-edged tulle so the hem holds its volume when you walk. The off-shoulder floral straps are the part brides ask about most: they are detachable, so Solene is genuinely two gowns. Clip the straps on for a church ceremony, a cathedral veil, or family photos where you want softer coverage across the shoulders; take them off at the reception and the gown finishes as a clean plunging V-neck mermaid with nothing across the arms. If you love the shape but want a lined, opaque bodice instead of the sheer one — a common preference for houses of worship with coverage guidelines, or for brides who simply want no illusion panel in close-cropped portraits — the identical gown is made as Style Y3247SB with a solid bodice, and Jan’s carries both so you can put them on back to back in the same appointment rather than guessing from photographs. That side-by-side comparison is the whole reason to try Solene on in person, and it is not something a product photo can settle for you.

Solene is cut in sizes 0 through 32 and offered in Ivory, Ivory/Soft Blush and White. The Ivory/Soft Blush colorway is the one photographed here: a soft blush illusion base under ivory lace that warms the whole gown and makes the floral applique read as distinctly as it does. A word on fit, because mermaid is the least forgiving silhouette to order blind — the seam that decides whether a mermaid flatters you sits at the knee, not the waist, and the basque waist on Solene lengthens the torso before the skirt breaks, so the gown behaves very differently on different heights. Jan’s Boutique keeps Sophia Tolli in stock to try on, in a range of sizes, with 50 fitting rooms and an in-house alterations department that fits mermaid gowns and reshapes chapel trains every week. Special-order lengths are available as SH3, SH5, LG3 and LG5 if you are notably petite or tall. Solene is priced by request rather than listed online, so call for current pricing and availability. Jan’s Boutique is at 406 Marlton Pike E, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 — about 15 minutes from Center City Philadelphia, and Jan's Boutique charges no sales tax on clothing, which on a bridal gown is a real difference from shopping in Pennsylvania, Delaware or New York. Call 856-428-8181 to confirm Style Y3247 is on the floor before you drive, or book a bridal appointment online. Browse the full Sophia Tolli bridal collection, more mermaid wedding dresses, more lace wedding gowns, our bridal plus sizes, or compare Solene with the strapless lace mermaid Mimi Y3251, the off-shoulder mermaid Indiana Y22262, the button-back ball gown Addison Y3248 and the boho halter Penelope Y3249.