Kelly Chase Couture 26-659 is a floor-length metallic gown in olive and gold. The ground fabric is a fine shimmer knit that reads antique gold in daylight and settles into a deep olive green under evening light, and it is overlaid with black three-dimensional floral lace applique that begins at the shoulder, cascades through the bodice and trails in a loose vine down one side of the skirt to the hem. The neckline is a sleeveless illusion halter: the black florals ride a nude mesh yoke and frame a narrow keyhole above a V-shaped inset, so the collarbone and shoulders stay bare while the bodice itself stays fully covered. The bodice is lightly boned and princess seamed to the waist, the skirt is cut narrow through hip and thigh and releases into a soft trumpet flare just below the knee, and the back is sheer illusion mesh edged in the same applique, finishing in a short sweep train. It is offered in Olive/Black in sizes 0 through 28, so the identical gown is available to straight-size and plus-size customers without a redesign, and it is priced at $3,512.50. Jan's stocks it for black-tie weddings, galas and museum benefits, mother-of-the-bride and mother-of-the-groom duty, Bar and Bat Mitzvah receptions, military balls, debutante presentations and holiday parties. Styling stays quiet because the gown is doing the work: a bare gold or bronze sandal, a small metallic clutch, drop earrings and nothing at the neck. See the rest of the line in Kelly Chase Couture, the wider occasion racks in Black Tie and Gala and Evening and Cocktail Best Sellers, the same silhouette above size 16 in Evening Plus Sizes and Plus Size, and wedding-day alternatives in Wedding Guests and Guest Of. Fabric swatches are at Kelly Chase Couture Swatches.
This is a gown to try on rather than order blind, because almost every line in it is placed rather than cut. The floral applique is positioned by hand, so taking the waist in on the seam carries the flowers with it while altering through the pattern would break the vine across the body; the illusion halter has to sit on the actual shoulder to keep the keyhole centered; the trumpet break point is set to your height in the shoe you will really wear, not to a standard hem; and the sheer back decides what can be worn underneath, which is a fitting-room conversation rather than a checkout one. Jan's Boutique keeps the Kelly Chase Couture collection at 406 Marlton Pike E, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034, about fifteen minutes from Center City Philadelphia across the Ben Franklin Bridge and a straightforward drive from Moorestown, Marlton, Voorhees, Haddonfield, Mount Laurel, Medford, Princeton, Wilmington, Media and the Main Line. The store runs 13,000 square feet with 50 private dressing rooms and more than 15,000 dresses on the floor in sizes 000 through 26, so a gown at this level can be compared against real alternatives in one visit instead of across four websites. Jan's Boutique charges no sales tax on clothing or alterations, and alterations are done on site by Jan's own fitters rather than sent out - see Professional Dress Alterations. Appointments are required and the Kelly Chase salon books quickly in gala and wedding season: call 856-428-8181, book an appointment, read what to expect on your visit, or contact the store about size and color availability in style 26-659.
