Kelly Chase Couture 26-657 is a floor-length black gown cut from sequin velvet - a matte black velvet ground worked all over with glossy black sequins in a large baroque floral scroll that catches light with every step and grows bolder toward the hem. The neckline is a crossover halter: two wide bands of solid black satin cross and twist at the center front, leaving a small keyhole at the throat before rising to fasten behind the neck, and satin yoke panels frame the sequined center bust. Shoulders and arms are completely bare, the bodice is princess-seamed and lightly boned so it holds its own line, and the back is open - a single satin band sweeps on the diagonal across the shoulder blades to frame a deep keyhole cut-out above a concealed center zipper. Through the hip and thigh the gown stays close to the body, then releases below the knee into a fluted mermaid sweep that finishes on the floor with no slit and no train. The sequin work is applied to the velvet rather than printed on it, which is why the pattern reads as texture up close and as pure shine across a ballroom. Made to order in sizes 0 through 28 in Black, part of the Kelly Chase Couture Fall 2026 collection carried at Jan's Boutique in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and a natural choice for mother of the bride and mother of the groom, a black-tie wedding guest or guest of the family, a charity gala, a military ball, a bat mitzvah, a debutante ball or New Year's Eve. Extended sizing runs through evening plus sizes and plus size, and it sits alongside the rest of our best selling evening and cocktail dresses.
A gown like this is decided on the body, not on a screen. A halter has to carry the whole bodice from the back of the neck, so the band must be set to your exact shoulder line or it drags; a keyhole back has to lie flat with no gap at the zipper; a velvet sequin pattern has to be placed on the pattern pieces so the scroll breaks over your own rib cage and hip instead of twisting off a seam; and a fluted mermaid hem has to be set to your stride and finished to the exact heel you will wear. See it in person at Jan's Boutique, 406 Marlton Pike E, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 - about ten minutes from Center City Philadelphia, twenty from Wilmington, and an easy drive from Princeton, the Jersey Shore, Bucks County, Delaware, Staten Island and New York. Our 13,000 square foot store holds more than 15,000 special occasion gowns with 50 dressing rooms and consultants who fit mothers, grandmothers and wedding guests every day, plus on-site alterations by our own seamstresses. Clothing is tax free at Jan's Boutique, so the price you see is the price you pay. Call 856-428-8181 or book an appointment and we will have 26-657 and the rest of the Kelly Chase Couture collection ready when you arrive.
