Kelly Chase Couture 26-656 is a floor-length pink off-the-shoulder dress cut from a metallic rose-pink tweed woven through with crimson slubs, so the cloth reads soft blush from across the room and pink-and-red up close. A deep sweetheart neckline dips to a gentle center point over a princess-seamed, lightly boned bodice, while softly draped off-the-shoulder sleeves in solid red chiffon swag across the upper arms and carry around a back that runs straight across and closes completely over a concealed center zipper - no slit, no cutout, no open back. A hand-worked spray of dimensional red flowers with sequined, beaded centers climbs the left side of the bust toward the shoulder, lifted off the tweed rather than printed on it. The skirt stays close through hip and thigh, then releases below the knee into a fluted mermaid sweep. Offered in Pink/Red in sizes 00 through 28 (sizes 18-28 carry a 20 percent surcharge), made to order on a 14-week standard delivery with 8-to-10-week and under-8-week rush options. It is a mother-of-the-bride and mother-of-the-groom gown first, and an equally strong choice for a black-tie charity gala, a wedding guest or guest-of occasion, a military ball, a debutante evening, a bar or bat mitzvah, or a grandmother of the bride moment. Extended sizes run through our evening plus sizes and plus size collections, the sequined flower centers place it with our beaded gowns, the draped swags with our sleeved styles, and the full line lives in Kelly Chase Couture and our best-selling evening and cocktail dresses. Wear it with a bare ear or a small ruby drop, a metallic sandal, and nothing at the neck - the flowers are the jewelry.
See 26-656 on your own frame at Jan's Boutique, 406 Marlton Pike E, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 - about fifteen minutes from Center City Philadelphia over the Ben Franklin Bridge, and an easy drive from Princeton, the Jersey Shore, Wilmington, Delaware County and Bucks County. Our 13,000 square foot store holds more than 15,000 special-occasion dresses and 50 dressing rooms, so you can compare this tweed against satin, crepe and tulle in the same hour instead of guessing from a screen. New Jersey charges no sales tax on clothing, which on a gown at this price saves real money against Pennsylvania, New York and Delaware-area shopping. On-site alterations matter more than usual here: an off-the-shoulder swag has to sit where you place it and stay there through a receiving line, a flower spray placed on the pattern has to break over your own rib cage rather than twist off the seam, a straight-across back has to lie flat with no gap at the zipper, and a fluted hem has to be set to your stride and finished to the exact heel you will wear. Call 856-428-8181, book an appointment, or read what to expect on your visit before you come.
