Kelly Chase Couture 26-648 is a strapless navy blue formal dress cut from matte crepe, a dry, light-absorbing finish with no sheen and no woven pattern, which leaves the one piece of decoration on this gown to do all of the talking. The neckline runs straight across the bust over a boned, seamed bodice, the back closes straight across the shoulder blades over a concealed center zipper, and a single oversized flower is worked by hand from the left rib cage through the natural waist and onto the hip: layered petals embroidered in graduated cobalt-to-ice beading and sequins, each petal edged and lifted so it stands away from the crepe, gathered around a dense gold beaded starburst center. Below the hip the skirt is a true mermaid, held close through hip and thigh and then released below the knee into a full floor sweep, and a front slit opens at the thigh so the walk stays easy. It is made to order in Navy matte crepe and in Orchid, in sizes 0 through 28, which puts the same strapless silhouette in front of plus size and evening plus size shoppers who are usually handed a jacket instead. Standard delivery runs about 14 weeks and rush delivery 8 to 10 weeks, so 26-648 belongs on the short list for a mother of the bride or mother of the groom, a wedding guest, a black-tie gala or a debutante evening that is already on the calendar rather than one three weeks out. Browse the full Kelly Chase Couture collection at Jan’s Boutique.
A gown built around one hand-embroidered flower has to be tried on, because the flower is placed on the pattern and not on your body: those petals have to break over your own rib cage and hip instead of twisting sideways, a strapless bodice has to stay put through a receiving line without your hands, and the mermaid flare and the front slit have to be set to your stride and hemmed to the exact heel height you will actually wear. That is what a fitting room is for. Jan’s Boutique is at 406 Marlton Pike E, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034, about fifteen minutes from Center City Philadelphia and an easy drive from Princeton, Wilmington, Bucks County, the Jersey Shore, Staten Island and Manhattan. Our 13,000 square foot store holds more than 15,000 gowns and 50 dressing rooms, Jan's Boutique charges no sales tax on clothing so the ticket price is the price you pay, and alterations are done on site by our own fitters rather than shipped out. Call 856-428-8181 or book an appointment and ask for 26-648 in Navy, then see it next to the rest of our best selling evening and cocktail dresses, guest of, grandmother of the bride, bar and bat mitzvah mom and military ball gowns before you decide.
