Kelly Chase Couture 26-643 is a floor-length purple floral halter dress cut from metallic organza jacquard, and the pattern is the whole point of it: an oversized painterly garden of roses, lilies and trailing foliage that is woven and printed into the cloth rather than beaded on top, shading from deep plum and orchid across the bodice down through blush and rose to a soft sage, ivory and antique-gold hem, with a fine gold thread catching the light through the skirt. The neckline is a twisted crossover halter: two folded organza bands cross and knot at the throat, leaving a narrow keyhole at the center front, bare shoulders and bare arms. Those same bands run over the shoulders and cross again in an X at the back, so the whole back is open to a deep V at the shoulder blades over a concealed center-back zipper. The bodice is seamed close through the natural waist and hip, then the skirt releases below the knee into a clean mermaid flare with a light sweep. There is no beading, no applique and no slit - all of the drama is the fabric and the cut. Shown in Purple Multicolor Floral, priced at $3,887.50 in sizes 0 through 28 (sizes 18 and up add a 20% manufacturer surcharge), with standard delivery at 14 weeks and rush delivery available at 8 to 10 weeks for $800 or under 8 weeks for $1,200. Browse the full Kelly Chase Couture collection at Jan's Boutique.
A halter this precise has to be fitted in person. The knot has to sit at the base of your throat and not creep up, the folded bands have to lie flat over the shoulder without cutting in, the crossed X in back has to clear your bra line - most women wear this one with adhesive cups or a low-back convertible - and a mermaid skirt has to break at your knee and be hemmed to the exact heel you plan to wear, or it drags. That is a twenty-minute conversation in a fitting room and a guess online, which is why brides' mothers, gala guests and black-tie wedding guests drive in from Philadelphia, the Main Line, Delaware and all over South Jersey to try it on. Jan's Boutique has been on Route 70 in Cherry Hill since 1974 - 13,000 square feet, 50 dressing rooms, more than 15,000 dresses in stock in sizes 000 to 26, professional alterations on site, and no sales tax on clothing at Jna's Boutique, which on this gown is real money back in your pocket. See it with the rest of the mother-of-the-bride and mother-of-the-groom collection, the wedding guest and guest of dresses, best-selling evening and cocktail styles, mermaid gowns, open-back and cutout dresses, charity event and gala gowns, military ball and debutante dresses, grandmother-of-the-bride and bar and bat mitzvah mom dresses, and plus sizes and evening plus sizes. Appointments are recommended: call 856-428-8181 or visit 406 Marlton Pike E, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034.
