Kelly Chase Couture style 26-641 is the beaded-flower version of the house Fall 2026 Tesla gown - a floor-length mermaid cut in structured mikado-weight satin, shown here in black. A wide folded band crosses the collarbone in a clean straight line, rests on the upper arms as a short folded sleeve and carries that same line around the back, so the off-the-shoulder neckline frames the shoulders with no strap and no illusion panel. The bodice is princess-seamed and completely clean except for one deliberate detail: a trailing spray of hand-applied three-dimensional floral applique, each petal and leaf cut, wired and beaded in silver and pewter, that begins at one shoulder, crosses the bust on the diagonal, runs down the side of the torso and spills over the hip onto the skirt. The skirt stays smooth through the hip and thigh and releases below the knee into a full trumpet flare that finishes in a sweep train. The back is high and fully closed over a concealed center zipper - no cut-out, no lacing, no slit. Sizes run 0 through 28 (sizes 18 to 28 carry a 20% surcharge), which makes it a genuine plus size gown rather than a sample-size-only one, and it is cut for the occasions that actually call for a train: a charity gala or black-tie benefit, a military ball, a debutante ball, or a formal wedding as mother of the bride or mother of the groom, grandmother of the bride, bar or bat mitzvah mom, or black-tie wedding guest. Black is the easiest couture color to accessorize: keep the jewelry to one statement piece at the ear so nothing competes with the applique, choose a closed-toe pump in a heel height you can cross a ballroom in, and let the beadwork carry the gown. Browse the rest of the Kelly Chase Couture collection, more mermaid gowns and the best-selling evening and cocktail dresses at Jan's, or see the same silhouette without the beaded flowers in burgundy.
A gown at this level is decided in a fitting room, not on a screen: the off-the-shoulder band has to land at the outer edge of your own shoulder so it holds when you lift your arms, the applique spray has to be placed against your torso so it reads as one continuous line instead of a patch, and a trumpet skirt has to release at your knee and sweep at your real heel height. Jan's Boutique carries Kelly Chase Couture at 406 Marlton Pike E, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 - 13,000 square feet, more than 50 dressing rooms and over 15,000 gowns in stock, roughly ten minutes from Center City Philadelphia over the Ben Franklin Bridge and an easy drive from Moorestown, Voorhees, Marlton, Haddonfield, Mount Laurel, Princeton, Wilmington DE, the Main Line and the Jersey Shore. Jan's Boutique charges no sales tax on clothing, so the price you see is the price you pay, and our on-site alterations department fits the band, the bodice and the train by hand in house. Style 26-641 is made to order: standard delivery runs about 14 weeks, rush delivery in 8 to 10 weeks is $800 and under 8 weeks is $1,200, so start early for a spring gala or a fall wedding. Call 856-428-8181 or book an appointment and we will have 26-641 pulled alongside the rest of our guest-of and evening plus size gowns in your size before you arrive.
