The Demetrios Evening A104 is a floor-length ball gown cut from metallic floral brocade organza — a black ground woven with oversized rose-gold and blush blooms that catch the light as she moves, so the gown reads as pattern in daylight and as shine under a reception chandelier. A wide folded band sits off the shoulder, crossing the collarbone into a soft sweetheart neckline and resting on the upper arm as a short cap sleeve, which is why this style is a natural fit for the cap sleeve and sleeved gowns women ask for when they want their arms lightly covered. The bodice is pleated on the diagonal and seamed to a defined natural waist finished with a contoured waistband; below it a full box-pleated skirt falls to a sweep train, split by a high front slit and fitted with real side-seam pockets. The back is high and completely closed over princess seams and a concealed center zipper — no cut-out, no illusion panel, no open back — which makes A104 wearable for a church or synagogue ceremony, a black-tie dress code, or any family that wants coverage without losing the drama. It comes in Black/Pink (the colorway photographed here, with rose-gold blooms) and Black/Purple, and it is cut in sizes 0 through 28 in the same design, not a separate plus-size make. That range, plus the covered shoulder and the structured skirt, is why A104 works as a mother of the bride or mother of the groom dress, and just as well for a wedding guest, a guest of the family, a grandmother of the bride, a bar or bat mitzvah mom, a military ball, a charity gala or a debutante presentation. Pair it with rose-gold or antique-gold jewelry rather than bright yellow gold, keep the clutch black, and let the brocade do the rest. See it alongside the other Demetrios Evening styles, the best-selling evening and cocktail gowns, and our evening plus sizes and plus size collections.
A brocade ball gown is a try-on dress, and this one especially. Three things decide whether A104 looks made for her and none of them can be judged from a photograph: the off-the-shoulder band has to land at the outer edge of her own shoulder so it stays put when she raises her arms for a hug or a first dance, the waistband has to sit at her narrowest point or the box pleats push out instead of falling straight, and the front slit has to be set to her height and the heel she will actually wear, so it opens for walking and closes for photographs. Because the brocade is a woven pattern, a hem or a slit change has to be planned around the blooms rather than simply cut — which is exactly the kind of work our in-house alterations department does every day. Come try it on at Jan’s Boutique, 406 Marlton Pike E, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034, about fifteen minutes from Center City Philadelphia 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 dresses in stock with 50 dressing rooms, sizes 0 to 28 on the floor in the same styles you see online, and stylists who fit mothers, grandmothers and wedding guests all day long. Jan's Boutique charges no sales tax on clothing, so the price on the tag is the price you pay — a real difference on a gown in this tier. Call 856-428-8181 or book an appointment online and we will have A104 pulled in your size and colorway before you arrive.
