The Demetrios Evening A110 is a floor-length mint green beaded lace evening gown cut on a soft A-line. A wide folded portrait band sits off the shoulder and continues into sheer illusion sleeves that reach the forearm, so the arms are lightly covered while the collarbone and shoulders stay bare. The entire gown - band, bodice, sleeves and skirt - is worked in a corded floral lace laid over tulle and hand-finished with sequins and seed beads that scatter more densely through the skirt, where slim branching motifs draw the eye downward to a plain tulle border at the hem. The lightly structured bodice closes at a defined natural waist and the skirt falls full to a soft sweep. The back is the part most gowns get wrong: here it stays high and fully closed, the band carrying straight across, with a long row of self-covered buttons down the center seam over a concealed zipper. There is no slit, no cut-out and no open back, which makes A110 one of the few genuinely dressed-up options for a church or synagogue ceremony, a bar or bat mitzvah, a black-tie gala or a conservative dress code. It comes in mint green, purple and navy in sizes 0 through 28, so the same gown works for the mother of the bride or groom, the grandmother of the bride, or a wedding guest who wants coverage without heaviness. See it alongside the rest of the Demetrios Evening collection, our other beaded gowns and dresses with sleeves, or browse evening plus sizes. Pair it with soft metallic or nude accessories and let the beadwork carry the shine.
A gown built on illusion sleeves and an off-the-shoulder band has to be tried on, because the band only looks right when it lands exactly at the edge of your own shoulder and the sleeve seam sits where your arm actually bends - both move with frame, posture and bra choice, and neither can be judged from a photograph. Come see it at Jan's Boutique, 406 Marlton Pike E, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034, about fifteen minutes from Center City Philadelphia and an easy drive from Delaware County, Bucks County, Wilmington, Princeton and the Jersey Shore. Our 13,000 square foot store holds more than 15,000 dresses with 50 dressing rooms and a fitting staff who do this every day, and because Jan's Boutique does not tax clothing you pay no sales tax on your gown. Our in-house seamstresses handle hemming, taking in the bodice and adjusting the sleeve and shoulder line on site, so the gown you take home is fitted to you. Call 856-428-8181 or book an appointment to see A110 in mint green, purple or navy, and ask us about our best selling evening and cocktail dresses and plus size gowns while you are here.
