Custom Ivory Ball Gown for Melanie (1st Balance Payment)

This is a custom listing reserved for Melanie and is the second payment of three.

As a custom piece, this item is professionally handmade at my Texas (USA) studio and will be completed and shipped by March 15, 2024, provided all payments are completed before March 14, 2024.

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ALL THE DETAILS

Purchase of this listing includes the final steps for making a Regency ball gown by recreating the extant seen in the listing photo.

These steps are:

• cutting, sewing, and fitting the ball gown according to the client's measurements and the design seen on the extant
• progress photos sent at least two (2) times throughout the process for client feedback on design

The ball gown will be replicated as closely as possible from the one seen in the photo and will include:

• an ivory duchesse silk satin underdress
• an embroidered net lace overlay
• antique silver trim around the rounded neckline
• a fitted empire line bodice
• button closure down the back of the bodice
• a ruffle on the short puffed sleeves
• a trained skirt with a wrist strap inside
• scalloped detail around the hem of the skirt and train

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CUSTOM RESERVED ITEM

This item is for Melanie ONLY. If someone else purchases it, you will be refunded and your order will not be filled.

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CARE INSTRUCTIONS

A care card will be included with your order, but if you choose a silk or wool fabric, it will be dry clean only.  Most dresses made with cotton, linen, or polyester fabrics can be washed.

All fabrics are preshrunk, usually by prewashing.  Seller is not responsible for any allergic reactions to the detergent used in prewashing.

Items with buttons will arrive with an extra button sewn inside.