{"product_id":"butterfly-print-strapless-mermaid-gown","title":"Cinderella Divine Butterfly Print Strapless Mermaid Gown","description":"\u003cp\u003ePrints are rare on mermaid gowns for a mechanical reason. A mermaid is tight at the hip and open at the knee, so any pattern printed across it is compressed in one place and released in another. The Cinderella Divine Butterfly Print Strapless Mermaid Gown uses that, \u003cstrong\u003escaling the butterflies down through the fitted section and letting them open out through the flare\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Print on a Mermaid Stretches\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eLook at where the gown is narrowest and the motifs sit closest together. Follow it down past the knee and they spread as the skirt releases.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a column gown a print stays at one scale from top to bottom and reads as wallpaper. On this silhouette the same print becomes a gradient, and it is doing the work of drawing the eye down the line of the skirt without a single seam or panel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSheer Corset Under a Print\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bodice is a sheer corset, boned and strapless, and the print continues across it. That combination is why the top of the gown reads as decoration rather than as structure, even though structure is exactly what is holding it up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoning is the only thing keeping a strapless bodice in place through an evening, so it is not optional here. What it means in practice is a bodice with no give at all, which is a comfort question as much as a fit one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eProm and Themed Evenings\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eProm is the obvious home, and so is a themed evening, a spring formal or a photographed party where a printed gown stands out among plain ones. Blue and lavender are both light, which keeps the print legible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is not a quiet gown and it cannot be made into one.\u003c\/strong\u003e A butterfly print across a full-length mermaid announces itself from the door. Where the evening calls for restraint, or where you are one of a coordinated party, a plain gown will serve better.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTwo Bands Two Colors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth colors are cut in both bands, and the run stops at 6.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ccaption\u003eSize chart, measured in inches\u003c\/caption\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"col\"\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"col\"\u003eBust (in)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"col\"\u003eWaist (in)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"col\"\u003eHips (in)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003e4\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e34\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e37\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003e6\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e35\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e38\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery figure above is in inches and is taken on the body rather than on the finished garment, so measure the fullest part of the bust, the narrowest part of the waist an inch or two above the navel, and the fullest part of the hips.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCheck the hip figure before anything else, because a mermaid is narrowest between the hip and the knee.\u003c\/strong\u003e A bodice that is slightly snug is an ordinary alteration; a skirt that will not close over the hip is a gown going back. Measure the ribcage as well, since a strapless bodice grips there rather than at the bust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFit, Alterations and Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo I need a bra with a boned strapless bodice?\u003c\/strong\u003e Adhesive cups if anything. A strapless band sits exactly where the boning grips and doubles the pressure across the ribs, which is what makes a strapless gown uncomfortable by the second hour rather than the fifth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan a printed gown be taken in?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes, and it needs a seamstress who will match the pattern across the seam. Taking in a side seam on a print shifts the motifs out of alignment if it is done without care, and on a butterfly print that misalignment is visible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill the flare limit my stride?\u003c\/strong\u003e Below the knee, yes. A mermaid shortens the step and turns stairs into a deliberate exercise, which is worth practicing at home before the night rather than discovering on a staircase.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow should it be stored?\u003c\/strong\u003e Hanging by the interior loops rather than the bodice, which is not built to carry the weight of the skirt for months. A garment bag also keeps light off a printed cloth, where fading shows as a shift in the pattern rather than an even change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\", \"@type\": \"FAQPage\", \"mainEntity\": [{\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Do I need a bra with a boned strapless bodice?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Adhesive cups if anything. 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