{"product_id":"velvet-floral-stretch-net-gown","title":"Velvet Floral Gown on Stretch Net","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe floral motif on this gown is velvet, and velvet does not stretch. The Velvet Floral Gown on Stretch Net sets a fixed pattern onto a base that gives in every direction, \u003cstrong\u003eso the gown moves through the spaces between the flowers rather than through the flowers themselves\u003c\/strong\u003e, and that single fact explains how it fits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eVelvet That Cannot Stretch\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo materials with opposite behavior are doing different jobs on the same panel. The net underneath stretches and recovers. The velvet worked over it holds its shape and its dimensions exactly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat that produces is a gown that follows the body without the pattern distorting. On a printed stretch fabric the motif itself deforms as the cloth pulls, which is why a print can look correct on a hanger and stretched on a body. Here the flowers keep their proportions wherever they sit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere the Net Gives\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe give is in the ground between the motifs, so the amount of stretch available depends on how densely the velvet is placed in that area. Around the ribs and the waist, where the net is more open, the gown eases. Where the pattern is heaviest it holds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThin straps and a scoop neckline carry it from the shoulders, with no boning and no interior structure. This is a gown that skims rather than sculpts, and the velvet is providing the visual weight that the construction does not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGalas and Winter Evenings\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eVelvet reads as cold weather in almost every context, which puts this at a winter gala, a Christmas or New Year evening, a formal dinner and an autumn wedding as a guest. Black is the formal reading and burgundy the warmer one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe run is cut in sizes 6, 8 and 10 only.\u003c\/strong\u003e That is three bands out of a possible twelve, so it is worth checking your measurement against the table before anything else on this page. There is no wider range behind it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThree Bands Two Colors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth colors exist in each of the three bands.\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\"\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\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003e8\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e36\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e39\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003e10\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e37\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40\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\u003eRead the hip figure here rather than treating it as informational, because a figure-skimming gown on a stretch base follows the widest point it crosses. The net will cope with a small difference, but a band chosen below your hip measurement stretches the ground between the motifs and opens the pattern out where it should be closed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePile, Pressing and Storage\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan velvet be ironed?\u003c\/strong\u003e No, and this is the one care instruction that matters. An iron crushes the pile flat and the mark is permanent, because the fibers have been bent rather than creased. Steam from a distance lifts the pile instead, and a soft brush along the grain finishes it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes the pile show fingerprints?\u003c\/strong\u003e It shows direction. Brushing or rubbing velvet one way makes it look darker and the other way lighter, so handling marks appear as light patches. They are not damage and they brush out in seconds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat can be worn underneath?\u003c\/strong\u003e Seamless, and in a shade close to your own skin. Stretch net is an open ground, so anything with an edge prints through it in the gaps where the velvet is sparse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow should it be stored?\u003c\/strong\u003e Hanging, with nothing pressed against it and nothing hanging over it. Velvet crushes under weight in storage exactly as it does under an iron, and a season folded in a box leaves marks that do not lift.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\", \"@type\": \"FAQPage\", \"mainEntity\": [{\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Can velvet be ironed?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"No, and this is the one care instruction that matters. 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