{"product_id":"womens-strapless-embellished-midi-dress-black","title":"Women's Strapless Embellished Midi Dress Black","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Women's Strapless Embellished Midi Dress in Black is cut for cocktail attire, which is the dress code most wardrobes are least ready for. Floor length reads black tie. Above the knee reads party. A midi sits between the two, and that gap is the whole reason this dress exists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy Midi Answers Cocktail Attire\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCocktail attire asks for below the knee, and a midi is that length by definition. So this is the dress for an invitation that says cocktail rather than black tie: a rehearsal dinner, a reception before a seated dinner, a company evening, a city wedding that starts at six.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA midi also shows the whole shoe. On a gown the shoe disappears under the hem and stops mattering; here it is visible from every angle and becomes part of the outfit rather than an afterthought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat Holds a Strapless Bodice\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA strapless bodice is held by the fit through the ribcage rather than by anything at the shoulder, so the bust row is the one that decides the size. It is the thing most people get wrong: the figure that matters is the one taken just under the arms, and a bodice that feels comfortable there will still be where you left it at midnight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmbellishment makes that fit work harder, because applied stones add weight and weight pulls downward. A close rib fit is what carries them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhen Black Reads as Correct\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack is unremarkable at an American evening wedding and has been for years. The old rule against it survives as folklore rather than as an expectation, and at anything after six it is simply what half the room is wearing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere it still gives people pause is a daytime wedding or a garden ceremony, and that hesitation is fair. If the invitation says afternoon, a color reads easier. If it says evening, black is the safest thing you own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSize and Fit Guidance\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree bands are cut for this dress, published by BYMANYC in inches and measured on the wearer rather than on the finished garment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eUS\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBust\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWaist\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHip\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUS 4-6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e34-35 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26-27 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e36-37 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUS 8-10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e36-37 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28-29 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e38-39 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUS 12-14\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e38-40 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30-32 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e41-42 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeasure the bust at its fullest with the tape level under the arms, the waist at its narrowest, and the hip around the widest point, keeping the tape snug but not tight and taking every figure over what you intend to wear underneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTake the bust figure first, for the reason set out above. Embellishment crosses the seams, so a tailor works around applied stones rather than through clean cloth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBefore You Order\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I wear black to a wedding?\u003c\/strong\u003e At an evening wedding in the United States nobody will look twice, though a daytime or garden ceremony reads lighter in color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan it be taken in?\u003c\/strong\u003e Only up to a point, because the stones sit across the seams a tailor would otherwise open.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo the stones add weight?\u003c\/strong\u003e They do, and that weight pulls downward, which is precisely why the fit under the arms has to be close.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it made to order?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes. 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