Ball Gown Wedding Dresses
made to measure
The difference between a ball gown and a costume is the underskirt. A proper full skirt is supported from inside — horsehair, layered net and a hem weight — so it holds a circle when you stand still and swings in one piece when you walk.
How we cut it
We build the understructure first and fit the outer skirt to it. The waist join is faced flat so it doesn't add bulk under photographs, and the bodice is corseted so the skirt hangs from your ribs rather than dragging on your hips.
Cathedral ceremonies, estate lawns and long staircases. It is the silhouette that fills a wide photograph.
Full skirts need a hem allowance for the shoe you'll actually wear on the day. We fit the hem last, in your shoes.
Fabrics
- Silk mikado
- Duchesse satin
- Layered tulle
- Organza
Ball Gown Wedding Dresses across South Africa
Fittings are handled remotely with our measuring guide and a posted toile, then the finished piece is couriered insured, door to door.
- Cape Town
- Johannesburg
- Pretoria
- Durban
- Port Elizabeth
- Bloemfontein
- East London
- Pietermaritzburg
- Nelspruit
- Polokwane
- Rustenburg
- Kimberley
- Potchefstroom
- Welkom
- George
- Knysna
- Stellenbosch
- Franschhoek
- Paarl
- Somerset West
- Hermanus
- Worcester
- Malmesbury
- Mossel Bay
- Plettenberg Bay
- Jeffreys Bay
- Uitenhage
- Mthatha
- Queenstown
- Grahamstown
- Umhlanga
- Ballito
- Richards Bay
- Newcastle
- Ladysmith
- Sandton
- Midrand
- Centurion
- Randburg
- Roodepoort
- Krugersdorp
- Benoni
- Boksburg
- Kempton Park
- Germiston
- Alberton
- Soweto
- Vereeniging
- Vanderbijlpark
- Klerksdorp
- Mahikeng
- Upington
- Springbok
- Tzaneen
- Middelburg
- Secunda
- Bethlehem
- Harrismith
- Kroonstad
- Sasolburg
Shapes brides often compare with this one
- Lace Wedding DressesCorded Chantilly and guipure, placed by hand rather than cut through.
- Mermaid Wedding DressesFitted to the knee, then released — the hardest silhouette to fit off a rail.
- A-Line Wedding DressesThe silhouette that flatters almost everyone, cut properly.
- Long Sleeve Wedding DressesSleeves drafted to your arm, so you can lift them.
- Corset Wedding DressesReal internal boning — support you can dance in.
- Simple Wedding DressesNothing to hide behind — which is why the cut has to be perfect.
- Traditional Wedding DressesCultural attire made to the same couture standard as the white gown.
- Plus Size Wedding DressesDrafted from your measurements — no grading up a sample.
- Modest Wedding DressesCovered, lined and still unmistakably couture.
