A106

The Demetrios Evening A106 is a floor-length mermaid gown cut from matte stretch crepe, and its signature is a beaded peplum set at the natural waist. A wide folded off-the-shoulder band crosses the collarbone into a deep sweetheart neckline and rests on the upper arm as a short cap sleeve, leaving the shoulders bare while still covering more than a strapless gown does. The princess-seamed bodice is completely clean until the waist, where vertical lines of tonal bugle beads, seed beads and fine sequins radiate downward and spill into a short shaped peplum that flares over the hip and wraps all the way around to the back. Because the beading is worked in the same shade as the crepe, it reads as texture and shadow rather than sparkle, which is why this gown photographs beautifully under both daylight and reception lighting. Below the peplum the skirt traces the hip and thigh and releases below the knee into a soft flare and a sweep train. The back is high and fully closed over a concealed center zipper