c0993 Gold Metallic Saidi Dress with Separate Bra and Belt     $225
By Joharah International

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Like most of the costumes on this site, this was a one-of-a-kind piece hand crafted by an Egyptian artisan. THIS COSTUME CAN NOT BE ORDERED. Will there be more? Individual artisans will occasionally repeat designs, but never exactly and rarely in the same color. It's impossible to say if or when these will show up or in what size or color. YOU CAN'T ORDER THIS COSTUME. Thank you.

Made in Egypt. Very pretty; the gold metallic overlay (tiny random dots on goldish stretch fabric) isn't overwhelmingly SHINY, absolutely has punch but is actually rather elegant. And it's like getting two costumes in one! The back of the bra is fully decorated so that the bra and belt can be used as a set, with a skirt (or pants or whatever) separately from the dress.

Scrolling design on dress skirt, bra and belt is double lines of holographic gold and dark amber sequins with gold seed beads. This also trims chest opening, oval cutouts on dress sides, oval cutouts on upper arms of dress sleeves, sleeve ends and skirt slit edges and hem. Sleeve ends, slit edges and hem also have holographic gold paillettes on looping gold seed beads.

Bra and belt have accents of nice full bunches of fringe, gold seed bead tipped with gold holographic paillettes. Continuous fringe on bottom edge of belt, about 4" long, gold seed beads with holographic gold paillettes at 3 uniformly varying levels, they overlap and give a very rich, full look.

Dress has open front for bra,

Accessories: None.

Age/Condition: New.

Sizing:
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Bra (click here for important info on notations):
Should fit range including wide 32 C/D, 34 B/C, 36 A/B/small C (small C a real squeeze - model is a small-medium 36 C. Natural breasts may have to much creasing or bumping).

Belt: Maximum 39". Probably optimal not much smaller than 35", the closure will be more toward the back instead of on the side the smaller you go, and the narrower front end will show more over the widening back. It's not horrible, though -- model in photos is 32" at belt height.

True Waist (at narrowest): Probably optimal as is for 28/29", but VERY easy to take in along princess (vertical "darts) seams, 2 in front and 2 in back, no beading on them, probably at least 2 or 3 inches smaller. Largest body will reasonably fit approximately = 35".

Size of Top: Very difficult to get useful measurement of any circumference (bust, underbust, etc.) because of open front. Across the back at approximately the shoulder blades, from sleeve seam to sleeve seam, is 13/5", fabric relaxed.

Hips at Widest: As is, will fit "comfortably" (in other words, a bit loose, but not at all like a sack, just not body hugging,) on about a 34/35" hip. EASY to take in along seams to go smaller or fit closer. Maximum will reasonably fit approximately = 40".

Dress Length (from top center of shoulder, down front to hem): 57". Probably corresponds to a skirt length of about 37/38". Shortenable? Sure. Usual problem of losing the bottom trim, which in this case is a bit of a shame since it's more than just a narrow looping seed bead line -- but these dresses often come WITHOUT any paillette trim on the hem, only on the sides of the slits. If it's gone, nobody's going to notice. Re-beading isn't rocket science at all, anybody can do it, but it does take time. You can always pinch hem. The scrolling bead/sequin lines are, at the closest, about 2" from the hem (meaning the edge of the fabric, not including paillette trim). .

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