Dress Stories: Clients Share Their Special Occasions • One Night Stand

Royal blue evening gown fit for a Princess

“A big thank you for the blue dress! It went down an absolute treat”

Looking fabulous at the Frozen Ball, hosted by Simon Cowell at the Shakespeare Underglobe for the charity, Together for Short Lives.

Roberta wore a sapphire taffeta square neck gown. This gown oozes style and elegance but has a touch of playfulness about it. You can’t see from this photo but the full skirt is actually a half-over skirt with a tight, thigh slit underskirt. Stunning. This blue evening gown also comes with our favourite accessory (you guessed it); pockets! Paired with a silver diamond necklace with sapphire stone and matching ring, just finished off the look. A very fitting gown for this red carpet event, once Roberta had tried this on she was unable to ‘Let it go!’

This gown also comes in a beautiful olive green, check our gallery to see more.

Wedding

Ravishing red dress for French Wedding

”Thank you so much for the amazing dress; I loved it “

Hortense hired this beautiful red, high-low hem for a friend’s wedding in a gorgeous chateau in France.

The colour against her complexion is just stunning. It is a really fun dress to wear, different from the rest and not too showy to upstage the bride! The high low hem makes the movement of this dress mesmerising, great for dancing in later after a few glasses of Champagne! It also has hidden pockets to store your lippy in, (who doesn’t love a pocket!). This is a perfect dress to wear to a wedding as it gives you great coverage but still allows for a bit of leg. Sexy yet tasteful.

Don’t forget when wearing a dress like this you will need to have nice shoes and toes painted if you wear open toe shoes!

Stage & Screen

Gold & Navy for Film Festival

*“The dress was amazing and I’d like to thank you again for the* *help in finding it, I had an amazing time.”*

Matilde wore our gorgeous gold and navy gown to this years Venice Film Festival, to watch the premiere of A Marriage Story.

This is such a great dress, the gold high neck bodice adds a subtle sparkle, the slight a line skirt is easy to move in and gives the body great balance and shape. A great feature on this dress is the waistband, it breaks the bodice and the skirt up and creates a tiny waistline.

A great choice for this type of event, it stands out from the crowd without it being too much. Matilde has added simple gold bracelets, a good move as you cannot wear a necklace with this gown and only a simple earring will do, as the detail of the dress is on the bodice. Here she is looking very glam walking the red carpet.

Celebration

The Roaring Twenties live again! Champagne sequinned gown

” Thank you so much, it has been an absolute pleasure using One night Stand and I couldn’t have felt more special for my 40th! I received so many compliments from not only my friends and family but plenty of strangers too! “

The 1920’s live again for this customer’s 40^th birthday bash. This candlelit event, held at the Candlelight Club and was attended by 30 of her closest friends and family. This strappy champagne sequinned gown plunges daringly at the back and the front. Top to toe in sequins this really is a stand out dress.

Fiona has cleverly taken a contemporary evening dress and by adding a beautiful feathered hairpiece and some accessories has put the dress firmly into the 1920’s themed event. Fiona was so pleased with her dress and had the most wonderful evening. Eat your heart out Downton! Doesn’t she look spiffing?

https://www.thecandlelightclub.com/

Awards

Red Carpet Ball Gown: BAFTA 2019

Navy blue and gold embellished ball gown with chiffon skirt — “It was a great night and was made ever better with the fabulous dress! I had a few dresses picked out, but then I tried this last dress and I knew straight away that it was the one.”

Tejal was in need of a dress for the BAFTA Awards. Although she would be walking down the red carpet she didn’t want anything too extravagant. We tried several likely dresses and chose this elegant navy blue and gold embellished ball gown.

From the sweetheart neckline and chiffon skirt to the delicately placed gold jewels, everything about this dress screams romance. Although strapless, the structured bodice and secret cups meant that Tejal could face the crowds with confidence.

Glamorous without being being over the top, the lightweight chiffon skirt would float as she walked. A memorable red carpet ball gown to make an entrance with!

“I would like to thank you for helping me find the perfect dress for the BAFTAs. The personal service during the dress fitting was spot-on. This ball gown looked beautiful on the red carpet, I received so many wonderful compliments during the evening.”
Tejal

Wikipedia: British Academy of Film and Television Arts

Charity

One-Shoulder Evening Dress for Pennyhill Park, Surrey

Sheema was attending the Knights Foundation Charity Dinner, at Pennyhill Park in Surrey (link), and wanted something chic, sophisticated, and not too showy.

We tried on a bunch of styles and outfits before arriving at the final choice; a one-shoulder asymmetric evening dress ticked all the boxes and Sheema felt good wearing it.

It has an attractive neckline – with diamante detail – which curves elegantly to reveal a stunningly bold cut-out in the back.

The dress has a side-split which is filled in with a soft chiffon, so it makes movement easy and gives the dress a floaty feel. We teamed it with a pair of killer earrings. This was a great choice for Sheema’s evening.

Sometimes you just can’t go wrong with a LBD!

Stage & Screen

Bond Girl Shot In Back Of Taxi: Tania Mallet

Tania Mallet, in gold & black ball gown, and unknown model in a black satin and beaded gown. Photographed by Robert Whitaker in the back of a taxi on Flood Street, London, 2005. — Tania Mallet (left) in gold & black ball gown, and unknown model in a black satin and beaded gown. Photographed by Robert Whitaker in the back of a taxi on Flood Street, London, 2005.

It was way back in 2005. I wanted to do a Mum & Daughter type photo-shoot for One Night Stand to showcase dresses side-by-side. Photographer Robert Whitaker was a regular at Chelsea Manor Studios — he used to hang out with Ben John downstairs — so naturally I asked if he’d be interested in the job. He said, ‘Yes’.

Whitaker got ex-Bond Girl Tania Mallet to be Mum, above wearing a vintage black and gold off-shoulder ball gown by Terence Nolder, and another model as the daughter.

I can’t remember whose idea it was to shoot in the back of a London taxi; almost certainly Bob, he liked his photos to have a concept. In fact, his instinct for a provocative narrative coupled with The Beatles mischievous nature helped to get them all banned for the ‘Yesterday and Today’ album cover.

Celebration

400th Anniversary Dulwich College Ball

Founded by Edward Alleyn for the education of ‘12 poor scholars’ and granted Letters Patent by James I on 21 June 1619, Dulwich College in South London is celebrating its 400th Anniversary this year. One Night Stand were lucky enough to dress several ladies for the formal Quatercentennial College Ball in May.

Ball gowns for the Dulwich College 400th Anniversary Ball

Confidence Is Key

Priyanka, on the left, didn’t have fixed ideas of style or colour so we encouraged her to try a range of dresses to discover which ones made her feel good. A full skirt wasn’t really on her radar but this black and gold gown felt right as soon as she put it on and walked to the mirror.

She liked the fact that the gown had sleeves and that the pretty lace bodice showed hints of skin, so she didn’t feel completely covered up either. The fullness of the skirt balanced nicely with her frame.

You need confidence in your outfit to let you really enjoy the event, and this one got a big thumbs-up!

Double Entendre

Business

Champagne Gold Tulle Ball Gown At Flood Street (Video)

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See this champagne gold tulle ball gown in action at The Albert Hall, Andrew Lloyd Webber gig.

”Thank you so much for the amazing dress; I loved it “

Confidence Is Key

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