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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

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

Stage & Screen

Green Satin Ball Gown for Golden Unicorn Film Awards

Daria stood out from the crowd at the 2018 Golden Unicorn Awards and Russian Film Festival, adding a splash of colour to the party with this gorgeous green satin ball gown.

Gorgeous green satin ball gown, bodice is covered in sparkly glass beads & full satin skirt pulls in at the waist to create a beautiful silhouette.

The full satin skirt pulls in at the waist to create a beautiful silhouette. The bodice is covered in tiny green glass beads, adding a touch of sparkle and magic.

Reaching New Heights

Ladies of shorter stature sometimes worry about wearing ball gowns because of their height. We liked the deep V illusion panel at the front of this ball gown because it accentuates verticals and helps to create a beautifully proportioned ensemble. We have other dresses that pull off similar tricks in different ways, plus a bunch of tried and tested tips to boost your poise (and your confidence).

Daria fell in love with this gown the second she tried it on and you can see why, doesn’t she look stunning?

Party

Allover Sequin Evening Dress at Claridges Party

Our wonderful client Victoria wore this allover sequin evening dress to celebrate Sir Cameron Mackintosh mother’s 100th birthday at Claridges. This dress has a low back but plenty of coverage in the front so you can move with confidence. It’s completely covered in sequins and has illusion side panels, this dress is sexy and sophisticated.

I heard that few of the guests commented that she was the best dressed there. Would love to get Ronnie to come for a fitting!

Stage & Screen

Ultimate Cinderella Gold Ballgown For Albert Hall Gig

Meghan Picerno wore this gold ballgown from One Night Stand for her performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s music at the Classic Brits Awards with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall. Megan’s beautiful champagne tulle ball gown has a golden lining and is embellished with silver sequins from the bust-line to just below the hips, with a narrow satin ribbon defining the waist. The gown is sleeveless and has a high illusion neckline.

Meghan Picerno wore this gold ballgown from One Night Stand for her performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber's music the Classic Brits Awards — “I just wanted to say a huge thank you from Meghan and myself for how efficiently you helped us – she looked absolutely stunning for both events she took part in and both performances were a roaring success!”

Watch her performance – and the dress – on this YouTube video… Read more “Ultimate Cinderella Gold Ballgown For Albert Hall Gig” →

Wedding

Christmas Wedding

Check out this stunner! Who doesn’t love a Christmas wedding – this was an opportunity to really shine.

Wearing our glamorous black strapless gown with illusion bodice and tulle fishtail skirt. The corset-style top is perfect for really showing off that hourglass shape and accessorised with a jet choker and evening bag.

Celebration

Old School Cool: Red Evening Dress With Crystal Covered…

Here’s our beautiful client at her school reunion, in Scotland last month.

Ceri wore our red evening dress in jersey, with an open split, and an illusion back covered in crystals.

What a cracking photo!

Stage & Screen

Cannes Film Festival: Sexy Black Evening Gown

It was that time of year again. All the celebrity’s were out in force, wearing their designer frocks to the nines.

Chloe Dahl, far left, wore our sexy black evening gown, with mesh illusion panels front and back, to the premiere of the BFG.

They all look very red carpet!

3 BFGs @phoebe @boothnation #cannes #bigfriendlygiant #BFG following behind the @lucydahl4
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Business

Karren Brady’s Slinky Evening Gown on the Piers Morgan…

Nice to see Karren Brady wearing this dress on the Piers Morgan show on Friday night. Corporate, yet sexy, and that’s a hard card to fill in a frock. However this slinky long evening gown is modest enough not to put anyone off their dinner. Falling to floor in black jersey, the gown has geometrical illusion inserts along the shoulder, waist and godet hemline. The severe neckline is balanced with a low back. She looked fantastic, of course.

Available from us in size 10/12.

Confidence Is Key

Double Entendre

Reaching New Heights

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