Dresses by style and occasion
Lace is back on mood boards and on evening invitations, and it is one of the oldest ways to make a plain dress feel special. It can do a lot or very little: a narrow edge on a puff sleeve, a deep border round a hem, or a whole bodice laid over a darker colour. The six designs here cover that range, from a mint day dress with a lace border to a burgundy gown to the floor under black lace. Each is made to order in Pakistan, in a size from S to XL or to your own measurements, with the length, the sleeves and the neckline agreed in writing before anything is cut.
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The Gilded Seam makes lace dresses to order in Pakistan: six frocks with lace on the bodice, the sleeves or the hem, from a mint day dress with a lace border to a burgundy gown to the floor under black lace. Each is cut in S to XL or to your measurements, and lace can be added to other dresses and abayas we stitch, agreed in your quote.
6 designs
Each design is made to order in your size or to your measurements. The pictures are design previews made before sewing, so the finished piece is confirmed in your written quote.
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A burgundy satin gown with a black lace bodice and cap sleeves, falling to the floor with a scalloped black lace hem.
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A lemon chiffon frock with white lace flutter sleeves, a sweetheart neckline, a lace-up back and a layered skirt edged in lace.
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An ivory organza frock with gold lace across the bodice and shoulders, sheer flutter sleeves and a layered skirt edged with a gold lace border.
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A lavender frock with a sequined lace bodice on lace straps and a smooth satin skirt that falls straight to mid-calf.
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A mint cotton frock with a square neck, a short button front, lace-trimmed puff sleeves and a deep lace border at the hem.
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A scarlet frock with gold kiran lace on the sleeves and around the hem, a round neck and a flared calf-length skirt.
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The word lace covers very different dresses, so it helps to know where it is before you choose. On some of these it is the whole point of the design; on others it is a finishing edge on a dress you could wear every week. From the most lace to the least:
Black lace dresses and white lace dresses are the two biggest lace searches, and they suit very different days. Black lace over burgundy reads as evening straight away: it is the colour pairing for a winter wedding, a dinner or a black tie invitation. White lace is daytime and summer, which is why it sits on the lemon and mint designs, where it looks fresh rather than formal. Gold lace sits between the two. On ivory it looks like a party, and on scarlet it is festive in the way an Eid or a mehndi outfit should be. If you want the lace on a design in another colour, say so when you ask for your quote; can lace be dyed to match? explains what is realistic.
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For a wedding guest in winter or after dark, the burgundy gown is the answer: long, dark, sleeved at the shoulder and dressed up by its lace rather than by shine. The lavender frock is the other evening piece, its bodice catching the light without any extra sparkle needed. For a summer wedding, a garden party or a baby shower, the lemon and mint designs are the light ones, and the scarlet frock with gold lace was drawn for Eid, a mehndi or a family dinner. The ivory frock suits a party, a graduation or a christening, but as a wedding guest leave ivory and white to the couple. Wedding guest dresses and evening dresses have more shapes in other colours.
The burgundy gown is drawn to the floor. The others are drawn at knee, calf or mid-calf length, but a frock can be cut anywhere from the knee to the floor, so any of the six can be made as a long lace dress. How a lace border is handled at the new length is agreed in your quote. Say the length in inches or centimetres, measured in the shoes you will wear; maxi dresses shows more full-length shapes.
Lace sleeves are lovely but often short. The burgundy gown has cap sleeves, the ivory and lemon designs flutter sleeves, and the lavender frock is drawn on straps. Each can be given elbow, three quarter or full sleeves and, where it is drawn low, a higher neckline, so a long sleeve lace dress for a church, a nikah or a cold month is an ordinary request. Whether the new sleeve is made in lace or in the plain dress colour is agreed in your quote. Long sleeve dresses has shapes that start with sleeves.
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Lace is not only for these six. Lace and borders can be added to any outfit we stitch for you: a lace hem on the long sleeve seamed maxi dress, lace cuffs on a frock drawn without it, or a lace edge on a kameez. Send a photo of the effect you like with your quote request, and the lace, its colour and exactly where it goes are written into your quote before cutting. We add lace only to clothes we make, not to a garment you already own. Lace or border: what is the difference? helps you describe what you want.
On an abaya, lace works as a border: a lace cuff, lace down both front edges or a band of lace near the hem, on a nida, crepe or chiffon abaya. It suits an open abaya worn over a dress, where the lace frames the outfit underneath, and a closed one, where a lace cuff is the only detail. Any of our abaya shapes can be quoted this way, with or without embroidery beside the lace. Custom abayas explains how an abaya order works, and embroidered and lace abayas shows the ways the two can be combined.
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The pictures here are design previews made before sewing, so the lace pattern on your dress will be close to what you see but not stitch for stitch the same, and colours shift a little on every screen. If the shade of the lace matters, against a bag or a bridesmaid group, send a daylight photo of the colour with your quote request. Lace is more delicate than the dress under it: wash it by hand or on a gentle cycle in a mesh bag, never wring it, and dry it flat. Lace curled or shrunk after washing? covers the fixes.
Making takes 5 to 7 working days, counted from the day your written quote is approved and paid in full, and then the dress ships to you; the courier time depends on your country. For a wedding or a December party, count back from the date and leave room for the journey. Your quote states one total that already covers delivery and any import duty and taxes, so nothing more is due on the doorstep.
Your choices
Initials, a name or a monogram can be embroidered too: tell us the letters and where you would like them, and we confirm the size and thread in your quote.
Anything else you would like changed, ask in your quote request and we tell you honestly whether it can be done.
How to order
Delivery to the UK
Quoted and paid in pounds. Your quote includes delivery to your door and any import VAT, duty and courier fees, so there is nothing to pay when the parcel arrives. Ordering from the UK
Delivery to the UAE
Choose to be quoted in US dollars, euros or pounds. Delivery to any emirate and the import charges are included in the quote. Ordering from the UAE · the Gulf
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FAQ
Yes. The burgundy gown is drawn to the floor with black lace on the bodice, the sleeves and the hem, and any of the other five frocks can be cut to the floor too. How the lace border sits at the new length is set down in your quote.
Yes. The burgundy, ivory, lemon and lavender designs can each be given elbow, three quarter or full sleeves. Whether the new sleeves are lace or the dress colour is agreed in your quote before cutting.
Yes, as long as it is not white or ivory, which are best left to the couple. Burgundy under black lace suits an evening or winter wedding, and the lemon and mint designs suit a summer one in daylight.
Yes, as a border: lace cuffs, lace down the front edges or a lace band near the hem, on a nida, crepe or chiffon abaya we make for you. The lace and where it sits are agreed in your written quote.
Making takes 5 to 7 working days from the day your written quote is approved and paid in full. Shipping follows and depends on your country, and the quote already includes delivery and any import duty and taxes.
Ready when you are
Send the design you like with your size or measurements, and we reply with a written quote.
No commitment until you approve your written quote.
