Same shiny dress, are these pics? Also, is this a sheath?

Hi everyone,

I had posted this dress 2 weeks ago, but retook the pics. Is this what's considered a sheath?
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sheath dress...usually sheaths have are more covered up top but this fits the category. And wiggle too.

 

I thought "sheath" just meant close fitting. I have a similar (sleeveless w/square neckline) sheath dress made of a heavy crepe.

Am I wrong?

I'd say:
sheath
wiggle
empire waist

Is that lace made of soutache braid or cord? It's hard to tell from the photo.

Laura

 

I would go more with cocktail dress, date dress, wiggle if you are thinking of keywords for a title. You could put sheath in the description, however I think a lot of people think of sheath as not quite as shapely and as has
been mentioned a bit more covered up.

Sue

 

Nope, you are not wrong Laura. I just always associate, like Sue says, sheath with maybe a jewel or bateau neckline. (or maybe even a shallow v) It is not necessarily how they all are, but that is just what is in my mind's eye.

 

I always think of sheath as one unbroken line from top to bottom regardles of the neckline, but I am most likely to be incorrect of all of us posting.

Kelly

 

Thanks everyone! Also, I must have been really tired when I posted this, I notice my title says, "Same shiny dress, are these pics??" he he he... I meant to say, "are these pics better than the other ones?". Zoinks!
Anyhoo, as for the lace, what is soutache braid?

 

Dictionary.com defines soutache as "a narrow flat braid in a herringbone pattern, used for trimming and embroidery."

I thought it could also be a round cord, but now I'm having second thoughts.

Anyway, I think I've seen soutache worked on Victorian or Edwardian garments in such a way as to create a kind of lace. The soutache is sewn together in a specific pattern to create the lace, kind of like battenburg lace. I did a quick search and can't find any examples off the top of my head, though.

Laura

 

Hmmm...now I am confused!