Designer Dresses in Los Angeles

CLIPSE dresses are delivered across Los Angeles — Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Silver Lake, Pasadena, Long Beach and Orange County — by tracked courier with signature on delivery.

Los Angeles has a dress code of its own: understated by day, deliberate at night, and almost always photographed.

Delivery to Los Angeles

• Tracked courier, typically 2–5 business days after dispatch, signature on delivery.
• Shipping calculated at checkout before payment.
• Processing Monday to Friday; full terms on the shipping page.
• Returns within 14 days of delivery.

What the city actually wears

Silhouette over embellishment

A strong shape in a quiet colour reads better here than anything heavily decorated. Start with black dresses and five ways to wear one.

Slip and column shapes for evening

Premieres, gallery openings, industry dinners — satin does the work. See satin dresses.

Structure when the occasion asks for it

Corset and bustier bodices for the events that call for something built rather than draped: corset & bustier.

Evenings cool fast

The temperature drops hard after sunset, especially near the coast, so bare shoulders become a decision rather than a default. A midi with some weight to it travels from daytime to evening better than anything else: midi dresses.

Occasions

Award season from January, outdoor weddings from spring through autumn, rooftop and poolside evenings all summer. Invitations here often say “cocktail” and mean something looser than New York does — our dress code guide sets out what each code actually requires, so you can judge how far to bend it.

Getting the size right the first time

There is no fitting room here, so measurements do the work. It takes ten minutes and saves a return.

1. Measure over bare skin or thin underwear, wearing the bra you plan to wear with the dress — a padded bra moves the bust measurement by several centimetres.
2. Take four numbers: bust, underbust, waist and hips. Keep the tape level all the way round; the most common mistake is letting it ride up at the back.
3. Match them to the size chart, which maps our sizes to US, UK and EU equivalents.
4. Between two sizes, size up on anything structured. A seam can be taken in; fabric cannot be added.

For corset and bustier styles the deciding measurement is underbust, not bust — a boned bodice has almost no give and has to sit correctly vertically as well. Our corset sizing guide covers it, and the measuring guide walks through each number.

Still unsure? Send your measurements and the dress you are considering to info@the-clipse.com — we answer with an honest recommendation, including when the answer is that neither size will work.

Returns, and what happens if it doesn’t fit

Returns are accepted within 14 days of delivery. Items must be unworn, with tags attached and in original packaging. Email us with your order number and we reply with instructions — please don’t send anything back before that, as unannounced returns can go astray.

Refunds go to the original payment method within 5–10 business days of the parcel reaching us. Return shipping is the customer’s responsibility unless the item arrived faulty or incorrect, in which case we cover it.

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