Miami dresses for heat, for water, and for photographs. Three things that rule out most of what an evening wardrobe is usually built from — and make everything else worth choosing carefully.
Real photos from our shoots, and every dress here is in stock right now. Tap a look to choose your size.
Every order for the United States is picked and packed by hand at our Calgary warehouse, usually the same day it comes in. The dress travels flat in tissue inside a rigid box, so a pleat or a satin panel arrives the way it left, and the tracking number reaches you by email the moment the parcel is handed to the courier.
An order placed on Friday evening leaves on Monday. The exact shipping amount for your address is shown at checkout before you pay.
Eighty percent humidity rewrites the rules an evening wardrobe is usually written by. Four things worth knowing before you choose.
A boned bodice and a stiff lining trap heat against the body and stop being comfortable within an hour. Soft construction moves air; that is the whole difference between an evening and an ordeal.
Corsetry still has its place here — just for a room with air conditioning and a short walk to it.
Under this sun black absorbs everything and photographs flat. Print carries the look in daylight and holds up in the strong, contrasty light this city has from noon onwards.
Black comes back after dark — and it earns its place then.
A floor-length skirt meets sand, terrace decking and pool edges all in one evening. Midi is the sweet spot: formal enough for the room, clear of everything the room opens onto.
The day cools just enough for a heavier cloth, and everything here starts at nine anyway. Satin catches the light on a terrace better than any other fabric we make — the fabric guide explains why.
There is no off season here, only a lull in the deepest heat of August. The calendar is built from other people’s weekends — weddings guests fly in for, a December week when the whole city dresses at once, and evenings that start on the water.
Beach ceremonies, Coral Gables courtyards, Keys weekends. Guests fly in, so the dress has to survive a suitcase and look unpacked an hour later — which rules out most fine chiffon.
A week when the whole city dresses at once and the rooms are full of people who look at things for a living. Silhouette and cut do the talking; decoration reads as noise.
Boats, terraces, rooftops. Wind is the variable nobody plans for — a hem with weight to it, and a neckline that stays where you put it.
Everything below is in the warehouse today and leaves on the next working day. Sizes shown on each card are the ones actually left.
Measurements do the work. It takes ten minutes and saves a return.
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.
Want to try before you buy? Our nearest boutique is in New York — the full collection is on the rail there. Otherwise send your measurements and the dress you are considering to info@the-clipse.com and we answer with an honest recommendation.
