Deciding on the best dress for you can be an overwhelming and bewildering experience. This section has been introduced to answer some of the most frequently asked questions about styles, materials and working methods, and will help you to be more specific in your instructions. Simply select the subjects that interest you, and the information will appear in separate pop-up windows.

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Dress styles

• Straight dress
• Empire style with A-line skirt
• Empire style with a straight skirt
• Fitted bodice with a full skirt
• Off-the-shoulder boned bodice with a straight skirt
• Princess line dress
• Slightly flared dress
• Strapless, boned bodice with an A-line skirt
• Strapless, boned bodice with a full, pleated skirt

Necklines

• Boat, or slashed neck
• Off-the-shoulder scooped neck
• Scoop, or round neck
• Shoestrap neck
• Soft sweetheart neck
• Square sweetheart neck
• Square neck
• V-neck

Sleeve styles

• 3/4 length set-in sleeve
• Above-elbow sleeve
• 'Angel' sleeve
• 'Cap' sleeve
• 'Kimono' sleeve
• Large puff sleeve with frill
• Long, gathered sleeve
• Long, set-in sleeve with pointed wrist
• Long, set-in sleeve with straight wrist
• 'Raglan' sleeve
• Set-in cap sleeve
• Short puff sleeve with cuff
• Short sleeve
• 'Tulip' sleeve
• 'Trumpet' sleeve