• The twin of this dress was Look 21 for the Resort 2020 presentation.
• The dress was made under the creative direction of founder Catherine Holstein.
• Holstein established Khaite in 2016 as the label’s designer, founder and creative director.
• “Khaite” is pronounced like “Kate” and was inspired by Holstein’s nickname, Cate. In Greek, Khaite means “flowing hair” which is a nod to the femininity of the label.
• This look is actually two pieces. There is the top overdress and then it came with a separate under-skirt that adds a ton of extra volume and makes it opaque enough to wear.
• Both pieces are made out of a deep burgundy netting that has a touch of a pink undertone to it. The colour is even better in person.
• The dress is a touch big on my dress form so on the right size it is going to sit even better.
• I love how she layered and draped the tulle on the one side of the bodice. That sweeping panel that goes up and over the shoulder and top of the arm is so very pretty. Then by using a only single layer of the netting over the other shoulder you get a play on transparency that is gorgeous.
• The waist is seamed with a raw edge finish. The skirt cascades down to the floor from there and there are many yards of netting used to make up the skirt.
• An inner separate skirt goes under that. It has a grosgrain ribbon band around the waist that hooks into place and then there is about 2" of a single layer of the tulle under that. The lower part of the skirt is gathered into the bottom of that layer. The lower part is made up of two layers and the gathering is heavier than what is done on the exterior skirt. This makes the bottom skirt very full and also makes it more opaque.
• I love that having that separate underskirt actually gives you a whole extra piece to wear on its own because you could wear it as a skirt in its own right.
• Both pieces are unlined. The dress slips on to wear and hooks to close at the back of the neck and zips at the side. The inner skirt hooks to close at the waist.
• Tagged a modern 10
• Excellent condition and was never worn.

Outer Dress
Shoulders: no defined seam
Bust: 18-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: approx 17" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 58" from top of shoulder to hem

Skirt
Waist: 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Total length: 39" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: MED-LRG

Item# DD5136

Reference Photos: Resort 2020 Khaite, Look 21.

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