Dresses for Gentlemen and Ladies

King's Park Tailoring has worked on the President of the United States, Representatives of the U.S. Congress, and the fine ladies and gentlemen who are its citizens.
Like you, King's Park Tailoring recognizes that integrity, manners, sophistication, and strong growth can be communicated through a wardrobe.
"Some of my regular customers are VIPs such as Congressmen," says Mr. Chong. "I felt honored that I fixed suits for former President Bill Clinton."Conveniently located on the upper level of King's Park Business Center at 5202 Rolling Road in Burke, Virginia, and right across from the Exxon, King’s Park Tailoring has been serving the community for over 10 years, providing suits, pants, shirts, and dresses for men and ladies.
Services include:Expert alterations on all fabrics including leather. Expert alterations on wedding and prom dresses. Custom-made suitsCustom-made ShirtsReweaving and repair damage to your finery Tuxedo rentals

Prom Dress Alterations

Let's face it, no one is the perfect model size. That means prom dress alterations which may be time consuming are a necessary part of purchasing any prom dress if you want it to look perfect on you. The attached are some tips you may want to consider when altering a prom dress.
Finding a good seamstress: Look in your local yellow pages under "Tailors". Make sure to ask to see a sample of the work they have performed before they touch your dress. Our prom dresses are of the highest quality, don't ruin them by having someone who does not have talent experiment on your prom gown. Also, a local bridal store may alter prom dresses check for these stores under "bridal stores". Normally if a seamstress has worked on difficult wedding dresses, a prom dress will be a piece of cake for them. Hemming: Our dresses fit 5'9" people. So if you are under 5'9 inches, plan on having a hem done.Adding Length: Although our dresses fit 5'9" people, taller people may want to consider doing the following:Make the dress a high/low hem line. High low hems are in almost as much as floor length dresses. A high/low hem is short in the front (9" or more off the floor), low in the back (as the dress normally fits). Wear flats. All of the models shown in our photo's are between 5'8 and 5'10" tall. They also are wearing heels. So perhaps the dress will fit properly if you wore flats.
Order a shawl and add it to the bottom of the dress.Taking the dress in or out: We highly suggest ordering bigger and taking in the dress. Whether you take the dress in 1" or 5" it is normally still the same price and it will look the same. However, if you have to let out a dress a few things may occur: 1) the fabric let out may contain pin holes 2) the extra seam allowance our company normally leaves in each dress may have been cut, and there may not be enough material to let it out.Trains: If your dress has a small train, we suggest to have your seamstress to sew a hand made hook and eye to the back of the prom dress so that the dress can be brought up to floor length for dancing. To do this, lift the train to where it should be fastened to become floor length. Sew a small fancy pearl or crystallized button onto the back of the dress to this area (around the calves). Next sew a few loops of thread to where the train needs to be brought up. Loop the threads around the button and viola! A dress made for dancing.
Pricing: We always suggest to get a bid before you leave your prom dress with a seamstress, this way no one is surprised. Although pricing varies from town to town and from seamstress to seamstress, in the town where we are located you can find the following prices. Please note: most prom dress seamstresses add the items together and calculate from there. Normally in our area we don't see alterations going over $25 for a hem plus taking the dress in and fixing any lost pearls.

How to Take In a Dress

Sometimes that perfect dress isn't the perfect size. You don't have to be a professional seamstress to fix this problem. Adjust a dress that is too large with these easy instructions.'Taking in' a dress means that you are moving the seam inward from it's current position. Measure around your waist and hips. Measure the front and back of the dress at the waist and hips. Subtract the difference of each measurement. This is approximately how much room you need to take in the waist and the hips, respectively.

How to Shorten a Skirt

Why would you shorten a skirt? Some skirts were meant to be shorter. Refresh an old skirt by giving it a new look. Learn how to make your skirt a few inches shorter with these quick and easy instructions.

The Tunic Dress Trend

Even the most die-hard trouser wearers would be forgiven to switching their allegiance to dresses this season. With such a selection of styles, lengths and flattering prints and cuts, there is a perfect dress for every figure.

Women's fashion 2008 is undoubtedly the year of the dress. From mini to maxi, trapeze to tunic, shift to smock. According to Karen Homer in her book Things a Woman Should Know About Style, “the perfect dress is the spin-doctor of fashion. There is no body shape that doesn’t benefit from the right dress."

If you never usually wear a dress, but want to metamorphose into a lady, try one on and see. The perfect dress should not hang on the body but follow its lines; often it's the simplest and least attractive dress on the hanger that is transformed once you put it on.

Says Homer, "good dresses tend to look nothing special on the hanger but look fantastic on." A dress that looks amazing on the rail is unlikely to look so flattering on your body — due to the simple fact that most women (unless you are a size zero) are not shaped like dress-hangers.

The tunic dress is a case in point. It can look lifeless on the rail but is one of the most flattering cuts, if you get it right.

Designer Tunic Dresses

In the world of women's fashion, diaphanous smock dresses have given way to tunic dresses this season, with some of the best currently highlighted on Net-A-Porter.com. In their weekly Fashion News magazine, 18th June edition, they feature “5 of the Best Tunic Dresses,” which includes one of Phillip Lim’s trademark tunics and an on-trend tribal print by Matthew Williamson. Something more summery is the Geo Clover tunic dress from Marc Jacobs; both Willamson and Jacob’s tunics are currently featured in the Net-A-Porter designer sale. Go Grecian with Vera Wang’s chic black embellished drape tunic or opt for a classic LBD (little black dress) with Rachel Roy’s Raz, also in Net-A-Porter's summer sale.

High Street Labels

Get designer looks for less with high-street labels such as Kate Moss at Top Shop’s embroidered white tunic dress or the similarly-styled sash-waisted tunic dress from Gap. Online retailer Asos has a wide range of options from long-sleeved to sleeveless and raunchy to refined. From on-trend ombré dip-dye to metallics or sun dresses with tribal or large floral prints, the traditional tunic dress has come of age, with its many faces. Asos features a demure lace tunic dress in the style of Lindsay Lohan (£14) or a Lohan inspired La Rok hi-shine metallic tunic (£65), perfect for a night out on the dance floor.

How to Wear a Tunic Dress

Tunic dresses are appealing as they are cool and comfortable for summer. They have an easy-to-wear shape and once you find the right backdrop you can team them with flats (for a cute little-girl-next-door-look) or sky-high stilettos or hefty heels to give you height and sophistication. To change the look of a tunic dress completely, add a wide belt to cinch in the waist.

Hot summer colors include fuschia pinks, purple hues, sunshine yellows, all shades of green, and versatile monochromes. Go for monochrome or a single block color which is not likely to date if you want to add a classic piece to your wardrobe, as tunic dresses never really go our of style. You can always throw it over leggings or pants for a more casual or edgy look.

Jolita Jewellery Collection Opera and Rope Length Necklaces

Inspired by powerful queens Jolita Jewelery created a collection of opera and rope length necklaces...

Ever been treated like a queen? Whatever your answer is you can feel like one now. Inspired by powerful queens Jolita Jewellery created a collection of fabulous necklaces.

A new collection offers opera and rope length adornments. These are versatile pieces that are over 32 inches long and can be worn in a number of ways: tied in a knot, twisted, doubled up or even wrapped around your wrist as a bracelet. A multitude of colours and shapes were put together to form new necklaces: black, grey, green, clear, round, square, be-cone to name a few. The pieces are made by mixing Swarovski crystals, semi-precious stones such as red agate, moss stone, jasper, jade among the others and bohemian glass beads.

Choose from a variety of different length new pieces. Harriett necklace is made by combining red agate, Swarovski crystals and glass beads. Adorned with a cluster of vintage pearls this is one of the longest necklaces offered by Jolita Jewellery. Elisa, Anna, Elisabeth opera necklaces are a myriad of colours and stones. If you prefer shorter pieces - try Olga necklace. Clear glass beads, resembling smoky quartz set together with faux pearls make an elegant adornment.

And if you want to feel like an empress - choose Antoinette or Theodora necklaces. Made of intricately connected multi strands of vintage pearls and fastening with a cameo style clasps - these necklaces will make you feel like the one and only. Visit JolitaJewellery.com online boutique to view available pieces in EOS collection. You can also find new collection and other selected Jolita Jewellery pieces at Bread and Honey boutique, Whitecross St, EC1Y 8QP, London.