Catalogue of Mermaid Arabic Evening Dresses in Silver for Maternity
كتالوج فساتين سهرة للحوامل فضي سمكة translates roughly to "catalogue evening dress". In production terms it is a set of decisions rather than a single garment, which is exactly why it is worth specifying properly before the sample is cut.
In production these are evening dresses, cut in silver. A mermaid silhouette is fitted from the bust to just below the knee and flares from there. The knee break is the whole fitting: 3 cm either way and the dress either walks or it does not.
Silver beading tarnishes. Specify an anti-tarnish finish and a sealed bag, or the stock will look used before it is sold.
Maternity evening wear needs a ruched or empire waist and a lining with real stretch, or the dress will not survive the third month.
What Has To Be Specified
- Block: Mermaid bodice, fitted on a real model at the middle size before grading.
- Colour: Silver, with a lab dip approved against a physical swatch under both D65 and warm indoor light.
- Bodice structure: say whether the bodice is boned, fused, or soft. This single line decides the fit, the price and the packing.
- Lining: state bodice lining, skirt lining and whether the skirt is bagged out at the hem.
- Closure: name the type and position - invisible zip, lace-up back, or covered button placket.
- Sizing: give the size run, the grade rule and the fit model. A Gulf 2XL is not a European 2XL.
- Care: dry-clean-only is normal here; if the trim cannot survive solvent, say so before the label is printed.
Suggested Starting Specification
| Shell fabric | crepe - swatch-approved, one dye lot for bulk |
| Length | as per your spec sheet |
| Silhouette | Mermaid |
| Bodice | soft bodice, light boning |
| Colourway | Silver |
| Lining | bodice lined, skirt lined |
| Closure | covered button placket |
| Size run | XS-2XL plus a curve block |
| Sample lead time | 15-20 days for beaded panels |
| MOQ | 300 pcs per style for custom beading |
Where This Style Goes Wrong In Production
A mermaid silhouette is fitted from the bust to just below the knee and flares from there. The knee break is the whole fitting: 3 cm either way and the dress either walks or it does not.
Grading is where the money disappears: every detail placed by eye on the sample has to be measured on the pattern, or the size run drifts.
Pressing decides the finish. Satin and taffeta take a needle mark in a second, and no amount of QC takes it out afterwards.
Pressing decides the finish. Satin and taffeta take a needle mark in a second, and no amount of QC takes it out afterwards.
Options We Can Build To
- Lining: unlined bodice with a lined skirt, half-lined, or fully lined - the last one changes the hand and the cost together.
- Closure: invisible zip, exposed zip, corset lace-up or button placket, each with its own sample requirement.
- Closure: invisible zip, exposed zip, corset lace-up or button placket, each with its own sample requirement.
- Lining: unlined bodice with a lined skirt, half-lined, or fully lined - the last one changes the hand and the cost together.
Pre-production sample approval, in-line inspection during cutting, beading and sewing, and a final AQL inspection before packing, with measurement reports and photos shared before shipment.
If you are developing this style, send us a tech pack, a photo or a reference garment and we will quote within 24 hours. Contact bafinasa@bafinasa.com or WhatsApp +86 13827222469.
