{"product_id":"paloma","title":"Mermaid Evening Gown — Brown Strapless Heavy Crepe","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGALAP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA fibre the world has never worn this way.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePaja toquilla. The fibre behind the hats the world calls Panama — woven in Ecuador, entirely by hand, by people who learned it from the generation before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNo machine has ever been built that can do it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWe take that weave and build a gown around it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is not what you are imagining.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNot stiff. Not heavy. Woven at the finest grade, the strands turn soft — soft enough against skin that you forget what you're wearing, fine enough that a single piece takes weeks to make.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIt shapes like a corset. It moves like fabric. It holds its line from the first glass to the last conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne woman. One gown.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEvery piece is woven once. The shapes are asymmetric, never repeated, decided by the hands that make them. If it exists in your size, it is yours alone. If it doesn't, we cut it to your measurements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSix to eight weeks, and you'll know where it is at every stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe will be asked where she got it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eShe will always say GALAP.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eConstruction\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeavy crepe base, camel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-woven toquilla straw halter yoke forming an open keyhole at the collarbone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStraight strapless bodice beneath the yoke\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatching toquilla belt with concealed hook closure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIridescent crystals hand-set throughout the weave\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFitted mermaid silhouette to the floor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCentre-back zip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMaterials\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeavy crepe. Hand-woven toquilla straw. Iridescent crystals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSize and fit\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSizes US 2–20. Made to order in your size, five to eight weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GALAP","offers":[{"title":"6 \/ Heavy Crepe \/ Brown","offer_id":54008885543188,"sku":null,"price":1925.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/8530\/1524\/files\/hf_20260902_055817_b3650046-e1c3-406a-83bb-474369e7335c.jpg?v=1788416033","url":"https:\/\/galapnewyork.com\/products\/paloma","provider":"Galap New York","version":"1.0","type":"link"}