
Tailored Crepe Dress
Made-to-measure tailored midi dress
$280.00 AUD
A clean tailored midi dress with a sleeveless bodice, defined waist, slim belt, and full A-line skirt. Designed for office days, city dinners, events, and polished everyday wear — made to your measurements by a vetted MadeApt tailor.
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About Tailored Crepe Dress.
The Cityline Dress is a made-to-measure tailored midi dress designed with a clean sleeveless bodice, high round neckline, defined waist, slim belt, concealed back zip, and full A-line skirt. It is polished enough for work, simple enough for everyday dressing, and elegant enough to wear after hours. Because it is cut to your measurements, the proportions can be adjusted for petite, tall, curvy, plus-size, and in-between bodies. The waist, bodice length, skirt length, neckline, and overall fit can be shaped around you — not around a standard size chart. It is the kind of dress you can wear to a Sydney office, a Melbourne dinner, a Perth workday, or a Brisbane event when you want something refined, easy, and properly fitted. The tailored bodice gives it structure; the full skirt gives it movement. No standard sizing. No warehouse stock. Just one dress, made after you order.
- type:dress
- fabric:Soft Crepe
- fit:Made to measurement
- from:$280
How Tailored Crepe Dress is made.
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Clean bodice, defined waist, full skirt — a tailored midi dress made for polished city dressing
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Structured dress fabric with enough body to hold the clean shape
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Sleeveless bodice with a high round neckline for a refined, minimal look
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Defined waist with a slim belt and small buckle detail
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Full A-line midi skirt for movement, ease, and elegance
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Concealed back zip for a clean finish
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Cut to your confirmed measurements and sewn one piece at a time
Things people ask about Tailored Crepe Dress.
- Q01What is The Cityline Dress?
- The Cityline Dress is a made-to-measure tailored midi dress with a sleeveless bodice, high round neckline, defined waist, slim belt, concealed back zip, and full A-line skirt. Each dress is cut to your measurements and sewn one at a time by a vetted MadeApt tailor.
- Q02Is The Cityline Dress made to measure?
- Yes. The Cityline Dress is not made in standard sizes. After ordering, you can provide your measurements through our guided measurement process, or we can help you confirm them before production begins. Your dress is then cut specifically for your body.
- Q03What fabric is The Cityline Dress made from?
- The Cityline Dress is made from a structured dress fabric with a soft, polished finish. The fabric is chosen to hold the clean bodice and full A-line skirt while still feeling wearable for office days, events, dinners, and everyday city dressing.
- Q04How much does The Cityline Dress cost?
- The Cityline Dress is $249 AUD in the standard tailored fabric. The price reflects the made-to-measure cut, fitted bodice, belted waist, full midi skirt, and single-piece production by a vetted MadeApt tailor. Further design changes or specialty fabric swaps may change the final price.
- Q05Can I customise The Cityline Dress?
- Yes. You can customise The Cityline Dress by changing the colour, fabric, neckline, skirt length, waist detail, belt, sleeve option, or overall silhouette. You can also use MadeApt's design tools to explore variations before ordering. Some changes may affect the final price or lead time.
- Q06Is The Cityline Dress sleeveless?
- Yes. This version is sleeveless, with a clean high round neckline and tailored bodice. If you prefer sleeves, cap sleeves, short sleeves, or a different shoulder shape, that can be explored during customisation.
- Q07Does The Cityline Dress come with a belt?
- Yes. The design includes a slim belt at the waist, which helps define the shape and gives the dress a polished finish. The belt style, width, buckle, or colour can be adjusted if you want a different look.
- Q08Is The Cityline Dress good for office wear?
- Yes. The Cityline Dress is designed for polished office wear, meetings, presentations, and work events. It works well under a blazer, with a coat, or on its own with flats, heels, boots, or loafers.
- Q09Is The Cityline Dress suitable for Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, or Adelaide?
- Yes. The Cityline Dress works well for Australian city dressing. It is polished enough for a Sydney office, elegant enough for a Melbourne dinner, easy enough for a Perth workday, and versatile enough for Brisbane or Adelaide events. Layer it with a blazer, cardigan, or coat when the weather is cooler.
- Q10Can I wear The Cityline Dress to an event?
- Yes. The Cityline Dress can be styled for conferences, launches, gallery openings, dinners, panels, work events, and semi-formal occasions. Pair it with heels and jewellery for evening, or keep it simple with flats and a blazer for work.
- Q11Is the skirt fitted or full?
- The skirt is full and A-line rather than tight. It gives movement through the hem while the bodice and waist stay clean and tailored. This makes the dress comfortable for sitting, walking, commuting, and long workdays.
- Q12Who makes The Cityline Dress?
- Your dress is made by a vetted tailor in the MadeApt artisan network. We do not mass-produce or hold warehouse stock. Each dress is made individually, by a real maker, after your order and measurements are confirmed.
- Q13How long does The Cityline Dress take to make?
- Made-to-measure dresses usually take longer than off-the-rack clothing because they are cut and sewn individually. Lead time depends on fabric availability, tailor capacity, and how quickly your measurements are confirmed. You will see the estimated timing before checkout.
- Q14Can I change the fabric or colour?
- Yes. You may be able to choose a different colour, fabric weight, print, texture, or textile direction depending on availability. Fabric changes can affect the drape, structure, price, care, and lead time of the final dress.
- Q15Can I try The Cityline Dress on virtually before ordering?
- Yes. You can use MadeApt's try-on and design preview tools to see how The Cityline Dress may look on your body or with different styling changes. The preview is a visual guide, while the final dress is made from your confirmed measurements.
- Q16What makes The Cityline Dress different from buying a dress off the rack?
- The Cityline Dress is made after you order it, using your measurements and chosen design details. That means there is no overstock, no generic sizing, and no mass production. It is a slower, more personal way to buy a tailored dress — designed for your body and made by a real tailor.
- Q17Is The Cityline Dress sustainable?
- The Cityline Dress is made only after you order, which helps avoid overproduction and unsold inventory. MadeApt focuses on made-to-measure clothing, vetted makers, and slower production instead of mass-manufactured fashion. It is designed to be worn often, styled many ways, and kept longer.
- Q18What can I wear The Cityline Dress with?
- The Cityline Dress works with blazers, cropped jackets, long coats, cardigans, loafers, ballet flats, heels, ankle boots, or simple sneakers. For work, pair it with a blazer and flats. For evening, wear it with heels, jewellery, and a clean coat.
- Q19Is The Cityline Dress good for petite women?
- Yes. Because The Cityline Dress is made to measure, the bodice length, waist placement, skirt length, and overall proportions can be adjusted for petite bodies. Instead of simply shortening a standard dress, we can shape the piece so the waist, hem, and silhouette sit where they should on you.
- Q20Is The Cityline Dress good for tall women?
- Yes. The Cityline Dress can be cut for taller bodies, with adjustments to the bodice length, waist position, skirt length, and overall proportions. This helps avoid the common off-the-rack problem where the waist sits too high or the midi length becomes awkward.
- Q21Is The Cityline Dress available in plus sizes?
- Yes. The Cityline Dress is made to your measurements, not a fixed size chart. It can be made for plus-size bodies, curvy bodies, fuller busts, wider hips, smaller waists, broader shoulders, or any combination of proportions. The goal is a dress that fits your body properly from the beginning.
- Q22Is The Cityline Dress good for different body shapes?
- Yes. The Cityline Dress can be adapted for different body shapes because it is made after your measurements are confirmed. The waist, bodice, skirt volume, neckline, and length can be adjusted to suit your proportions, whether you are petite, tall, curvy, straight-shaped, fuller-busted, or plus-size.