The Dress

This striking Theia gown is cut from beaded mesh for rich, shining texture. The elegant column silhouette falls to a short train. Cap sleeves. Hidden back zip. Fully lined.

After apprenticing with a royal couturier in London and working alongside Christian Lacroix in Paris, designer Don O’Neill moved to NYC and launched a collection for Badgley Mischka. Today, O'Neill serves as the creative director for Theia, an eveningwear line fabricated with fine European brocades and embellished with couture beading and embroideries. Named after Theia, the Greek goddess of light, the exquisite gowns and cocktail dresses of the Theia collection allow a woman's inner goddess to shine.

I bought this dress only 6 months ago and wore it for less than 12 hours. I just had it professionally cleaned and it looks as good as new. Because of the way the dress is made, I only had to get the dress hemmed to fit my 5' 4 frame, wearing 3 inch heels, and a hook and eye bustle sewn on-- there were no other alterations made. The dress is quite heavy from all the beading and therefore conforms to the contours of all types of bodies!

I am in love with this dress and received so many compliments from wedding attendees on its unique silhouette, how the beads absolutely sparkled at night and how they had never seen a dress like it.