$399.00 USD
A black dress with leather trim, cut to your measurements in Super 140s tropical wool and fully lined, with genuine leather at the boat neck, armholes, seams and waist. Sleeveless, with a hidden back zip and a back vent, checked first in a free cotton test dress so every line of trim sits where it should.
Already know what you want? Browse women’s dresses or message us. Every piece is custom made to your measurements, with a free test garment first.
Follow these simple steps to ensure your custom garment fits you perfectly. All you need is a flexible measuring tape.
Measure across your back from the edge of one shoulder to the edge of the other, keeping the tape flat.
Measure from the edge of your shoulder, along the outside of your relaxed arm, to your desired sleeve length.
Measure around the armhole where the sleeve joins the body. Pass the tape from the top of the shoulder, under the armpit, and back to the starting point. Keep the tape comfortably snug. Measure over a lightweight shirt or close-fitting clothing, keeping your arm relaxed at your side.
With muscles relaxed, measure around the fullest part of your upper arm. Keep the tape snug with room for one finger.
Wrap the measuring tape around your wrist bone, where a watch would sit. Keep the tape snug but not tight. Leave room for one finger between the tape and your wrist for comfort
Measure from the highest point of the shoulder, next to the neck, over the fullest part of the bust, and straight down to your desired dress hem. Continue measuring to the finished length of the dress you wish to order, whether it’s a mini, knee-length, midi, maxi, or floor-length dress.
Measure around the base of your neck where a collar would sit, keeping the tape level with room for one finger.
Stand straight with your arms relaxed. Wrap the tape around the fullest part of your bust, keeping it level and snug with room for a finger.
Measure around the narrowest part of your waist, typically above the belly button. Keep the tape level with room for one finger.
Stand with your feet together and measure around the widest part of your hips and seat. Keep the tape level with room for one finger.
Women’s Measuring Guide
All you need is a flexible measuring tape, a mirror, and ideally a friend to help with the shoulder and back measurements. Wear close-fitting clothing so the tape sits against your body, stand naturally with your weight even on both feet, and keep the tape level and snug with room for one finger. Below is every measurement we may ask for. You do not have to get each number perfect: we send a free test garment before cutting your final cloth, so the fit is confirmed on your body first.
Stand straight with your arms relaxed and wrap the tape around the fullest part of your bust, keeping it level and snug with room for one finger.
Measure around the narrowest part of your waist, usually just above the belly button, keeping the tape level with room for one finger.
Measure around the area where you normally wear your trousers or skirts, keeping the tape level with room for one finger.
Stand with your feet together and measure around the widest part of your hips and seat, keeping the tape level.
Measure around the fullest part of your upper thigh, keeping the tape snug with room for one finger.
Sit down and measure from your natural waist at the front, down between your legs to the seat, to capture the rise for trousers.
Measure from the highest point of the crotch down the inside of your leg to the same hem point used for the trouser length measurement.
Measure from the top of your waistband down the outside of your leg to the point where you want the trouser hem to finish.
Measure across your back from the edge of one shoulder to the edge of the other, keeping the tape flat.
Measure from the edge of your shoulder, along the outside of your relaxed arm, to your desired sleeve length.
With your muscles relaxed, measure around the fullest part of your upper arm, keeping the tape snug with room for one finger.
Measure around the base of your neck where a collar would sit, keeping the tape level with room for one finger.
Measure from the base of your neck down the center back to where you want the jacket to end.
Measure from your natural waist for a skirt, or from the shoulder for a dress, down to your desired hem.
Every garment is made to your measurements with no standard sizing, and a free test garment confirms the fit on your body before we cut your final cloth. Bust, waist, hips, thighs, rise, inseam, shoulders, sleeve, and length, all cut to you.
Questions & Answers
Measurements taken? Browse women’s dresses, or message us with your numbers and any questions. We build the free test garment first to confirm the fit on your body, and it is yours to keep.
Free test garment first
Before we cut your chosen cloth, we make a test version of your garment in cotton, cut from the same pattern, and send it to you free. You try it on and tell us what to change. Only after you approve the fit do we make the final piece. The test garment is yours to keep.
See how it works ↓6–8 weeks
This is the full production time across two stages. Your test garment takes 3 to 4 weeks to make. Once you approve the fit, your final garment takes another 3 to 4 weeks. Shipping is tracked and comes after production.
See how it works ↓The Dress
Leather trim on a dress is a line, and a line shows everything. On a ready-made black dress with leather trim, the waist strip sits above or below your waist, the vertical strips bow outward over the bust, and the trim around the armholes stands away from the body. The detail meant to sharpen the dress ends up drawing a map of where it does not fit.
This black dress with leather trim is cut to your measurements in Super 140s tropical wool, fully lined, with genuine leather along the boat neck, the armholes, the front and back seams and the waist. Before the wool and leather are cut, you try a free cotton test dress at home and we place every line of trim on your body, not on a size chart.
Price: $399 Cloth: Super 140s tropical wool, 100% worsted, about 8 oz Trim: genuine black leather Lining: fully lined, satin chosen in the selector Fit: close sheath cut, refined on the test dress Test dress: free, yours to keep
Free Test Dress
The corrections we make most often on a sheath dress are at the bust and the back hip: a bust that is fuller than the other measurements suggest, and a back hip that is rounder than the front, which makes a close skirt ride up at the back. On a plain dress those corrections are invisible. On this one they decide where the leather goes, so we fix them on the cotton dress first and only then mark the final position of each strip.
If the right fit would move a line away from where it sits in the photos, we tell you, and you choose between the line that follows your body and the line in the photos.
The Leather Trim
| Where the trim runs | Around the boat neck and both armholes, down the front and back seams, and across the waist seam, as in the photos. |
| Genuine, not faux | Most leather trim dresses use faux leather or coated fabric, which can crack or peel after a few cleanings; this trim is genuine leather. |
| Why the lines slim | Vertical lines lead the eye up and down, and a waist line set at your own waist marks it clearly, which is why a black dress with a slimming silhouette relies on where its seams sit. |
| Trim off | Without the trim it becomes a plain black sheath dress; write it in the comment box when you order. |
Leather and wool behave differently: wool gives a little as you move and leather hardly gives at all. That is why trim belongs on a dress that fits closely; on a loose one, the strips buckle and lift wherever the cloth sags.
The Cloths
These are close-up photos of the actual wool. Super 140s tropical wool is a fine, open plain weave at about 8 oz, light enough to wear through the year, smooth enough to sit cleanly beside leather. Choose your color in the selector; here are a few of the shades on offer.
Black
The dress in the photos, with black leather trim.
Navy
Navy wool with black leather, softer than black on black.
Charcoal Gray
A dark gray that lets the black trim stand out.
Oxford Blue
A mid blue for a less formal day dress.
The Back
Shoppers looking for a black dress with zipper in back often find two kinds: a full back zipper dress with an exposed zip as decoration, and a dress with the zip hidden in the center back seam. This one is the second: the zip sits under the seam so the back reads as one clean line, with leather trim crossing at the waist and a vent below so you can walk and climb stairs.
| Hidden center back zip | Set into the center back seam, so the dress is stepped into and closed in one movement. |
| Back vent | Opens at the hem when you walk, so a close sheath does not pull. |
| Round back neck | A boat neck in front, a round neck at the back. |
How to Wear It
| At work | Under a black or gray blazer; the leather shows only at the neck and waist, so it reads as a polished work dress. |
| Evening | Alone with heels and bare arms: the trim is the only decoration it needs. |
| Winter | With black tights and a fitted wool coat over it. |
| Formal events | A black dress for formal events that is not a gown: add a statement earring and keep everything else plain. |
Want the cloth without the trim? See our women’s black sheath dress, or, for a jacket in the same wool, our women’s tropical wool suit.
Full Spec
| Cloth | Super 140s tropical wool, 100% worsted, about 8 oz, plain weave; color in the selector |
| Trim | Genuine black leather at the neck, armholes, front and back seams and waist |
| Neckline | Boat neck at the front, round neck at the back |
| Sleeves | Sleeveless |
| Cut | Close sheath with a pencil hem, no pockets |
| Closure | Hidden zip in the center back seam |
| Back | Center back vent |
| Lining | Fully lined in satin; lining color in the selector |
| Length | Above the knee as shown, or any length you enter |
| Seams | Generous seam allowances for letting out later |
| Test dress | Free, in cotton, yours to keep |
| Production | 3 to 4 weeks for the test dress, 3 to 4 weeks for the final dress |
| Delivery | 5 to 10 days after each dispatch, by trackable courier |
| Care | Dry clean only, by a cleaner who handles leather |
About Baron
Founded in Kathmandu, Nepal in 2000, Baron Boutique has spent over 25 years creating bespoke garments with a focus on artisanal craftsmanship, dramatic design, and collector-quality tailoring. From cinematic-inspired coats and formalwear to handcrafted cashmere pieces, every garment is made with precision, individuality, and attention to detail.
Today, Baron Boutique operates internationally from Dubai while all bespoke tailoring and garment production remains rooted in the Kathmandu workshop where the brand began.
Our customers come back because the fit is right and we answer emails. Every garment is made by a human tailor whose name we know.
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Women’s Dress Fit Guide
A dress is the hardest thing to buy off the rack, because it has to fit the bust, the waist, the hip, and the length all at the same time, and almost no one is a single standard size in all four. So you settle: a dress that fits the bust but hangs at the waist, or fits the waist but strains across the hip, or is always an inch too long or too short. A custom-made dress ends the compromise. There are no standard sizes, we cut it to your measurements everywhere at once, and before we cut your final cloth we send you a free test garment so the fit is proven on your body first. This page answers the worries that come with ordering a dress you cannot try on yet.
How It Should Sit
Every dress is made to your measurements with no standard sizing, so the bust, waist, hip, and length all fit at once. A free test garment confirms the fit on your body before your final cloth is cut, and it is yours to keep.
Your Worries, Answered
Chosen your fit? Browse women’s dresses, or message us with any questions. We build the free test garment first to confirm the fit on your body, and it is yours to keep.
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