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So easy, so comfortable and so gorgeous! This Empire Dress features a great fit, beautiful back, and is very slimming. The pattern is bias-cut to drape perfectly. The bodice is an 8-piece cropped. The skirt can be cut as two half-circle layers or one full-circle layer. We have added several new twists to this project: Skirt is reversible, and both the skirt and under-leotard button in to the bodice, making them easily removable for cleaning and for changing sizes/lengths for different dancers.

Fabric Choice Tips:

• Excellent Quality Japanese Polyester Chiffon, a strong, easy to care for fabric, with excellent flow.
• 8mm Silk Georgette, the most delicate fabric, which has the best flow and movement, but is more expensive, must be hand-washed in cold water or dry cleaned and can easily get “picks” and “runs.”

Class Length: 2 days. See Your City’s Seminar Online Calendar to Plan Your Schedule:

• Charlotte, NC Calendar - July 24 - 31, 2025

Tutu.com Course Project Kits are available for those attending TutuSchool. Cost for these kits INCLUDES the class, the teacher, and all fabrics and notions. To learn more, please visit TUTUSCHOOLS. 

Course Kit Payment Options:

We offer two payment choices:  1. Online Payment Only: Pay in full when you register and receive a 10% discount on your classes, OR 2. Choose to pay a 50% course/kit deposit and our billing department will arrange auto-pay for the balance on 6/1 for NC-July. If you decide to pay your balance sooner, please call during office hours and we'd be happy to process final payment. Please note, if you add options with additional cost to the base kit price those fees will be added to your cart and paid with your first payment/deposit. Payments are non-refundable, however a TutuSchools credit, less 10%, will be granted for use within one year at any of our seminar locations when requested more than 30 days in advance of your seminar. If you must drop out within 30 days of the class date, no credit will be issued. Spread payments over 6 mos. interest-free with PayPal credit. Learn More

For more information, visit our Orders & Returns Page

SHIPPING COSTS

Tutu.Com offers free, domestic ground shipping to the 48 contiguous United States, up to $20, on orders costing $149 and up. This free option covers about 85% of orders. For very heavy orders that cost $149 or more, the first $20 of your shipping will be free. We will invoice you for any shipping amount over $20. Once shipping is paid, your order will go out. Our minimum domestic shipping charge for orders under $149 is $14.95 for Ground, and $37 for 1 to 3 day Express/Expedited, depending on where you are in the US. Free shipping option is not available for Express/Expedited shipping. Base International shipping charges are Canada: $42.00 USD. All other countries: $70.00 USD. If your base-rate/minimum shipping charge does not cover the cost to ship your order, we will bill additional shipping charges when your order is ready to ship.

We have several base rates for classical tutus that must be shipped in over-sized boxes. Actual costs can run between $40-$70 in the continental U.S., more in some places. We will always research what is the least expensive way to safely ship your items. We will also insure costumes for their full value. This will add to the cost, but not too much. All custom costumes are shipped with signature required when delivered. This is for your protection.

If you require a shipping cost estimate prior to placing your order, please email us at orders@tutu.com and we will be happy to estimate your shipping charges.

TRACKING & INSURANCE

Unless otherwise requested, orders shipped within the US, including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and most US Territories and Military addresses, are sent via UPS Ground shipping (2-6 day) with tracking. You will receive an email with your package's tracking number so that you may track it. UPS provides insurance for the first $100 of an order. If your order cost is higher, we will automatically insure it for the total. There is an extra charge when we do this, but it is minimal.

PROCESSING TIME

We strive to ship in-stock items within two Business Days after we receive your order. (This does not include custom-made items, like tutus and other costumes, which require a lead time and are shipped when completed. Also, orders which include fabric-cuts or custom-dying may require an additional time, but we will always let you know how long it will take.) All orders are shipped FOB Charlotte, NC USA.

INTERNATIONAL

For destinations outside the United States, delivery times are dependent on your destination country and on your local postal and customs services. Customs delays are not the responsibility of Tutu.Com. Our shipping rates do not include any customs charges that may be imposed by your country's customs regulations.

Tutu.com Size Charts | PDF 

It contains size charts for all Tutu.com products; ballet tutus, bodices, dresses and patterns combined in one PDF file (14 pages).

• All Tutu.com Size Charts

Individual Size Charts | PDF

• Tutu.com Classical & Bell Tutu Size Chart
• Claudia Folts Dress & Skirt Size Chart
• Claudia Folts Bodice Size Chart
• Claudia Folts Dance Pants & Trunks Size Chart
• Claudia Folts Child Bodice & Panty Size Chart
• Jeremy Bernardoni Men’s Size Chart
• Jeremy Bernardoni Children Size Chart

Tutu.com Pattern Listing | PDF 

Panty & bodice pattern size charts with detailed information and measurements.

• Tutu.com Pattern Size Chart Listing - More Detail

Custom Measurement Worksheets

• Custom Order Women's Measurement Chart
• Custom Order Men's Measurement Chart

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