The house behind the zip

A cutting table with one obsession

GOBLES makes party wear around a single question: how should this piece sit when the night gets long? Everything on the label follows from the answer. Ruched side seams where a close cut needs give; firm polyester and spandex knits that snap back instead of bagging at the seat; a side zipper that glides instead of fighting the cloth.

Cuts get revised, not renamed: when a seam layout or a neckline band changes, the piece keeps its place on the rack and simply sits better. The rack is sorted by construction, hem length first, because that is the order in which a dress is actually chosen.

What this site is

This catalogue is our own map of the rack: 63 pieces across 4 sections, each page naming the hem line, sleeve, neckline and cloth so you can choose by cut instead of by photo. Buying happens elsewhere. The price button hands you to the shop that stocks us, and from that hand-off the till, the box and every step after it are theirs.

• 85,832 ratings stand behind the rack, with each shared listing counted once.
• 23 cuts carry ruched seams; 4 are cut in stretch velvet.
• Prices run from $6.99 to $49.99 and are set by the partner, not by us.

Where the letters go

Our desk sits at 515 North State Street, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60654. Nine floors up there is a rail of patterns, a printer and people who answer mail. Nothing on that floor can be tried on and no box should arrive at that number, because the order was never ours to open. Written questions, though, land exactly where they should.