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Choose a dress and start with a try-on size run so everyone can find their fit. If you would like to see the fabric and style first, order a sample before choosing your size run.

Shop group dresses. For a purchase order, custom request or a quantity beyond current stock, request a quote.

No. For the standard group dresses, choose your style and use the online sample or try-on size-run options on this page.

Use our custom and special group request form if you need a custom size, color or style, quantities beyond available stock, an option not offered online, or personal help planning your order.

Our featured group dresses are the Swan Dress, Clara Dress and Iris Dress. We also offer other styles for groups with vary lead times. Here is our current offering. 

We also offer button-ups and pants. For other styles or larger quantities, tell us what you need.

Open a group dress page, choose “Order a sample” or enter quantities by size and length for a try-on size run, then add your selections to the bag and check out.

After try-on, keep the dresses you need, arrange returns for the rest, and use “Remaining group order” on the same product page to order additional dresses. Use the same checkout email, group name and order/season reference each time.

Group dress discounts start at 6 dresses:

• 6–19 dresses: 25% off
• 20–29 dresses: 30% off
• 30–49 dresses: 35% off
• 50–74 dresses: 45% off
• 75+ dresses: 50% off

Orders of 1–5 dresses are charged at regular price. Retained samples and size-run dresses count toward your project’s final tier, with any additional discount due credited toward your group order. Custom work and quantities beyond current stock require a quote.

Standard U.S. outbound shipping is free for group orders, samples and try-on size runs. Read our Group shipping & returns for sample returns, partial and complete size-run returns, international shipping and final bulk orders.

Try a sample with free standard U.S. shipping and returns. Keep it, and it counts toward your group discount. Available through your school’s group account.

A sample is optional. Choose an available size and length on the group product page, or begin with a try-on size run. Orders of 1–5 dresses are charged at regular price. 

Samples are refundable whether or not you continue with a group order. Refunds are issued only after warehouse inspection. Retained samples count toward the group discount; returned samples do not.

Order one dress in each size you expect to need, then have your group try them on. We recommend at least 6 different sizes of the same dress. For your try-on size run, generally choose Regular length if the style has three length options, or the shorter length if it has two.

Keep the dresses your group needs and arrange returns for the others. Samples and size runs are always returnable under our return-policy requirements. If you need a size that is not available, contact us before ordering.

Yes. Samples, try-on size runs and the remaining order count together within the same group-order project, as long as you keep the dresses. Returned or cancelled dresses do not count.

Use the same checkout email, group name and order/season reference each time, and include earlier order numbers. For example, 6 retained try-on dresses plus 45 more equals 51 dresses, reaching the 50–74 tier at 45% off. Any additional discount due on earlier retained purchases is credited toward your group order.

A try-on run of at least 6 different sizes of the same eligible dress qualifies for 25% off. Different lengths of the same size count as one size for this offer.

If you buy fewer than 6 dresses initially, they are charged at regular price and can count toward a later qualifying group order if you keep them.

Yes. We offer youth sizes for ages 11–14. To arrange sample size runs or place an order for youth sizes, please contact us directly at hello@blackstrad.com.

We do not offer clothing for elementary-school-age or younger children.

In-stock merchandise generally ships in 1–2 business days. Size availability and holidays can affect the timing of a large order.

Orders beyond current inventory and custom production may require 30–90 days. Share your quantities and performance date before ordering if you have a deadline, so we can confirm a realistic schedule and any additional costs.

Yes, we ship internationally, but shipping costs and timelines can vary.

For a large or custom order, request a quote with your delivery country and deadline. Applicable international duties, taxes and customs fees are separate from shipping.

We support reorders for a minimum of two years on our formal dress styles. Reorder quantities, available sizes and production timing may vary, so contact us early when planning for new members.

Each new season or group-order project starts a fresh discount total. Keep your original style and order information so we can help you find the right match.

Yes, we can discuss custom sizing and changes to existing styles. Send your requirements so we can confirm feasibility, pricing and timing before you commit.

Custom merchandise is made for your order and is final sale. The returnable sample and size-run policy applies to standard try-on purchases, not custom garments.

For larger group orders, typically 100 pieces or more, we can explore a custom style. Share your idea, approximate quantities and performance date for a quote. 

Design, minimum quantity, price and delivery timing must be confirmed before production. Custom merchandise is final sale.

Custom colors may be available for larger group orders, generally 100 pieces or more. Color accents such as ties and pocket squares may also be an option.

Tell us your color, style, quantity and deadline so we can confirm what is possible. Custom-color garments are final sale.

Online credit-card orders are charged in full when submitted. For an official, signed Board of Education purchase order, we offer Net 30 terms, with free shipping.

Request a quote and provide your school’s PO requirements before placing the order. Custom orders require confirmed pricing and production terms and are final sale.

Please unpack and inspect your full bulk order within seven days of delivery. To qualify for a replacement for missing or damaged items, email hello@blackstrad.com within those seven days with your order number, the affected items and quantities, and photos of any damage. Please also report incorrect items within seven days so we can help.

Try on together, keep what fits, and return the extras for free as you move ahead with your bulk order (standard U.S. returns). Group pricing is based on the dresses your group ultimately keeps; if that total falls below six, kept dresses are charged at regular price and any discount adjustment is deducted from your refund. Returning the entire size run of six or more dresses costs $5 per returned dress.

See Group shipping & returns for full details.

For custom requests, options not offered online, or help planning a group order, send a group inquiry. Tell us what you need, your approximate quantity and your deadline.

For questions about an existing order, email hello@blackstrad.com with your order number.

Read customer reviews from musicians and ensemble directors. For professional references, email hello@blackstrad.com.