The Bernadette Dress Eleonore: Black, Fil Coupe and Embroidered

Dress Eleonore is the Bernadette gown that people search for by name. It is a long, loose column with a high neck and short cape-like sleeves that fall from the shoulder, and it is the simplest shape in the Antwerp house’s evening line. For Autumn Winter 2026 Bernadette makes it three ways, and Coveti has all three, from $1,670 to $3,530: plain black in a silk blend, pink Rapture Rose fil coupe, and ivory with silver embroidery over the hand-drawn delphinium print.

Key facts

• Versions: 3 at Coveti on 12 October 2026, $1,670 to $3,530.
• Shape: floor-length column, high round neck, short cape sleeves, fully lined.
• Fabrics: black and fil coupe in 62% viscose, 30% silk and 8% nylon; the embroidered version in 100% viscose with a viscose lining.
• Made in: Romania (black and fil coupe); India, hand-embroidered (the delphinium).
• Fit: the house says it fits true to size and recommends your regular size.

Dress Eleonore in black

Dress Eleonore in Black is the version to own if you only own one. The fluid silk blend moves rather than holds its shape, so the dress falls straight from the shoulder and skims the body. Bernadette suggests finishing it with its Wild Rose Brooch, which is how it becomes festive: plain black, one large silk flower at the shoulder.

Dress Eleonore in Rapture Rose fil coupe

Dress Eleonore in Rapture Rose Fil Coupe uses the house fil coupe, a jacquard in which cut threads leave a soft, velvety raised rose pattern on a pink ground. The shape is identical to the black, but the surface does the dressing up. It is the version for a wedding guest who wants colour without a print.

Dress Eleonore Embroidered

Dress Eleonore Embroidered in Silver Delphinium Embroidery on Ivory is the statement. The ivory ground carries the delphinium that Charlotte de Geyter drew by hand, and silver thread embroidery is worked over the flowers in India. It is the most expensive Eleonore and the one that reads as a gown in photographs; the soft colours suit a summer evening as well as a winter one.

How Dress Eleonore fits

The cut is loose through the body, which is why a size that fits your shoulders will be right. The models are 170 and 173 cm and wear an EU 36 (UK 8), and the dress touches the floor on them, so on a shorter frame it will pool and needs a heel. The Bernadette size guide has the full chart.

How to wear it

Keep the neck bare because the neckline is high, and put the interest at the ear and the shoulder: a brooch, a drop earring. A pointed satin pump suits all three versions; see the Bernadette shoes. For a cold evening, the house would add Jacket Felix over the black.

The three Eleonore dresses

1. Dress Eleonore in Black, $1,670

Dress Eleonore in Black is a classic floor-length gown, crafted from a fluid silk blend. A timeless silhouette to wear as is, and finished with Bernadette’s Wild Rose Brooch for a festive touch.

2. Dress Eleonore in Rapture Rose Fil Coupe, $2,720

Dress Eleonore comes in Rapture Rose Fil Coupé, a soft, velvet-like fabric with a textured finish. The classic floor-length silhouette makes it an elegant choice for evening dressing.

3. Dress Eleonore Embroidered in Silver Delphinium Embroidery on Ivory, $3,530

Dress Eleonore features delicate silver embroidery on Bernadette’s hand-drawn Delphinium florals on a soft ivory base. Its classic floor-length silhouette makes it a timeless choice for special occasions.

Buying Bernadette at Coveti

Every piece is authentic and checked before dispatch, and ships worldwide by insured express courier (DHL Express and FedEx International Priority). Most regions ship Delivered Duty Unpaid, so local duties and taxes are payable on delivery. Sizes on Coveti are shown in UK, converted from the house EU ladder where EU 36 is a UK 8. Full terms are in the logistics and returns protocol.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Bernadette Dress Eleonore?

A floor-length column gown with a high neck and short cape sleeves, fully lined. Bernadette makes it for AW26 in black, in Rapture Rose fil coupe and with silver delphinium embroidery.

How much is the Bernadette Eleonore dress?

$1,670 to $3,530 at Coveti, depending on the version.

Does the Dress Eleonore fit true to size?

Yes, according to the house, which recommends your regular size. The cut is loose, so fit it to your shoulders.

What is fil coupe?

A jacquard fabric where floating threads are cut after weaving, leaving a soft, raised, velvety pattern. Bernadette calls its version Rapture Rose.

Where is the Bernadette Eleonore made?

The black and fil coupe versions are made in Romania. The embroidered version is made and embroidered by hand in India.

What jewellery goes with Dress Eleonore?

The house pairs it with its Wild Rose Brooch at the shoulder. Keep the neck clear, since the neckline is high.

Read next

Bernadette gowns, Bernadette black dresses, The brooches, the George dress.

More Bernadette guides

Who is Bernadette Antwerp, the Bernadette size guide, the Bernadette dresses guide, the Bernadette prints glossary, and the full Bernadette collection at Coveti.

Sources and method

Checked on 12 October 2026 by Gemma Deeks, Fashion Editor at Coveti. Product facts (compositions, fit, model measurements, country of manufacture) are the brand’s own product-page text; prices and counts are the live Coveti catalogue on that date and move with stock. Where a claim could not be checked it was left out.

• bernadetteantwerp.com, About: the house’s own account of the founders, the drawing process and its press list
• bernadetteantwerp.com, Autumn Winter 26 collection: 118 product pages read on 12 October 2026 (descriptions, fit sentence, model line, fabric origin, country of manufacture, composition)
• bernadetteantwerp.com, Size Guide: the EU ladder and body measurements
• Coveti, logistics and returns protocol
• Coveti live catalogue, 12 October 2026: prices, sizes and stock

Gemma Deeks is Fashion Editor at Coveti. Prices, stock and counts on this page were checked against coveti.com and bernadetteantwerp.com on 12 October 2026.