4.5 ★Earthy OrangeVelvet maxi dress
The catalogue flagship: a short-sleeve V-neck velvet maxi carried in seven colourways.
Fabric: Velvet

$42.99
Check price & buyBlue or burgundy red, floral, and built around a smocked bodice that stretches rather than fastens. Sleeves are full down to the elbow and gather into a ruffled cuff at the wrist; the skirt is tiered and A-line, giving it movement without the weight of a lined formal dress. Simplee sells it as a wedding guest option, and the coverage fits that brief for an autumn date on the calendar.
In stock at our retail partner at the last catalogue check.
The bodice is smocked and stretches, with an elastic back behind it, which means no zip and a range of fit instead of one fixed measurement. It draws in under the bust and releases the skirt from that point, and it is why the dress tolerates a size either way better than tailoring would.
Volume through the upper arm, gathered tight at the wrist with a ruffle finishing the cuff. A romantic sleeve rather than a plain one, and it covers the arm fully, which is what makes a floral print workable at a church service or a cool evening ceremony.
The skirt is built in tiers so volume increases towards the hem instead of hanging off a single waist seam, and it runs to maxi length. Above it, the V-neckline opens the bodice; between the two the dress stays modest while still having somewhere to move.
No zip anywhere: the smocked bodice and elastic back do the work, so getting in is a matter of pulling it over the head. The empire waist sits under the bust and the skirt is loose from there down. Long puff sleeves end at the wrist with a ruffle.
4.5 ★Earthy OrangeThe catalogue flagship: a short-sleeve V-neck velvet maxi carried in seven colourways.
Fabric: Velvet
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Fabric: Chiffon
4.2 ★Navy Blue 2Polyester chiffon in a vintage floral, with flutter sleeves and a smocked waist, cut to long midi.
Fabric: Chiffon
4.4 ★Navy FloralNavy, dusty blue or a yellow and dark green print, with a smocked waist, puff sleeves and pockets.