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Square neck smocked denim dress in Dark Blue
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Square neck smocked denim dress in dark blue

★★★★★ 4.2 · 33 ratings on the listing

$24.99

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Denim in name and colour, but the hand is Lyocell: 65% of the blend, with polyester, viscose and a thread of spandex for give. The bodice is fully smocked, the sleeves are bishop-cut with ruffled flounce cuffs, and the skirt flares out to a ruffle hem. One colour only, a dark blue, and the maker states that it arrives without lining and without pockets.

ModelSquare neck smocked denim dress
ColourDark Blue
MaterialDenim
SizesS to XL
CategoryMaxi Dresses

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The short version

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Smocking across the whole bodice

The bodice is smocked from the neckline to the waist rather than gathered at a single seam. That elastic panel sets the fit, so the dress takes a range of shapes above the waist and then releases into the A-line below it.

Bishop sleeves, ruffled cuffs

Long sleeves gather into a flounce at the wrist. It is the detail that pushes this out of plain workwear denim and toward the country and western silhouette the brand files it under, and it keeps the arms covered into cooler weather.

No lining, no pockets

Both are stated plainly in the listing. Unlined keeps the Lyocell blend light and marks this as a transitional piece rather than a winter one; no pockets means the square neckline and the hem are the only places anything is happening.

Fit, honestly

The square neckline sits across the collarbone and the smocked bodice stretches to pull on. Everything below the waist is A-line and loose. One colour, one size run, and a small review base so far, so there is little collective sizing advice to lean on.

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  • Square neck, long bishop sleeves with ruffle cuffs.
  • Fully smocked stretch bodice, A-line skirt, ruffle hem.
  • Unlined and without pockets.

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