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

$55.99
Check price & buyThe closest thing to a fitted evening dress in this group. Navy blue mesh carries a raised floral embroidery across the bodice and the sleeves, backed by a soft knit lining that handles the coverage. The neckline is square, the sleeves end in bell cuffs, and the silhouette is cut slim rather than flared, so the long line runs unbroken from shoulder to hem. Still new here, with a short but strong review record.
In stock at our retail partner at the last catalogue check.
The floral is embroidered in three dimensions onto sheer mesh rather than printed, so the pattern sits proud of the ground and catches light at an angle. Against navy that reads as texture across a room and as detail up close.
Sheer mesh runs across the sleeves and the bodice, with a soft knit lining underneath the body. The lining is what makes a transparent fabric wearable to a formal event: the sleeves stay sheer, the torso does not.
The sleeve narrows down the arm and then opens into a bell at the wrist. It is the single flared element on a dress that otherwise follows the body, and it keeps the square neck from reading severe.
Cut close to the body, which makes this the one in the group where the size chart is not optional. The lining is knit and the mesh has some give, but a bodycon maxi carries less tolerance than a smocked one. No closure is specified in the listing.
4.5 ★Earthy OrangeThe catalogue flagship: a short-sleeve V-neck velvet maxi carried in seven colourways.
Fabric: Velvet
4.3 ★Lake BlueLined chiffon with a fully smocked top and flutter sleeves, in lake blue, pink and a navy leaf print.
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.