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Velvet V-neck cocktail mini with pockets in Burnt Orange
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Velvet V-neck cocktail mini with pockets in burnt orange

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$39.99

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Velvet with elastane in it behaves differently from the rigid kind: 95 percent polyester and 5 percent elastane gives this one enough recovery to sit through a long evening without bagging at the elbows. The shape is straightforward, a V neck over an elastic waistband with an A-line skirt to knee length, and the burnt orange reads as autumn without tipping into costume. Pockets are in the spec, which on a party dress is rarer than it should be.

ModelVelvet V-neck cocktail mini with pockets
ColourBurnt Orange
MaterialVelvet
SizesS to XL
CategoryMini & Midi Dresses

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Stretch in the velvet

The 5 percent elastane is what keeps the pile smooth over a seated hour. Rigid velvet creases at the hip and stays creased; this blend relaxes back into shape. It also means the dress pulls on without a fastening to fight.

Elastic waistband, no fastening to manage

The waist is elastic rather than seamed and zipped. That sets the narrowest point by stretch instead of by measurement, which is forgiving across a long meal and makes the dress possible to put on without help.

Pockets on a party dress

The listing puts side pockets on a velvet cocktail dress. Small thing, but it decides whether a phone lives in a clutch that has to be held all night or stays where the hands already are.

Fit, honestly

Sized S (US 4 to 6), M (US 8 to 10), L (US 12) and XL (US 14). Simplee calls it true to size and suggests sizing down for anyone caught between two, which suits a stretch fabric. Knee length, short sleeves.

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  • 95% polyester, 5% elastane velvet.
  • V neck, short sleeves, elastic waist, knee length.
  • Sizes S to XL, US 4 to 14.

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