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Western denim mini with lantern sleeves in Denim Navy
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Western denim mini with lantern sleeves in denim navy

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$35.18

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Denim here means the look, not the weight. The blend is 65 percent lyocell with polyester, viscose and a trace of spandex, which drapes rather than holds a crease, so the tiered skirt actually moves. Long lantern sleeves and a notched V neck give it the western read the listing is going for, and the smocked waist sits high above an A-line that stops above the knee. Navy denim tone, one colourway.

Model
Western denim mini with lantern sleeves
Colour
Denim Navy
Material
Denim
Sizes
S to XL
Category
Mini & Midi Dresses

In stock at our retail partner at the last catalogue check.

What matters on this one

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Lyocell doing the work of denim

A lyocell-led blend has the colour and the attitude of denim with almost none of the stiffness. It stays soft against the arm, light enough for early autumn, and it gathers into the smocked waist without bulk.

Lantern sleeves, notched neckline

The sleeves balloon between shoulder and cuff before closing in again, and the V neck is notched rather than plain. Those two details are what separate this from an ordinary chambray shirt dress.

Smocked waist above a tiered skirt

Smocking stretches, so the waist adapts instead of being set by a button or a hook. Below it the skirt breaks into tiers that flare out to an above-knee hem, and that is where the swing comes from.

Fit, honestly

Sizes run S (US 4 to 6) through XL (US 16 to 18). The 1 percent spandex plus the smocked waist leaves real give across the middle; the hem lands above the knee, worth checking against the chart if that matters.

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  • 65% lyocell blend with 1% spandex.
  • Long lantern sleeves, notched V neck.
  • High smocked waist, above-knee tiered hem.
  • Side pockets, one navy colourway.

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