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

$38.99
Check price & buyThe only knit dress in this group, and the only one cut close. Soft textured knit with gentle stretch runs the length of the body, slim through the waist and hip, then releases into a subtle fishtail at the hem. The sleeves flare from the elbow down. Tiered texture is worked all over the fabric rather than printed onto it, so the interest comes from surface rather than pattern. Green is the colourway carried here.
In stock at our retail partner at the last catalogue check.
A close-cut maxi has to solve the walking problem somewhere. This one does it at the bottom, with a flare that opens the hem enough to take a full stride without breaking the line of the skirt above it.
The sleeves widen from the elbow down while the rest of the dress stays narrow. That contrast does most of the styling work and it keeps the silhouette from reading as a plain tube in a solid colour.
Tiers of texture run across the fabric in place of a print. In a solid green that matters: the dress has something to look at under flat indoor light, where a plain jersey column goes dead.
Cut close everywhere except the two places it is not: the sleeves and the last few inches of hem.
Simplee calls it true to size and maps S to US 4-6, M to 8-10, L to 12-14 and XL to 16-18. The knit has gentle give, so it follows the body rather than skimming it; V-neck at the top, no closure named anywhere. Machine wash cold, hang to dry.
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
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