Square neck back tie slit maxi dress in coffee

The tie adjusts how tightly the dress sits instead of leaving that to a fixed seam. On a cut this loose it earns its place: pull it in for the ceremony, let it out again for the meal afterwards.

The split runs high and shows as movement while walking rather than as a static opening when standing still. It is the one element on the dress that is not modest, and it sits where the A-line already wants to open.

A square neckline sits flat across the collarbone and leaves the shoulder line straight. Set against the volume of a lantern sleeve, that squares off the top half of the dress, which is what keeps the floral from reading sweet.