There are four pockets on this dress and none of them would hold anything. Two at the chest, two at the hip, each with a flap and a gold-tone button - a jacket's worth of hardware applied to something with no jacket underneath.
That is the whole conceit and it is carried through completely. The buttons run in a single row from a ruffled stand collar to below the waist, the shoulders are gathered into a soft puff, and the skirt drops into knife pleats over a ruffled underlayer that shows at the hem. The tweed is flecked and pale, and every edge is finished with the same fine ruffle.
It is a dress that has read a great deal about French tailoring and decided to be shorter than any of it.
Details You'll Love
- Four flap pockets - two at the chest and two at the hip, each with a gold-tone button.
- Ruffled stand collar - finishes the neck and repeats at each cuff.
- Gathered puff shoulders - softly raised rather than cut square.
- Knife pleated skirt - drops from the waist over a ruffled underlayer showing at the hem.
- Flecked pale tweed - textured enough to carry the hardware without looking plain.
