The dots are printed on a chiffon light enough to see through, and the dress is lined only as far as it needs to be. So the sleeves are entirely sheer, the skirt is sheer at its outer layer over a solid one beneath, and the pattern floats rather than sits flat.
That layering does the work a heavier fabric would need structure for. The skirt is deeply pleated from the waist and moves in two planes at once, the sleeves blouson from the shoulder into a narrow cuff, and a self-fabric sash ties in a soft bow at the front.
It is a dress from a particular kind of afternoon - a garden, a long lunch, somewhere with a lawn - and it knows exactly what it is.
Details You'll Love
- Sheer chiffon sleeves - left entirely unlined so the print floats on the arm.
- Two-layer pleated skirt - a sheer outer over a solid under, moving in two planes.
- Self-fabric tie sash - knots in a soft bow at the front of the waist.
- Blouson sleeves - gather from the shoulder into a narrow buttoned cuff.
- Printed spot pattern - scattered evenly across the whole dress rather than placed.
