There is one detail on this dress and it is a slit at the side of the hem, about four inches long. Everything else is deliberately without incident - a plain mock neck, plain set-in sleeves, a plain close body in a fine flat knit.
That single opening is doing real work. A short knitted dress with no slit restricts the stride; with one, the hem releases as you walk and the whole thing stops reading as tight. It also breaks the outline at exactly the point where a plain shape would otherwise look heaviest.
It is the dress that gets worn under a coat all winter and never once needs thinking about.
Details You'll Love
- Side hem slit - releases the hem so a close skirt does not restrict the stride.
- Plain mock neckline - finished close to the throat with no collar or fastening.
- Fine flat knit - no rib or texture anywhere on the surface.
- Close-cut body - follows the shape without gripping through the waist.
- Long set-in sleeves - run to the wrist with a plain narrow finish.
