News

Midi Dress in brown marle knit — an easy everyday dress that pulls on in one movement
Easy Dresses That Need No Planning
Some dresses solve occasions; these solve mornings. An easy everyday dress is the one that goes on in a single movement, asks no decisions of you before coffee, and still... Read more...
Midi Dress in olive floral — a floral midi dress whose colour behaves like a neutral
Midi Dress Colours and Prints, and What Suits Them
Colour is the first thing a dress says and the last thing most product pages explain. A floral midi dress in olive goes places a pink one cannot; a brown... Read more...
Long Sleeve Midi Dress in black and white floral — a long sleeve midi dress with drawstring waist
Midi Dresses by Sleeve and Shoulder Coverage
Sleeves are the part of a dress that answer to the calendar rather than the occasion. A long sleeve midi dress covers a cool evening that a strapless one cannot,... Read more...
Strapless Midi Dress in sage floral — a ball gown silhouette cut to midi dress length
Where a Midi Dress Falls, and Why It Matters
Midi is the length that gets described by what it is not — not floor-length, not short — which undersells the one thing it does better than either: proportion. The... Read more...
Pleated Maxi Dress in black polka dot — pleated satin, a maxi dress fabric built for movement
Maxi Dress Fabrics Compared: Satin to Linen
Two maxi dresses in the same print can behave like different garments if one is satin and the other is linen. The maxi dress fabric decides how the skirt moves,... Read more...
Maxi Dress in floral — halter and bust ties, the most adjustable maxi dress fastening on the rail
How Maxi Dresses Fasten, Tie and Adjust
The size on the label tells you less about how a maxi dress will fit than how the dress fastens. A zip cut to one shape either fits or it... Read more...
Maxi Dress in navy — a high round maxi dress neckline with flared sleeves
Choosing a Maxi Dress by Neckline
Most maxi dresses get chosen by colour and returned by neckline. The neckline is the part of a dress you cannot adjust away: it decides the bra, the jewellery, the... Read more...
Tiered Maxi Dress in pink bloom, a wedding guest maxi dress from Fashion Gal
Wedding Guest Maxi Dresses: What to Look For
A wedding invitation sets a problem that most shopping does not: the dress has to hold up from an afternoon ceremony through an evening of standing, sitting, dancing and photographs,... Read more...