Brocade Floral Print Sleeveless Dress

A floral print dress with clean sleeveless lines is the least complicated way to look put together in warm weather. Brocade adds ruching through the body, which is the detail that keeps a long column of fabric from hanging flat and gives the dress some shape where you want it. The print does the rest, and it comes in five colorways, so the same silhouette can read soft or sharp depending on which one you pick.

The fabric is 100% polyester with no stretch, and the body is not lined. No stretch is the right call for a ruched dress, because the gathers need a fabric with enough body to hold their shape rather than pull flat. Since it is not lined, give a thought to what you wear underneath, especially in the lighter prints. Sizes run from small through 2XL, and the length sits between roughly 49 and 51 inches across the range, so look at the table below and measure against your own height to see where the hem will fall on you.

Flat sandals keep it easy through the day, and a low heel takes it into the evening without much effort. A denim jacket or a light knit over the shoulders handles a cooler night and does not fight the print. Keep jewelry restrained, since a floral already gives the eye plenty to do, and let a single bracelet or a fine chain be the only addition. It comes in purple, blush pink, black, white and blue.

Why you will love it

• Floral print across a sleeveless silhouette
• Ruched detail through the body
• Not lined
• No stretch, so the ruching holds its shape
• Material composition: 100% polyester
• Five colors: purple, blush pink, black, white and blue
• Available in sizes S, M, L, XL and 2XL

Care

• Machine wash cold
• Tumble dry low