Embroidered Flutter Sleeve Mini Dress

Smocking is one of those techniques that solves a problem so neatly you stop noticing it. It gathers the fabric into elastic rows, which means the dress fits a range of bodies rather than one, and it gives the whole thing texture at the same time. Add embroidery and flutter sleeves and you have a dress that looks handmade and behaves like it was designed by someone practical.

The fabric is 100% polyester with a slight stretch, and the smocking is what makes the fit forgiving. You can see it in the numbers: at S the dress covers a 25.2 to 39.4 inch waist and a 31.5 to 37 inch bust, and that range widens right through to 2XL at a 33.9 to 51.2 inch waist and a 43.3 to 48 inch bust. That is a genuinely wide fit window, which is why a smocked dress tends to be the one that still fits next summer. Length runs 36.2 inches at S to 37.8 inches at 2XL. The body is not lined.

Five colors give it five personalities. Black and dark brown are the grown up options that carry into evening. Blue and green lean summer and holiday. Wine red is the one for autumn, and it works with boots better than it has any right to. Flat sandals and a straw bag is the daytime answer. Wedges and gold jewelry take it further. The flutter sleeves mean you never need to think about your arms, and the embroidery means you never need to think about accessories.

Why you will love it

• Smocked body that fits a genuinely wide range
• Embroidery and ruffle detailing built into the fabric
• Flutter sleeves that move with you
• Five colors from black and dark brown through blue, green and wine red
• Material composition: 100% polyester
• Stretch: Slightly stretchy
• Body: Not lined
• Features: Embroidered, Ruffled, Smocked

Care

• Care instructions: Machine wash cold. Tumble dry low.