Frill Tie Front Mini Dress in White

A white mini dress is a summer decision more than a garment. This one earns it with detail rather than plainness: frills, ruching through the body, and a tie at the front that lets you decide how fitted the whole thing is. The result is a dress that looks considerably more thought through than the four seconds it takes to put on.

The fabric is 95% polyester with 5% elastane and a slight stretch, and the body is not lined. Length runs from 29.9 inches at size S to 31.5 inches at XL, which is a short mini, with bust from 34.6 to 40.9 inches. Sizes run S through XL. The ruching is what makes it forgiving, gathering the fabric so it skims rather than pulls, and the frill and ruffle detailing give the edges movement. Because it is unlined and white, it is worth knowing it is a light dress rather than an opaque one.

With flat sandals it is a holiday dress you can wear to lunch and keep on all day. Add heels and gold jewelry and it turns into an evening without changing anything else. White takes tan skin, denim, and every metal equally well, which is most of why it keeps getting picked. Throw a linen shirt over the top and leave it open at the beach, or a leather jacket over it when the temperature drops and the contrast does the work. It packs down small and does not need much from you afterwards.

Why you will love it

• Tie front that adjusts how fitted it sits
• Frill and ruffle detailing
• Ruched through the body
• Slightly stretchy
• Body: not lined
• Material composition: 95% polyester, 5% elastane

Care

• Machine wash cold
• Tumble dry low