Ruched Spaghetti Strap Mini Dress

A mini dress built around one clever detail: the drawstring at the side. Pull it and the ruching gathers, drawing the fabric up and shortening the hem exactly as much as you want. Let it out and the dress relaxes and sits longer. The spaghetti straps and straight neckline keep the top half simple so the gathered side stays the story.

The fabric is 95% polyester with 5% spandex and has moderate stretch, so it moves with you rather than holding you still, and the body is not lined. Sizes run S through XL. Because the drawstring adjusts the ruching, the length listed in the table is the fabric measured at full extension rather than the height you will see once it is gathered on the body. Check the bust, waist and hip figures below, which are the more useful numbers for choosing your size.

Green, black and yellow, and each one shifts the mood. Black is the straightforward evening answer with heeled sandals and gold hoops. Green and yellow are warmer weather dresses, good with flat sandals and bare legs, or with a denim jacket thrown over when the sun goes down. Because the fabric has stretch and the side gathers, this is a close fitting dress; if you would rather it skim than hug, leave the drawstring loose.

Why you will love it

• Ruched side with an adjustable drawstring
• Features: ruched, drawstring
• Spaghetti straps with a straight neckline
• Material composition: 95% polyester, 5% spandex
• Stretch: moderate stretch
• Body: not lined
• Offered in green, black and yellow
• Sizes S through XL

Care

• Machine wash cold. Tumble dry low.