Backless Plaid Long Sleeve Dress in Red

Plaid usually reads as sensible. This dress takes that expectation and drops the back out of it. The front is a familiar red check with long sleeves and a ruched detail through the body, and then you turn around and it is something else entirely. That contrast is the whole appeal.

The fabric is 100% polyester with no stretch, so it holds a defined shape rather than clinging, and the body is not lined. The ruching gathers through the middle and gives the fabric somewhere to go. Length runs about 33.1 inches in a small to 34.6 inches in an extra large, sitting above the knee on most heights. The bust grades from 37.8 to 44.1 inches, the shoulder from 13.4 to 14.6 inches, and the sleeve from 25.2 to 26.4 inches. The waist is given as a range at each size because the ruching lets the fabric expand and settle back.

A backless cut asks a question about what goes underneath, so plan the bra situation before the night rather than at the door. Beyond that it is easy. Bare legs and heels for dinner, boots and a leather jacket for something with more edge, tights and ankle boots when the temperature drops. Red plaid is bold enough on its own that the rest should stay quiet: gold jewelry, a small bag, and nothing else competing for attention.

Why you will love it

• Red plaid front with an open backless cut
• Ruched detail through the body
• Long sleeves and a defined shoulder
• No stretch woven fabric that holds its shape
• Not lined
• Material composition: 100% polyester
• Available in sizes S through XL

Care

• Machine wash cold. Tumble dry low.