Plaid Square Neck Fit and Flare Sundress in Deep Rose

A deep rose plaid sundress with a square neckline, cut to skim in at the waist and release into a soft flare. Smocking, ruffles and frill detail do the quiet work here, giving the dress shape without a single zip or fastening to fight with. It is the sort of dress you put on once and then keep reaching for every warm week of the year.

The fabric is 50% polyester, 50% cotton, listed as slightly stretchy, and the body is not lined, which keeps it light and easy in the heat. The smocking is what makes the fit forgiving, moving with you rather than holding you to one measurement. Sizes run S to XL, with length from 44.3 in at S to 46.1 in at XL and waist from 26 in to 33.9 in. Because the smocked panels stretch, the relaxed measurements in the table below read smaller than the size they will comfortably fit, so compare them with a smocked dress you already own.

This one was made for going somewhere. Wear it with flat sandals and a straw bag for a hot afternoon, add a denim jacket when the sun drops, or put it with white trainers for a version that suits a market and a long lunch equally well. The square neck is flattering on its own and leaves room for a fine chain if you want one. The deep rose plaid is warm enough to sit beside tan, cream and denim, and it photographs beautifully on holiday, which is not nothing.

Why you will love it

• Features: Ruffled, Frill, Smocked
• Square neckline with a fit and flare shape
• Deep rose plaid pattern
• Material composition: 50% polyester, 50% cotton
• Stretch: Slightly stretchy
• Body: Not lined
• Available in sizes S, M, L and XL

Care

• Machine wash cold
• Tumble dry low