Peter Pan Collar Button Down Dress

A peter pan collar is a small, sweet detail, and putting one at the top of a long button down dress is a nice piece of contrast. Everything below it is generous and easy: a full length body, buttons running the whole way down, pockets set into the sides and ruching that shapes the fabric rather than leaving it to hang. It is a dress you can put on at eight in the morning and still be comfortable in twelve hours later, which is not something you can say about most long dresses.

The fabric is 100% polyester and it has no stretch, so the shape comes from the cut rather than from the cloth pulling in. The body is not lined. The buttons down the front are genuinely useful: do them all up for a neat, covered look, or leave the bottom few open over trousers or a swimsuit and let it work as a layer instead. And the pockets, which so many dresses skip, mean you can leave your bag behind for short trips.

This one runs unusually generously, so read the numbers before you choose. Sizes go from S through 5XL. Length measures 48 inches at a size S and 50.8 inches at a size 5XL, which is a proper maxi length that falls near the ankle on most people. Bust starts at 44.1 inches at a size S and reaches 57.9 inches at a size 5XL, so expect a roomy, relaxed fit rather than a close one. Full numbers sit in the table below. It comes in white, sky blue, green, pink, black and purple. Wear it with flat sandals in summer, or with boots and a chunky cardigan when the weather turns.

Why you will love it

• Material composition: 100% polyester
• Peter pan collar
• Buttoned front
• Pocketed
• Ruched detailing
• Body: Not lined
• No stretch
• Offered in white, sky blue, green, pink, black and purple
• Available in sizes S through 5XL

Care

• Machine wash cold. Tumble dry low.