Ruched A Line Midi Dress

This is a dress that knows what it is for. The body is ruched, which gathers the fabric so it moves with you and never sits flat, and the skirt opens into an A line that skims rather than clings. A crisscross detail and a zip closure finish it. Put together, it is the sort of dress that handles a wedding, a birthday dinner or a work event without needing a different answer each time.

It is made from 95% polyester with 5% spandex and it is partially lined, so the areas that need coverage have it while the rest stays light. The maker specifies no stretch, so the measurements in the table are the ones to trust: the waist runs from 26 inches in a small through to 33.5 inches in a 2XL, with the bust moving from 33.1 inches to 40.6 inches and the hip from 36.2 inches to 43.7 inches. Length sits between 45.7 inches and 47.2 inches, which puts it at midi on most heights.

There are eight colourways here, which is unusual and genuinely useful: dark navy blue, black, peacock green, wine red, grape purple, light blue, light green and skin powder. The deeper tones read formal, the lighter ones read like summer. Heels and a clutch is the obvious route, while flat sandals and simple gold jewellery take it somewhere more relaxed. Sizes run S through 2XL.

Why you will love it

• Ruched body that gathers and moves
• A line skirt that skims rather than clings
• Crisscross detail and a zip closure
• Partially lined
• Material composition: 95% polyester, 5% spandex
• Eight colourways, sizes S to 2XL

Care

• Machine wash cold
• Tumble dry low