Sheer Floral Asymmetrical Mini Dress

This dress is not trying to be sensible. A sheer floral print runs across the whole thing, slim straps hold it up, and the hem falls away on an angle into soft ruffles that move every time you do. It is the kind of dress that photographs well and feels better, the one you pull out for a warm evening when the plan is dinner and then wherever the night goes after that.

The fabric is 95%cotton,5%spandex and it is slightly stretchy, so it follows your shape without gripping it. The body is partially lined, which is worth knowing given how sheer the print reads: the lining covers what needs covering while the rest of the dress keeps its floating, translucent quality through the skirt and the ruffles. The hem is deliberately asymmetrical, sitting shorter at one side and dropping longer at the other, which is what gives the dress its movement.

Sizes run S through L, and this one lists both body and garment measurements. Length is 32.3 inches at a size S, 33.1 inches at a size M and 33.9 inches at a size L, which puts it firmly in mini territory. Bust runs 29.9 to 33.9 inches at a size S through to 33.1 to 37 inches at a size L, with waist and hip ranges laid out in full in the table below. It comes in black and yellow, one for the version of the evening where you want to blend into the dark, one for the version where you do not. Wear it with strappy heels and very little jewelry, or dress it down with flat sandals and a denim jacket thrown over the top for a garden party or a holiday dinner.

Why you will love it

• Material composition: 95%cotton,5%spandex
• Sheer floral print
• Asymmetrical hem
• Ruffle detailing
• Body: Partially lined
• Slightly stretchy
• Offered in black and yellow
• Available in sizes S through L

Care

• Machine wash cold. Tumble dry low.