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Kasey Maxi Dress in a blurred floral print with long sleeves and elasticised cuffs
Long Sleeve Dresses: Cuffs, Sheerness and Season
A long sleeve is usually treated as a winter decision, which is why so many long-sleeved dresses sit unworn from April onward. In fact the sleeve tells you far less... Read more...
Sasha Maxi Dress in black with a one shoulder neckline and ruffle hemline
Black Dresses: Ten Ways to Wear One Colour
Black is not one colour, and treating it as one is why people end up with four black dresses that all do the same job. In practice a black dress... Read more...
Kiki One Shoulder Midi Dress in gold sequin over velvet with an asymmetric neckline
Satin, Velvet, Lace, Sequin: An Evening Fabric Guide
Satin, velvet, lace and sequin are the four fabrics people reach for when an evening matters, and they behave so differently that treating them as one category causes most of... Read more...
Cerwin Midi Dress in a fall floral print with a drawstring tie waist
Dresses With Pockets, and Other Practical Wins
There is a particular disappointment in finding the right dress and then discovering it has nowhere to put anything. Pockets are the obvious example, but they are only one of... Read more...
Alison Long Sleeve Maxi Dress in grey ribbed knit with a high round neckline
Knit Dresses vs Woven: What Actually Changes
A knit dress and a woven dress can look almost identical in a photograph and behave nothing alike once you put them on. The difference is not quality — it... Read more...
Avaline Maxi Dress in terracotta with an asymmetrical neckline and thin adjustable straps
Dress Sizing and Fit: How the Cut Decides
You are between sizes. It is the most common problem in buying a dress online and the one that size charts answer worst, because the honest answer depends less on... Read more...
Dame One Shoulder Feather Midi Dress in black with feather trim at the cuff and hem
What to Wear to an Evening Event: A Dress Guide
The invitation rarely tells you enough. "Cocktail" means one thing at a winter dinner and something else entirely at an afternoon reception, and "smart" means whatever the host thinks it... Read more...
Adelyn Midi Dress in emerald with a square neckline and bow detail at the bust
How to Choose a Dress: Length, Cut, Then Colour
Most people choose a dress in the wrong order. They fall for a colour on a screen, order their usual size, and then discover the length is wrong for the... Read more...