Adelaide | Pleated Belted Maxi Dress

Soft, covered, and quietly formal

The Adelaide dress covers you from the high neck to the floor and still stays light. The neckband is worked with fine beading, and a long sash falls from it down the front, which is where the dress does its dressing up. The sleeves are full through the arm and gather into a buttoned cuff at the wrist. A wide gathered band marks the waist, and from there the skirt falls in soft folds to the ankle. The surface catches the light as you move, and that is what lifts it out of the everyday.

Why you'll love this dress?

• Covered from neck to ankle: High neck, long sleeves and a full-length skirt, for an occasion where you would rather not be bare.
• The neckline is the jewelry: The beaded band and the long sash finish the top of the dress, so nothing needs to go around your neck.
• A waist marked, not gripped: The wide gathered band sits across the middle and gives the shape a centre without pulling anything in.
• Light on the shoulders: The sleeves are full through the arm rather than fitted, so reaching and sitting stay comfortable through a long evening.
• Movement in the skirt: It falls in soft folds from the waist and moves away from the hip as you walk.