Tangerine Maxi Dress with Sweetheart Neck

A full-length maxi dress in tangerine, cut with a sweetheart neckline and smocked for its fit.

The smocking is what shapes it. Gathered elasticated panels pull the dress in where it needs to be close and release everywhere else, so the fit works without a zip or a tie having to do that job. The neckline curves in a sweetheart line across the top. The fabric is woven 100% cotton, which is the reason it stays cool in sun rather than holding heat against you. The model is wearing a small.

Tangerine is a colour with an opinion, so everything else can stay out of its way: flat sandals, no jewellery to speak of, hair off the shoulders. It suits a bright day and a casual one equally, and reads finished without appearing to have tried very hard.