Isolde Lace Overlay Maxi Dress - Red

Two surfaces on one dress: a floral lace overlay, and a delicate sequin detail set into it. The Isolde is textured in a way a photograph never quite conveys. The neckline is a boat cut, straight across the shoulders and unfussy, which is deliberate — with this much going on in the fabric, the shape needs to stay simple. A split at the side opens the skirt as you walk, and an invisible zip closes the back. The dress runs to maxi length and is lined. Because the interest is in the surface, keep the jewellery to nothing and the shoe to something plain. Red is doing the announcing already. It is a cocktail dress rather than a wedding one — the sequin detail tips it just past what a ceremony wants, and lands it exactly where a bar at nine o'clock does.