Vespera Collared Mini Dress - Blue Stripe

A pinstripe on a mini dress is a small joke that lands well. The Vespera takes an office pattern somewhere it was never meant to go. The neckline is collared and buttons down the front, opening to a v, and the buttons are shell rather than plastic — a detail you notice at close range and nowhere else. The blue pinstripe runs through the cotton. At the back, a tie lets you draw the dress in as much or as little as you want, so one dress fits several moods. It is unlined. That back tie is the styling lever: pulled tight it becomes a going-out dress, left loose it is a Saturday. Trainers and a canvas bag by day; swap in a heel and leave the collar open at night. Cotton and stripes mean it takes heat well, which is where it belongs — through summer, from morning to something much later.