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Blue cotton maxi dress on a hanger in store

Brookside Maxi Dress vs Its Two Close Cousins

Three dresses in this shop share one construction: an ankle-length body, a front button placket hidden under a ruched panel, raglan puff sleeves gathered into ruffled elastic cuffs, and a...

Brookside Maxi Dress vs Its Two Close Cousins

Three dresses in this shop share one construction: an ankle-length body, a front button placket hidden under a ruched panel, raglan puff sleeves gathered into ruffled elastic cuffs, and a...

Cotton maxi dress on a hanger in store

Shima Maxi Dress and the Semi-Sheer Question

We could leave it off the page, but the Shima's description tells you plainly: it reads semi-sheer in direct sun. Most stores bury that sentence. We think it is the...

Shima Maxi Dress and the Semi-Sheer Question

We could leave it off the page, but the Shima's description tells you plainly: it reads semi-sheer in direct sun. Most stores bury that sentence. We think it is the...

Yellow cotton maxi dress on a hanger in store

Mandeville Maxi Dress for Sunny Occasions

Every calendar has a handful of them: the daytime occasions. A garden party, a graduation, a bridal shower on a patio, a long birthday lunch. They ask for a dress...

Mandeville Maxi Dress for Sunny Occasions

Every calendar has a handful of them: the daytime occasions. A garden party, a graduation, a bridal shower on a patio, a long birthday lunch. They ask for a dress...

Blue linen maxi dress on a hanger in store

Brannan Linen Maxi Dress: Fit and Sizing

Most of our long dresses fit by forgiveness — elastic, smocking, ties, tiers. The Brannan does not. It is the tailored one: an ankle-length blue linen dress shaped by waist...

Brannan Linen Maxi Dress: Fit and Sizing

Most of our long dresses fit by forgiveness — elastic, smocking, ties, tiers. The Brannan does not. It is the tailored one: an ankle-length blue linen dress shaped by waist...

Red cotton maxi dress on a hanger in store

Andrus Maxi Dress: Three Ways to Wear It

The Andrus is sold as a strapless bandeau maxi, but that undersells it by two necklines. Its ties re-route, which means one red dress covers three distinct looks — and...

Andrus Maxi Dress: Three Ways to Wear It

The Andrus is sold as a strapless bandeau maxi, but that undersells it by two necklines. Its ties re-route, which means one red dress covers three distinct looks — and...

Blue cotton short dress on a hanger in store

Tyler Short Dress: Sleeves Without the Heat

Sleeves in summer are usually a bad trade: coverage for heat. Some of us make it anyway — for sun, for air-conditioned offices, or just for preference — and the...

Tyler Short Dress: Sleeves Without the Heat

Sleeves in summer are usually a bad trade: coverage for heat. Some of us make it anyway — for sun, for air-conditioned offices, or just for preference — and the...