Design Details and Benefits
- Two cutouts placed on the same vertical line - means the eye follows one continuous detail down the body instead of two separate ones
- Ruffled hem on an otherwise fitted skirt - adds volume at the hem to balance the close fit through the body
Placing both cutouts on the same centre line, rather than scattering them, is what makes this dress read as one considered design rather than two unrelated details competing for attention. The ruffled hem is doing a different job lower down - after a fitted bodice and skirt, it's the one point of volume that stops the whole dress reading as one long, narrow column. Worth knowing before you order: it's listed as open at the back, and our photo is front-facing, so we're going by what's listed rather than something we've seen ourselves.
