Horizontal tiers run the entire length of this dress, each one shirred and finished with a small ruffle along its edge, so the surface is made of ripples from the bust to the hem with no plain panel anywhere on it. That is also where the movement comes from, since the tiers catch air and shift separately as you walk. The tiers themselves are narrow, and there are enough of them between the bust and the floor to read as texture rather than as layers.

The halter neckline gathers onto a tie at the back of the neck, so the height it sits at across the chest is set by you, and the back is left open below it on fine straps. The cloth is light and slightly sheer, which is what keeps that much tiering soft rather than stiff. In white, black, yellow or beige, finishing in a wider ruffle at the ankle.

• Tiers: shirred horizontal tiers from bust to hem
• Neckline: halter gathered onto a neck tie
• Back: open with fine straps
• Hem: finished in a wider ruffle
• Length: ankle-length maxi