A long dress built around movement rather than around a fitted shape. The sleeves are cut wide from the shoulder and stop near the elbow, so the whole upper half drapes in soft folds and never grips the arm — which is what makes a dress like this wearable through a full afternoon of standing and sitting and standing again. The V-neckline keeps the front open and clean.

A self-tie sash knots at the waist and is the only place the dress is held close, so you set the shape yourself and it stays comfortable through a long afternoon of sitting. Behind you the back opens into a deep V that fastens with a tie at the nape. Two slits run up the front of the skirt, which lets you walk at a normal pace in something that otherwise reaches the ankle.

• Neckline: V-front with a deep open V-back
• Sleeves: wide batwing sleeves cut to the elbow
• Back: tie fastening at the nape
• Skirt: two front slits on a floor-skimming line
• Fit: relaxed through the body and defined only at the sash