A sleeveless maxi dress built on a shirt: a proper point collar, a button placket that runs the whole length of the dress, and a V that opens as far down as you leave it. The waist is seamed and the skirt gathered lightly into it, so there is shape through the middle and room everywhere below it. The hem falls to the floor and stays there when you walk rather than dragging.

Pockets set into the side seams take a phone or a set of keys and disappear again when they are empty. The armhole is cut high and clean, which keeps the shoulder line neat without a sleeve, and the fabric is light and matte with a quiet texture that reads calm in strong light. It is a dress for a hot day that still looks considered by the time dinner comes around.

• Front: full length button placket
• Collar: point collar over an open V neckline
• Waist: seamed waist with a lightly gathered skirt
• Pockets: two pockets set into the side seams
• Length: sleeveless with a hem cut to the floor