Linen-Blend Short Sleeve Midi Dress

Black linen, cut to move. This midi dress falls cleanly from the shoulder and skims the body instead of clinging, with a spliced panel detail that gives the plain black a quiet point of difference.

The linen weave has a dry, matte texture and enough soft weight to hold its line through a working day or a long lunch in the sun. Short sleeves keep the shoulder neat, and the mid length keeps the silhouette calm and covered.

Cut with room through the body in one size, it layers easily: over a swimsuit on holiday, under a blazer for the office, or alone with sandals on a warm evening. The black is deep and flat, so it takes gold jewellery, a tan leather bag or a bright lip without a fight.

Panels are sewn together in a collage construction rather than printed, so the interest sits in the seams and the fall of the cloth. Linen leads the blend, with cotton alongside it.

• Linen main fabric with cotton in the blend
• Short sleeves and a mid length cut
• Spliced panel detail with collage construction
• One size, cut with room through the body
• Deep black colourway
• Commuter styling that layers under a jacket