Floral short dress, wrap, off-shoulder and loose

A floral short dress is the first thing we’d pack for a hot week, and we sew ours in cotton muslin, light viscose and a satin with a soft sheen. Most are minis, and a few end at the knee. They’re summer styles, so you’ll see them back on the site once it’s warm outside.

Choose the cut before the print

Wraps are the ones that adjust. The ties pull in to your own waist and the front crosses into a V. We make them on white with roses, on black, on light blue, mint and powder pink. Two measurements decide the size, bust and waist.

Loose cuts are for real heat. Our red and pink minis in light viscose don’t pinch at the waist or cling, and the bust is the main number. Stuck on the line between sizes? Go down. A loose shape has room to spare.

Then the ones with a detail. A white muslin mini with cornflowers leaves the shoulders bare. A white baby doll with pink flowers falls free from the bust and has a full sleeve gathered at the cuff. The light blue mini with red flowers has puffed sleeves, and its skirt is sewn in tiers. Those tiers give the hips more volume, and that balances broader shoulders. Our black one with yellow flowers comes with a scarf you can tie as a bow or move to the waist as a belt. It’s made 84 cm long or 88–89 cm long. Tell our manager which one when you order.

Muslin, viscose or satin for the day you’ve planned

Muslin is thin cotton that breathes, and it’s what we’d wear at noon. It creases a little after a wash. That’s normal, and a steamer sorts it out. Viscose is light and feels good in the heat. For a trip, look at the black wrap mini in a soft thin fabric that hardly wrinkles, which means it can go from the suitcase straight onto you.

Satin is the dressier pick for a terrace or a cocktail. One white style with magnolias has a long sleeve slit open at the shoulder, so even a closed neckline doesn’t feel strict. White sneakers suit any floral short dress by day. For a cool evening, add a denim jacket.