Floor-length usually means fussy — and fussy is the last thing you want on an ordinary evening!

Just imagine a single clean column from a high neckline to the floor, sleeveless, with deep pockets set into the side seams. Now stop imagining. There is no zip, no belt and no fastening to think about; the whole dress is one uninterrupted line, and it is quietly the most elegant thing in the closet.

• One Unbroken Line
  The dress falls from the high neck to the hem without a waist seam anywhere. That single vertical line is what makes a column dress so lengthening — and it does it on every figure.
• A High Neckline
  The neckline sits close at the throat and the armholes are cut clean. It is the detail that keeps a sleeveless dress looking composed rather than casual.
• Pockets In The Seams
  Deep side pockets are set into the seam so they disappear into the line of the dress. Your hands have somewhere to go, which changes how a long dress feels to stand in.
• Loose Through The Middle
  The shape skims past the waist and hip rather than following them. You can eat a full dinner and the dress will look exactly as it did on arrival.
• Relaxed, S To 3XL
  Cut relaxed. Take your usual size and let the column hang; sizing up adds width without adding any shape.

Elegant should be simple. Four colors, no fastenings, pockets where you want them — this becomes the dress you wear to everything and never once regret choosing.