A full-length dress that isn't for an occasion barely exists — and yet that is exactly the one you would wear most!

Just imagine a soft sage green maxi with white roses spilling across the lower half of the skirt, three-quarter sleeves, a gathered waist and deep side pockets. Now stop imagining. It has the sweep of a long dress and the ease of the thing you wear to the market on a Saturday.

• Long Without Being Formal
  The skirt falls to the ankle in soft, breathable cloth rather than anything stiff or structured. You get the length and the movement with none of the occasion.
• Roses Across The Hem
  The white blooms gather low on the skirt and climb only partway. The eye follows them downward, which lengthens the whole line of you.
• Sage Suits Everyone
  A muted green sits between neutral and color — quieter than blue, warmer than grey. It works beside tan, cream and gold without any effort at all.
• Pockets, Properly Deep
  Set into the side seams and large enough to be useful. A long dress with pockets is a completely different garment to wear.
• S To 5XL, Relaxed
  Cut relaxed from shoulder to hem across the full range. Take your usual size; the gathered waist handles anything in between.

The everyday long dress is the one missing from most closets. Once you own one you understand why — it goes on in seconds and gets worn far more than anything you saved for best.