Shirt dress with inset waist, slightly dropped and curved waistline, and curved neckline yoke. Gathers at the bust provide fullness, while the skirt is gathered at the front and generously flared. Sleeves are short and puffed. Closes with 16 buttons down the centre front.

• American sizing going from a British size 4 up to a size 20.
• The smallest size (not including interfacing or lining) needs 3.4 metres for the main fabric (14 units of our fabric) and the largest size needs 4.1 metres for the main fabric (so, 17 units of our fabric).

Recommended fabrics: Lightweight fabric such as silk or rayon crepe, silk twill, silk habotai, jaquard; mediumweight fabric such as cotton poplin, cotton twill, gabardine, light wool.