Maude Blue Strapless Maxi with Side Tie

The Maude Maxi Dress is a strapless blue maxi with a boned bodice and a tie-up detail at the side.

The bodice is structured with boning, which is what lets a strapless dress stay up without being tugged at all night; it holds its shape and holds you. At the side, a tie-up feature cinches the dress in and adds a point of interest to an otherwise clean line. The skirt falls to maxi length. Closure is an invisible zip at the back with a hook and eye clasp at the top, and the dress is lined throughout.

Blue, long and bare at the shoulders, this maxi dress is formal enough for a black-tie wedding and easy enough for a summer gala. Strappy heeled sandals and a small clutch; hair away from the face so the neckline reads clean. Because the bodice does the structure, skip a belt and let the side tie be the only detail at the waist.