Pink Floral Linen Strapless Midi Dress, Carter

The Carter Strapless Midi Dress is a pink floral linen dress with no straps and a tiered skirt that stops between knee and ankle. It is a summer dress that gives you a bare-shouldered top and a skirt with plenty of swing.

Linen gives the dress its crisp, breathable feel, which suits a strapless cut worn in heat. The neckline runs straight across the bust, and the bodice below it is shirred, so it stretches to grip and stays up without boning or pins. From the waist the skirt falls in a drop tier, widening into an A-line as it goes, and the floral print runs over both tiers without interruption. The dress is only partially lined, so it stays light.

A strapless midi dress in pink floral linen belongs at outdoor events in the warm months: a daytime wedding, a picnic, a long holiday lunch. Flat sandals keep it relaxed, a wedge makes it dressier. With the shoulders bare, earrings carry the jewellery and a necklace can be skipped. If the linen creases over the day, that is part of how the fabric is meant to look.