Virginia Maxi Dress - White

Lace at full length in white is a dress with a very specific job, and the Virginia Maxi Dress is unmistakably dressed for it. The lace gives the dress its texture and its formality — a white maxi in a plain fabric reads as summer, while the same shape in lace reads as an occasion. A V-neckline opens the top and keeps the neck and collarbone clear, which stops the detail of the fabric from crowding upward. The hem runs to the floor. White lace points at the events people plan months ahead. A rehearsal dinner, an engagement party, a bridal shower, a wedding where white is genuinely permitted. Keep jewellery restrained, because the fabric already has pattern in it: a fine chain, a small earring, a nude or silver heel. Hair either up or properly down, nothing in between.