Women's African Hip-Wrap Dress - High Waist Lace, L to 3XL

Lace over a fitted body, gathered and wrapped at the hip. The wrap is the structural idea and the lace is the reason to look twice: pattern where the light passes through it, solid where it does not, so the dress changes as the wearer turns.

What it is made of

A lace outer worked over a lined body. Lace on its own has no opacity and no structure, so what makes a lace dress wearable is the layer beneath it - here the lining carries the shape and the lace carries the pattern, which is why the silhouette stays clean while the surface stays intricate.

How it fits

A V-neckline with puff sleeves, high waisted, wrapped and gathered across the hip. Sizes L to 3XL in black, pink, white or yellow. The gathering at the hip gives the fit tolerance where a straight-cut dress of this length gives none.

Where it earns its place

• Lace over a lined body, so the pattern shows without the sheerness
• Hip gathering gives the fit room a straight cut does not
• Runs to 3XL, which occasion dresses often do not
• Four colourways, including two that carry lace pattern especially well