{"product_id":"brittany-figure-flattering-denim-dress","title":"BRITTANY | FIGURE FLATTERING SHIRT DRESS","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoft enough to actually fall, structured enough to still read as a shirt dress.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClassic shirt dresses go wrong in a handful of predictable places. The button placket is the first: a full run of buttons down the front has to hold a straight line across the bust, and between two buttons there is nothing holding it, so the placket opens into small horizontal gaps whenever you turn or reach. The second is the cloth itself. Rigid cloth does not drape, it folds — so an A-line cut in it stands away from the body in stiff triangles from the shoulder down, and it keeps that shape whether you are standing still or walking. The third is patch pockets. They are stitched flat onto the front panel at whatever spacing the original pattern used, so as the pattern is graded up they migrate outward and end up sitting round the side of the hip, where you cannot reach them and where they pull on the seam they are stitched near. And short sleeves in a cloth with no give finish with a turned cuff that closes around the widest part of the upper arm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Brittany Dress addresses each of those in the way it is cut. The placket is a half placket: four buttons, stopping at the chest, worn open at the top, so there is no run of fastenings across the bust to pull apart in the first place. The cloth is soft and washed rather than rigid, so the A-line falls in soft folds from the shoulder yoke instead of holding a stiff shape. The two patch pockets are set well onto the front of the skirt with clear space between them, so they stay in front of you. And the short sleeves are finished with two sheer insets rather than a turned-back cuff, so nothing closes around the arm at the sleeve edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy it works\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHalf placket with four buttons:\u003c\/strong\u003e the fastening stops at the chest, so there is no line of buttons across the bust that can gap between them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoft washed weave rather than a rigid one:\u003c\/strong\u003e the skirt falls in soft folds from the yoke instead of standing away from the body in stiff panels.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNo waist seam and no belt:\u003c\/strong\u003e the A-line runs uninterrupted from shoulder to hem, so there is no horizontal seam that has to land in a particular place.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePatch pockets set on the front of the skirt:\u003c\/strong\u003e spaced so they stay reachable rather than drifting round to the side as the size goes up.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSheer insets instead of a turned cuff:\u003c\/strong\u003e the sleeve finishes without a band, so there is nothing closing around the upper arm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePointed collar on a low stand:\u003c\/strong\u003e the collar sits down on the neck rather than standing away from it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFit note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCut generously and it wears roomy. Take your usual size if you want it closer through the shoulder and yoke; size up if you want more air through the body. The washed weave is soft from the start and gets softer, which means it takes sitting creases across the lap during the day and mostly drops them again once you stand. Pull-on — the placket is short, so it goes over the head rather than being buttoned all the way. The hem is knee length on average height and dips slightly lower at the sides, so it stays level when you walk. One colourway, Denim Blue. Sizes M to 4XL.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Langley Sandton","offers":[{"title":"M","offer_id":55721160802633,"sku":"DWOD4-QX799004","price":999.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":55721160835401,"sku":null,"price":999.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":55721160868169,"sku":null,"price":999.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true},{"title":"2XL","offer_id":55721160900937,"sku":null,"price":999.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true},{"title":"3XL","offer_id":55721160933705,"sku":null,"price":999.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true},{"title":"4XL","offer_id":55721160966473,"sku":null,"price":999.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1021\/0482\/6185\/files\/hf_20261009_192358_06a9d3c1-bdd7-4558-b9b6-f29d6f8cc79c.png?v=1792855964","url":"https:\/\/langleysandton.com\/products\/brittany-figure-flattering-denim-dress","provider":"Langley Sandton","version":"1.0","type":"link"}