After dark
£220
A long black dress with a low, steady shine. It is the piece we reach for when the invitation says black and you still want to look like yourself.
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The Blackburn Evening Column is cut close through the body and then released below the knee, so you can sit through a long dinner without the skirt climbing. The cloth is a fluid satin-backed crepe. From the front it reads as matte black. When you turn, the satin side gives a quiet line of light along the hip.
We named it for the town rather than for a season because it is meant to live in a wardrobe here: Eid evenings, winter balls, a last-minute table at a hotel on Preston New Road. The straps are wide enough to sit comfortably under a coat, and the neckline is a shallow scoop that takes the pearl strand without competing with it.
Pair it with the Noir Top-Handle if you are walking from the car to the door, or with the pearl hoops alone if the room is already dressed. The boutique can steam it the morning of an event if you collect before noon.
Cloth. Black satin-backed crepe
Cut. Fitted through the waist, eased hem, wide straps
Length. To the ankle on a UK 10
Care. Dry clean. Hang overnight on a padded hanger
In the shop. Centre rail, facing the window
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