There are nights when the sky seems to flower rather than darken. Luna Eclipse Mademoiselle Gown belongs to that rarer kind of celestial hour, when deep indigo and violet gather like storm clouds and strange blooms appear to open beneath the moon. Against the ruined observatory walls, it feels almost otherworldly - less like a dress made for watching the heavens than something conjured by them. The colours move through the skirt like nebulae, while the dark floral forms give the whole piece the feeling of a nocturnal garden growing somewhere far beyond the reach of daylight.

• Romantic cotton gown with cascading ruffled skirt
  
• Bodice with vertical boning in the seams
• Cups with interlining for shape
• Tightening corset at the back of bodice
• Sweet puff sleeves with dainty bow trims
• Dramatic leg split which can be adjusted in height using poppers
• Fully lined

By the time the eclipse is complete, the room has fallen into blue-black shadow. The charts are useless now. Outside, the flowers have turned their faces upward, and for a few suspended moments, the moon seems to belong entirely to them.