The old cathedral burns under an eclipse, its rose window still lit as the bats pour into an ember sky.

Cathedrals were built to hold light, and this one still glows from its rose window while an eclipse darkens the sky. Bats pour out of the ember clouds and roses climb the hem, faith and fire meeting at the end of October.

Built for Halloween night, haunted-house tours, a candlelit October party or anyone after a plus size gothic dress that reads from across a room. Long sleeves and a floor-length skirt make it a Halloween witch dress.

• Material: 95% polyester, 5% spandex jersey — soft, stretchy and opaque, with a round neck and long sleeves
• Fit: loose maxi cut that skims rather than clings, with a full skirt that moves when you walk and a side seam pocket on each hip
• Sizes XL to 5XL: bust 37.8 to 47.2 in (96–120 cm), length 55.9 to 58.2 in (142–148 cm), shoulder 15.7 to 18.1 in (40–46 cm). These are garment measurements — check the chart below against a dress you already own
• Print: the artwork is printed across the whole dress, front and back, before it is cut and sewn, so the design runs unbroken down the skirt
• Care: machine wash cold, do not bleach and do not soak for long; hang or lay flat to dry
• Note: made to order. Print placement can shift slightly, seams can move by 2–3 cm, front and back patterns cannot line up perfectly, and colours read a little deeper on fabric than on screen