Delphine Dress — Palmcourt Navy

Rows of ivory palms stand in order across deep navy viscose-linen, like a courtyard planted by hand. The bodice is framed like a tile panel: palms and ferns sit in boxed squares between bands of geometric trim, and the same trim runs up the wide straps. Below an empire seam the skirt falls in a soft A-line, and at the hem the palms grow larger, set among ferns and open blooms above a final geometric band. The straps adjust at the back over a smocked panel, so the bodice fits close. The blend drapes with a little weight and stays cool. Wear it with flat sandals from a market morning to a long lunch in the shade.

• 70% viscose, 30% linen
• Placed palm print with framed bodice panel and hem border
• Square neckline
• Wide straps, adjustable at back
• Smocked back panel
• Empire waist
• Center back zip
• A-line skirt; ankle length