{"product_id":"alberta-summer-floral-dress","title":"Alberta | Summer Floral Dress","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA quiet grey that leaves the flowers somewhere to land.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA sparse print is the hardest kind to grade. The blossoms are placed by hand at the sample size, and when the pattern grows that placement is usually not redrawn, so on a larger size the flowers drift into the seams: one lands squarely on the bust point, another disappears into the underarm, and the open ground that made the design calm becomes an empty panel with a flower stuck in the corner. A mid-tone grey is unforgiving in a second way, because it shows every pressing mark and every internal seam shadow that a busy print would swallow, so a cheaply finished dress announces itself the moment you step into daylight. And on a dress cut straight rather than shaped, the cloth has to pass your stomach and your hip on the way down; if the width is only added at the hem, it presses forward across the middle first and swings free only below the knee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eAlberta Summer Floral Dress\u003c\/strong\u003e places its blossoms with the open ground as part of the layout. Each flower is roughly 20 to 25 centimetres across with a fine orange and white centre, set sparsely so there is plain grey between them on every size, with navy leaf shapes filling the gaps rather than more flowers. The cut solves the passing problem: the yoke seam sits under the bust and releases two soft inverted pleats, so the width arrives at the top of the torso and the fabric falls clear of the stomach on its way to the hip, where the cocoon is already at its widest. The dolman sleeve is cut in one with the body, so the shoulder line carries no seam and the sleeve has no cuff to grip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it works\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBlossoms placed with open ground around them:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plain grey between flowers stays part of the design at every size.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYoke seam under the bust releasing soft pleats:\u003c\/strong\u003e the fabric falls clear of the stomach rather than pressing across it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCocoon shape widest at the hip:\u003c\/strong\u003e the width is already in the pattern where your body needs it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDolman sleeves cut in one with the body:\u003c\/strong\u003e no armhole seam on the upper arm and no cuff gripping at its fullest point.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSleeve ending above the elbow:\u003c\/strong\u003e it finishes past the widest part of the arm without binding there.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIn-seam pockets within the cocoon width:\u003c\/strong\u003e they hang inside the shape instead of gaping at the hip.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFit note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCut generous, and the volume is the design. Your usual size gives the intended shape; size up only for a longer, wider hem. A mid-grey summer weave shows creasing more readily than a busy print does, so it will look lived-in by the afternoon and presses out easily; a quick steam on the hanger sorts it. The cloth is matte and dry to the hand, which is what keeps the cocoon standing away from the body. Hem at mid-calf. Sizes M to 4XL.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Curve Queen","offers":[{"title":"Grey \/ M","offer_id":58383449522559,"sku":null,"price":99.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grey \/ L","offer_id":58383449555327,"sku":null,"price":99.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grey \/ XL","offer_id":58383449588095,"sku":null,"price":99.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grey \/ 2XL","offer_id":58383449620863,"sku":null,"price":99.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grey \/ 3XL","offer_id":58383449653631,"sku":null,"price":99.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grey \/ 4XL","offer_id":58383449686399,"sku":null,"price":99.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1026\/2305\/2159\/files\/hf_20260907_171222_03d45a60-9940-43c1-82e7-1d7e6032c692.png?v=1788802020","url":"https:\/\/curve-queen.com\/products\/alberta-summer-floral-dress","provider":"Curve Queen","version":"1.0","type":"link"}