{"product_id":"sloane-mixed-print-v-neck-pocket-midi-dress-lw","title":"Sloane | Mixed Print V Neck Pocket Midi Dress","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe seam sits at the hip, not the waist — so it never has to find the narrowest part of you.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA dress joined at the natural waist has to land on one specific line of your body to look the way it did on the model, and on a fuller torso that line sits higher than the pattern assumes. The bodice comes up short, the seam rides up under the bust, and the skirt starts from somewhere it wasn't meant to. Pockets are the next thing to go. A side pocket needs cloth around it: set into a narrow skirt there is nothing for the pocket bag to sit against, so it stands away from the side seam and the opening gapes whether your hands are in it or not. And a straight three-quarter sleeve tapers as it goes down; graded up, it keeps the narrow taper it was drafted with, so it ends up gripping at the elbow exactly where the arm needs room to bend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSloane moves the problem out of the way. The joining line is dropped to the hip — well below the waist — and the skirt is gathered onto it, so every bit of the volume starts below the fullest part of the torso and the skirt swings from there instead of pulling. The pockets sit in the side seams of that full skirt, with enough cloth around them to hang flat. The sleeves are cut straight and open to a wide cuff below the elbow, with no elastic anywhere to catch as the arm bends. And the artwork is composed for the dress rather than tiled across it: the lotus medallion is drawn onto the bodice, the scrolling vines fill the skirt, and the border bands run along the shoulder line and the hem — the two edges that don't shift with body shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it works\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJoining seam dropped to the hip:\u003c\/strong\u003e it never has to land on your natural waist, so sizing for the bust doesn't leave the bodice short.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSkirt gathered onto the hip line:\u003c\/strong\u003e all the width starts below the fullest part of the body, so the skirt moves instead of pulling across it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePockets in the side seams of a full skirt:\u003c\/strong\u003e enough cloth around them that the bag hangs flat rather than standing away.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStraight sleeve, open cuff below the elbow:\u003c\/strong\u003e no elastic and no taper at the joint, so nothing grips when you bend your arm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlaced artwork, not a tiled repeat:\u003c\/strong\u003e the medallion belongs to the bodice and the borders run along the shoulder and the hem.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMatte woven with some body:\u003c\/strong\u003e it holds the shape of the gathers rather than collapsing back onto the hip.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFit note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEasy through the shoulders and chest, full from the hip down — take your usual size. This is one of the heavier, more opaque fabrics in the range, so nothing shows through and the skirt keeps its shape as you walk. There is no zip or button at the back; it goes on over the head. The skirt has real width to it, so expect it to move rather than hang still. Sizes M to 4XL.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Curve Queen","offers":[{"title":"Green \u0026 Red \/ M","offer_id":58417880367487,"sku":null,"price":99.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Green \u0026 Red \/ L","offer_id":58417880400255,"sku":null,"price":99.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Green \u0026 Red \/ XL","offer_id":58417880433023,"sku":null,"price":99.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Green \u0026 Red \/ 2XL","offer_id":58417880465791,"sku":null,"price":99.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Green \u0026 Red \/ 3XL","offer_id":58417880498559,"sku":null,"price":99.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Green \u0026 Red \/ 4XL","offer_id":58417880531327,"sku":null,"price":99.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1026\/2305\/2159\/files\/1_10eb72dc-dd6b-4928-8849-1c777fa30497.png?v=1789219513","url":"https:\/\/curve-queen.com\/products\/sloane-mixed-print-v-neck-pocket-midi-dress-lw","provider":"Curve Queen","version":"1.0","type":"link"}