What Ripens in Shadows Anwen Dress

Size	Bust (in)	Waist (in)
3XS	29	23
XXS	31	25
XS	33	27
S	35	29
M	37	31
L	39	33
XL	41	35
XXL	43.5	37.5
1X	46	40
2X	49	43
3X	52	46
4X	55	49

The sweetest things are often those closest to corruption. Beneath the heavy darkness of a garden at dusk, golden fruit hangs swollen upon the branches, strange orange blossoms unfurl amongst the leaves, and the last extravagant colours of summer deepen into something feverish and almost unnatural. The What Ripens in Shadows Anwen Dress is a deliciously decadent vision of botanical excess, its midnight-blue tapestry alive with clusters of luminous yellow, burnt amber and dark, tangled foliage. Like a magnificent Dutch still life in the first exquisite stages of decomposition, its abundance is almost indecent, a beautiful reminder that ripeness and ruin have always been rather intimately acquainted.

Cotton mini dress with full skirt
Square neckline with ruched tie to adjust the bust
Historical trailing sleeves with elastic for comfort
Corseted back to allow for size adjustment
Soft bodice without boning for daytime wear
Fully lined

Perhaps the garden knows something of the pleasures of excess. That the richest colours appear just before the petals fall, that the sweetest fruit is only a breath away from spoiling, and that there is a terrible seduction in things which have been allowed to flourish beyond all reason. A little celebration of nature's most decadent hour, when the shadows lengthen, the branches grow heavy, and every beautiful thing seems to be offering itself up for one final, delicious indulgence.