Size |
Chest Inches |
Waist Inches |
Hip Inches |
Chest cm |
Waist cm |
Hips cm |
XS | 30-34 | 23-26 | 33-38 | 76-86 | 58-66 | 84-97 |
S | 32-36 | 25-29 | 34-40 | 81-89 | 64-73 | 86-102 |
M | 34-38 | 28-34 | 36-46 | 86-97 | 71-86 | 91-117 |
L | 36-40 | 36-46 | 42-50 | 91-102 | 91-117 | 107-127 |
THE NOVELIST / Drill Ruffle Neck Fitted Dress
This more fitted dress, inspired by those worn by author Charlotte Brontë, is part of our organic cotton drill collection which is designed to be artfully rumpled with a soft hand feel and vintage workwear aesthetic.
The Novelist dress features a slimmer body, bust darts, more fitted sleeves, ruffle at the neck and cuff with cotton binding detail, gathered skirt with pockets and keyhole fastening at the back neck.
Each garment is individually hand dyed with low impact dyes, manufactured in the UK and hand finished in Margate. Due to the nature of the hand dyed process colours may vary or appear uneven which we feel is part of the unique appeal.
This garment is sized as follows:
Waist seam - 46cm from high point shoulder
Length - 124cm
Sizing info
Size |
Chest Inches |
Waist Inches |
Hip Inches |
Chest cm |
Waist cm |
Hips cm |
XS | 30-34 | 23-26 | 33-38 | 76-86 | 58-66 | 84-97 |
S | 32-36 | 25-29 | 34-40 | 81-89 | 64-73 | 86-102 |
M | 34-38 | 28-34 | 36-46 | 86-97 | 71-86 | 91-117 |
L | 36-40 | 36-46 | 42-50 | 91-102 | 91-117 | 107-127 |
Dyed To Order
We make our pieces using unbleached cotton fabrics and hand dye them in small batches in our studio in Margate. As we make and dye all pieces to order we are able to offer an extensive range of colour options. We use low impact dyes from an independent UK manufacturer and don't use any chemicals for fixing. Instead we use natural substances such as salt or bicarbonate of soda. Unfortunately there are currently no natural dyes available that are robust enough for commercial use.
Due to the nature of the hand dyed process and the different fabrics, colours may vary or appear uneven which we feel is part of the unique appeal. This colour palette is a colour guide, please click on the colours to see examples from our collection in each colour.