Armance Peyrolle | Gold Sparkly Sequin V Neck Wrap Ruched Long Sleeve Mini Dress

The hem is the thing to look at. Rather than running straight around, the skirt crosses over itself and finishes on a diagonal, so one edge overlaps the other and the line cuts across your leg instead of sitting flat. It is a small piece of construction and it changes the entire proportion of a short dress.

That crossover carries all the way up. The bodice wraps deep into a V, the waist gathers where the two sides meet, and the folds radiate outward from that point across the hip. Long sleeves keep the arms covered and smooth, so the eye has nothing to follow except the diagonal. Sequins run end to end, collecting into ridges wherever the fabric folds over itself.

It is cut short and close, but the wrap is doing the shaping instead of the stretch - which makes it a very different proposition from a plain bodycon of the same length.

Details You'll Love

• Crossover tulip hem - the skirt overlaps itself and finishes on a diagonal rather than a straight line around the leg.
• Deep V wrap bodice - crosses to the waist and gathers where the two sides meet, shaping the top without a zip.
• Ruched waist folds - radiate out from the wrap point across the hip, so the sequins catch light in ridges rather than flat.
• Long fitted sleeves - keep the arms smooth and covered, leaving the diagonal as the only line in play.
• Short close cut - shaped by the wrap rather than by stretch alone, which is what makes it sit differently to a plain bodycon.