Eulalie Vaubois | Sparkly Sequin Sweetheart Neck High Slit Bodycon Maxi Dress

Floor length changes the maths of an evening. There is no adjusting a maxi once you are in it, no sitting down carefully, no wondering whether it has ridden up - which is why a well-cut one is the least stressful thing you can wear to an event where you know almost nobody.

This one is built as a column. A draped sweetheart neckline falls soft against the chest while fine straps take the weight off the bodice entirely, and vertical seaming runs down through a corset-style waist before the sequins carry all the way to the floor. The slit is cut high on one side, and that is what stops the column reading as heavy - it gives the dress somewhere to move as you walk, and gives you a stride rather than a shuffle.

Four shades, all of them deep. This is not the dress for a barbecue with the neighbours, and it has never pretended otherwise.

Details You'll Love

• Draped sweetheart neckline - falls soft across the chest instead of cutting a hard straight line, which is why it suits more shapes than it looks like it should.
• Fine shoulder straps - take the weight off the bodice, so there is no hitching anything up through the night.
• Corset-style vertical seaming - shapes the waist through construction rather than elastic, holding its line while you are seated.
• High side slit - gives the column somewhere to move, and turns a careful walk into an actual stride.
• Sequins carried to the floor - full-length coverage, so the shine runs the entire silhouette instead of stopping at the knee.