• The banana sleeves - cut extra-long and slightly dropped at the shoulder - create an easy, draped fullness through the arm that balances the fitted pencil skirt below.
• A self-tie belt sits at the natural waist, allowing you to adjust the silhouette from loosely gathered to precisely defined depending on the occasion.
• Viscose-rich knit with a soft drape and cool handfeel - it skims rather than clings, moving with the body without pulling or bunching at the hem.
• Funnel neck sits close to the throat with a gentle fold, giving structure at the neckline without the bulk of a traditional roll neck.
• A midi length with a subtle side split at the hem allows a full stride without compromising the clean, elongated line of the skirt.

An evening dinner reservation or a client lunch both call for exactly this kind of dressing - considered, put-together, but never trying too hard. The silhouette does the work: the fitted skirt and defined waist read polished from the moment you walk in, while the draped sleeves keep the overall feel relaxed rather than severe. Worn as the model has it here, with knee-high pointed boots, the dress and boot create one unbroken vertical line that carries well through autumn and winter. For a formal evening, swap to a heeled court shoe and add a structured clutch to sharpen the look further. The self-tie belt is worth experimenting with - left to hang loose at the front it shifts the mood towards something more at ease; tied and tucked it pulls the waist in cleanly. A knit this well-considered needs very little added to it.