Silk & Bears
Aurora Moonlit Lilac Hand-Dyed Silk Jacquard Maxi Dress
Aurora Moonlit Lilac Hand-Dyed Silk Jacquard Maxi Dress
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✓ Made to order — ready and with you within 3 weeks
✓ Free UK delivery — beautifully gift boxed as standard
✓ Free 30-day returns & size exchanges
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How this dress fits
The Aurora is designed to fall loose and fluid — a relaxed tent silhouette that skims the body rather than following it, so it will feel roomier than a fitted dress. That is the shape, not a sizing error. Take your usual UK size; there is no need to size up. If you prefer a closer line through the body, size down.
Not your size? Made to measure
This dress is cut in UK 8–14 — but our atelier will make it from a UK 6 to a UK 18, to your own measurements, for £50 more. Ready in the same 3–4 weeks.
Our maxi dresses fall to around 135cm, which is long on a shorter frame. We set the length to you at no extra cost — shorter if you are petite, longer if you intend to wear a heel. And if your bust, waist and hips fall in three different sizes, that is precisely what a commission is for.
Each Aurora Moonlit Lilac is made to order in Vietnam and will be with you within 3 weeks of ordering, including UK delivery time.
There is something effortlessly poetic about this dress. The ground is hand-dyed to a soft, powdery lilac — a shade that shifts between lavender and grey depending on the light. Across it, a traditional jacquard weave lays an all-over pattern of small circular floral motifs in cream and champagne, giving the fabric a quiet dimensional richness that is entirely its own. The silhouette is deliberately generous: a relaxed tent shape that falls from a round jewel neckline in one graceful, uninterrupted line. This is a dress that feels as good as it looks.
Each Aurora Moonlit Lilac is handcrafted in Vietnam by artisan weavers and makers whose silk traditions span generations. The jacquard fabric — an 80% silk, 20% viscose blend — is woven in small batches before being hand-dyed to achieve the distinctive Moonlit Lilac ground, a process that gives the colour its characteristic softness and depth. The circular floral motif that runs through the weave draws on a long tradition of decorative silk patterning in Vietnamese textile heritage. This is not a dress assembled quickly — it is constructed carefully, from woven fabric to finished hem, by hands that understand how silk behaves.
Wear it to an afternoon wedding with pearl jewellery and silver kitten heels. Take it to the South of France where it moves gracefully through a morning market and a lavender-lit terrace dinner with equal composure. It suits a spring gallery opening, a long weekend in the countryside, or a first evening of a summer holiday. The hidden side pockets are there when you need them — quietly, practically, without interrupting the line of the dress.
The Aurora Moonlit Lilac is made in very small numbers. Its colour, achieved through hand-dyeing, will carry subtle variations from piece to piece — each dress a quietly unique interpretation of the same idea. A dress to return to, season after season.
- Shell: Mulberry silk blend (80% silk, 20% viscose) — traditionally woven jacquard with all-over circular floral motif
- Lining: Mulberry silk blend (80% silk, 20% viscose) — smooth and gentle against the skin
- Hand-dyed lilac ground — subtle tonal variation is natural and unique to each piece
- Relaxed tent silhouette — loose and fluid by design; take your usual UK size
- Round jewel neckline with thin shoulder straps
- Hidden side pockets
- Maxi length: 135cm
- Available in UK sizes 8, 10, 12, 14 (US 4–10 · EU 36–42 · DE 34–40)
- Handcrafted in Vietnam by heritage artisan makers
- Made to order — ready and with you within 3 weeks
- Dry clean recommended; gentle hand wash in cool water as alternative
- Do not tumble dry; hang or lay flat away from direct sunlight
Between two sizes, or would you like a measurement checked before you order? Because each Aurora is made to order, we can measure the garment for you before it is cut. See our size guide for full body measurements and fit notes, or email info@silkandbears.com and we will come back to you personally.
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Gorgeous dress, very lightweight and high quality silk! Beautifully lined. Purchased for my son's wedding and it is perfect! Tran was very responsive and easy to work with. I sent my measurements and the size she suggested is perfect. Just need to have it shortened. Highly recommend!
Gorgeous dress, very lightweight and high quality silk! Beautifully lined. Purchased for my son's wedding and it is perfect! Tran was very responsive and easy to work with. I sent my measurements and the size she suggested is perfect. Just need to have it shortened. Highly recommend!