Valentina Royal Blue 100% Habotai Silk Tiered Maxi Dress

Royal Blue is a colour that has never needed an occasion to justify itself — though it rises to every one. Deep, vivid and luminous, it moves between daylight and candlelight without losing any of its intensity. Hand-finished into 100% pure Habotai silk, it carries the particular quality of blue that belongs to clear summer skies and lapis stone: saturated, assured, effortlessly elegant.

The Valentina moves the way silk was always meant to — unhurried, weightless, responsive to the lightest turn of air. Cut from 100% Habotai silk and lined in the same pure silk throughout, its tiered maxi silhouette falls in soft, sweeping layers that follow the body without ever confining it. Slender adjustable straps let the bodice settle exactly where it should, while the gentle volume through the skirt lends a romantic ease to every step.

Each dress is hand-finished in Vietnam by artisans working within a silk tradition centuries in the making, and carries the subtle character that distinguishes genuine craft from the mass-made. Wear it to a garden wedding, a coastal dinner, an Eid gathering, or the slow unfolding of a holiday evening — barefoot on warm stone, or elevated with gold jewellery and heels. The Valentina answers every occasion without effort.

Produced in small numbers, made carefully by the same hands from first thread to final stitch. This is slow fashion in its truest form.

• Shell: 100% Habotai silk
• Lining: 100% Habotai silk — the same pure silk throughout, smooth against the skin
• Hand-finished Royal Blue colourway — a deep, vivid, luminous blue
• Tiered maxi silhouette with fluid, layered movement
• Slender adjustable straps for a personalised, comfortable fit
• Softly rounded neckline with a gently scooped back
• Maxi length: approximately 130cm
• Model is 168cm (5'6") and wears UK size 10
• Available in UK sizes 10, 12, 14 — runs true to size with a relaxed, forgiving fit
• Handcrafted in Vietnam by heritage artisan makers
• Limited production run
• Dry clean recommended; gentle hand wash in cool water as an alternative
• Do not tumble dry; hang or lay flat away from direct sunlight

✓ Free 30-day UK returns & size exchanges
✓ Ships in our signature gift box — included as standard
✓ Handcrafted in Vietnam by heritage artisans
✓ As seen in British Vogue, Tatler & Grazia

Unsure of your size? See our size guide — our dresses run true to UK sizing, with a relaxed, forgiving fit.