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Celeste Ivory Pearl Hand-Dyed Silk Maxi Dress – Flared Sleeve
Celeste Ivory Pearl Hand-Dyed Silk Maxi Dress – Flared Sleeve
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How this dress fits
The Celeste falls in a relaxed column — fluid through the body without clinging, so it will feel easier than a fitted dress. The sleeve is the one closer-cut element, fitted through the arm to the flared cuff. 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.
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There is a particular kind of radiance in ivory — not the silence of white, nor the warmth of gold, but something luminous in between. The Celeste Ivory Pearl is cut from a hand-dyed mulberry silk blend woven in the traditional artisan workshops of Vietnam, its surface carrying the quiet lustre of natural silk at its most refined. Each piece is dyed by hand, ensuring no two dresses hold quite the same depth of tone — a champagne warmth at the shoulder that softens to the palest pearl at the hem.
The silhouette is pure and unhurried: a relaxed column that falls 135 centimetres to the floor in a single, unbroken line. A round neckline and long sleeves with a gently flared hem at the cuff bring considered structure to the otherwise fluid form. Hidden side pockets and a concealed back zip keep the exterior immaculate, while the 80% silk 20% viscose lining ensures the dress moves with you — weightless, frictionless, and utterly at ease.
The Ivory Pearl is a dress that earns its place across the full breadth of a life well dressed. Worn to a garden wedding, a rehearsal dinner, or a long candlelit evening, it carries the effortless authority of something made entirely on its own terms. It needs very little — a pair of gold drop earrings, ivory heels — and yet it always arrives fully formed.
Handmade in Vietnam by artisans whose techniques have been passed down through generations, each Celeste is a singular object: a garment that belongs not to fashion's seasons, but to the longer arc of a considered wardrobe. Hand-dyed silk maxi dresses of comparable craftsmanship are priced between £285 and £510; at £330, the Celeste is an honest price for a garment made entirely by hand, in one of the world's great silk-weaving traditions.
- Hand-dyed mulberry silk blend: 80% silk, 20% viscose
- Full silk blend lining: 80% silk, 20% viscose
- Relaxed column maxi silhouette, 135cm length — loose and fluid by design; take your usual UK size
- Round neckline with long sleeves and flared cuff hem
- Hidden side pockets
- Concealed back zip closure
- Handmade in Vietnam by traditional artisans
- Available in UK 8, 10, 12, 14 (US 4–10 · EU 36–42 · DE 34–40)
Between two sizes, or would you like a measurement checked before you order? Email info@silkandbears.com and we will measure the piece for you personally. See our size guide for full body measurements and fit notes.
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