Sculptural Shirt Dresses
Our signature shirt, lengthened into a dress. Each style keeps the collar and cuffs you know, reshaped with draping, pleats or volume, and almost all have pockets.
From shirt to dress
Many of our dresses begin as one of our shirts, lengthened and reshaped, which is why the same collars, cuffs and sculptural details carry through. The Vessel and Intention dresses, for example, share their names with our signature shirts. The result feels as easy as a shirt but is finished enough for occasions.
Styles in the collection
Most of our dresses are cut in cotton, from crisp shirt dresses for day and work to statement pieces in The Evening Edit. Merino knitted dresses sit in Knitwear, and lighter pieces for travel are in The Winter Sun Edit.
Fit, length and pockets
Our dresses are true to size and cut in modest lengths as standard. Almost every style has pockets; the only exceptions are designs where the pattern cutting, such as asymmetric lines, doesn't allow for them.
Questions
What is a sculptural shirt dress?
A shirt dress built with draping, pleating or volume so the silhouette holds its shape away from the body, rather than a straight button-through dress.
Do palmer//harding dresses have pockets?
Almost all of them do. The only exceptions are styles where innovative pattern cutting, such as asymmetric lines, doesn't allow a pocket.
Are palmer//harding dresses suitable for weddings and events?
Yes. See The Evening Edit for cocktail and black-tie styles.
What length are the dresses?
They are cut in modest lengths and are true to size.
