Sutton Black Tweed Mini Dress

The Sutton Mini Dress borrows its manners from tailoring: black tweed fabrication, a square neckline, and a row of front buttons kept purely for line.

The tailored design does its talking in details — the front buttons and front pockets are non functional, there for structure and rhythm rather than use, which keeps the silhouette crisp. Short sleeves and the square neck frame the top cleanly, the back closes with an invisible zip and a hook and eye clasp, and the dress is lined, so the tweed sits smooth against the skin.

Black tweed at mini length is the great occasion-straddler: right for the office with sheer tights and pumps, right for dinner with heels and gold earrings, right for interviews, galleries and city weekends in between. It is the dress equivalent of a well-cut jacket — put it on and the outfit is simply finished.