Alisa Minimalist Linen Maxi Dress

The Alisa Minimalist Linen Maxi Dress strips the idea of a summer dress back to its essentials. Linen, white, floor length, nothing else. There is no print, no hardware and no unnecessary seaming, which is precisely why it works in every setting from a beach morning to a long lunch. Simplicity at this level is a design decision, not an absence of one.

Linen breathes in a way synthetics cannot, staying cool through the hottest part of the day and softening with every wash. The cut is relaxed through the body with a gentle shape at the waist, and sizing runs S through XL. Linen creases, and that is the point. The texture it develops over a day of wear is what makes the fabric read as expensive rather than careless.

Wear the Alisa with flat leather sandals and a straw bag for daytime, or with a slim heel and gold jewellery once the sun drops. It is the single most useful holiday piece in the Marlowe & Rue range, the one that goes in the case first. Wash cool and line dry to keep the fibre soft.

• Floor length linen maxi in a relaxed cut
• Minimalist design with no print or hardware
• Breathable natural fibre, cool in heat
• Available in White
• Sizes S through XL
• Suited to holidays, beach days and summer lunches
• Wash cool and line dry