This women's cocktail wedding guest dress is deceptively simple. A high mock neckline, a clean sleeveless shoulder, and ruching gathered along one side that runs from the bust to the hip, so the whole dress skims rather than clings. It falls straight to the ankle with a slit at the back so you can actually walk in it.

Why you'll love it:

• Side ruching does the shaping, smoothing the middle without any shapewear underneath
  
  
• High mock neck and sleeveless cut, so it needs no necklace and works under a blazer
  
  
• Back slit lets you move properly, which most long bodycon dresses get wrong
  
  
• Ankle length column shape that reads formal for a cocktail dress code or an evening reception
  
  
• Eleven colourways, from black, navy and wine red to camel, mocha and olive for autumn

Equally at home as evening wear, a occasion dress.