{"product_id":"delicate-tropicals-tea-length-bias-cut-v-neck-dress","title":"Family Print - Delicate Tropical Bias Cut Tea Length","description":"\u003ch2\u003eDelicate Tropical Bias Cut Tea Length Dress — the mother-of-the-bride and family-photo pick\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWomen buy this one when the rest of the family is already sorted in the same print and they still need something they can sit down in, dance in, and be photographed in from any angle. The bias cut does the work: it falls on the diagonal of the fabric, so it skims the waist and hip instead of gripping, and the bottom flare gives you movement without volume. It has sleeves, which is the request we hear most often from customers who don't want a strapless or sleeveless dress at a daytime ceremony.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSizes\u003c\/strong\u003e — X-Small through 3X-Large\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColours\u003c\/strong\u003e — Blue, Green (plus-size variants stocked in both)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e — tea length\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCut\u003c\/strong\u003e — bias cut, back waist darts, bottom flare\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSleeves\u003c\/strong\u003e — yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFabric\u003c\/strong\u003e — 100% rayon, made in Hawaii\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel\u003c\/strong\u003e — Puanani, RJC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow This Fits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBias-cut dresses behave differently from a straight-cut dress, so read this before you pick a size. The diagonal grain has give in it, which means the dress follows your shape rather than hanging off it. If you're between sizes and want a defined line, take the smaller one — the bias will accommodate you. If you want the dress to float away from the body, take the larger. The back waist darts pull in the fit at the small of the back so the skirt hangs clean instead of sagging, and the flare at the hem is where the movement comes from. Tea length sits below the knee and above the ankle; on a shorter frame it reads closer to mid-calf, which is still correct for the style. Rayon drapes heavier and closer than cotton, so expect it to follow the body more than a cotton sundress would.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWear It For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeach ceremonies where you're in the photographs rather than the aisle, vow renewals, luau receptions, anniversary dinners, and church on a warm Sunday. It's the dress that works when the dress code is \"nice but not mainland formal.\" Flat sandals for sand, a low heel for a paved venue — the tea length clears both.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCoordinating Pieces\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDelicate Tropical runs across the family, so you don't have to dress everyone from separate prints. The \u003cstrong\u003eFamily Print – Delicate Tropical Women's Aloha Blouse\u003c\/strong\u003e is cut from the identical print if you want a second woman in the group in the same fabric without a second dress. Order the pieces together where you can — matching prints ordered months apart is when the shades drift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCold wash or dry clean, then hang to dry. Warm iron only. Keep rayon out of a hot dryer — heat is what shrinks it and what puts permanent creases in a bias-cut skirt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy Shop MauiShirts?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e28 years selling Hawaiian clothing from our Maui showroom, since 1998\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull XS–3X in the same print, including plus-size colourways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe answer fit questions before you order, not after it's shipped\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree shipping to anywhere in the USA and its territories — no minimum order. Priority Mail and FedEx available if you need it faster.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCommon Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI'm between two sizes — which one?\u003c\/strong\u003e Size down for a defined shape, size up if you want the skirt to float. Bias-cut fabric has give the way a straight-cut dress doesn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill the tea length work if I'm short?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — it will sit closer to mid-calf on you rather than just below the knee. That's a normal way for this dress to hang, not a fault.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I match this with the rest of the family?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes. The Delicate Tropical women's aloha blouse is the same print. Order the pieces in one go so the colour runs line up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo I need a slip under it?\u003c\/strong\u003e Most customers wear one. 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