{"product_id":"midnight-garden-sundress-paradise-found","title":"Midnight Garden Empire Fit Princess Flared","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMidnight Garden Empire Fit Princess Flared — a fitted bodice with room to move below it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWomen buy this one when they want something short, structured and easy to walk in. The bodice is engineered to hold its shape — princess seams front and back, a high empire waist, adjustable straps — and everything below the waist seam is free to swing. It's the dress for an evening where you'll be standing, dancing, and eating dinner, and you don't want to be tugging at a hem all night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFit\u003c\/strong\u003e — empire waist, snug through the upper body, flared below\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e — mini\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClosure\u003c\/strong\u003e — zipper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStraps\u003c\/strong\u003e — adjustable shoulder straps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConstruction\u003c\/strong\u003e — armhole princess seams, front and back\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 — Paradise Found\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow This Fits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bodice is the deciding factor here, not the hips. It's cut to sit close through the bust and rib cage, with the waist seam landing high — well above the natural waist — so the flare starts early and skims rather than clings. If you're broader through the bust than the ribs, the adjustable straps let you set the bodice height rather than living with where it falls. Rayon has almost no stretch, so the fit you get on the hanger is the fit you get on the body; there's a zip because the bodice isn't meant to pull over your head. And it is a genuine mini — if you're tall, expect it to sit higher on you than the photo suggests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWear It For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSunset dinners, a night out in Lahaina, birthday parties, and warm-weather evenings where a long dress would be too much. It also travels well as the one dress that covers everything from a resort restaurant to a friend's backyard party.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCold hand wash or dry clean, hang to dry, warm iron on the reverse if needed. Rayon and hot dryers do not mix — heat is what shrinks it and puts a permanent crease in a shaped bodice.\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\u003eWe describe the cut honestly — fitted means fitted, and we say so\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAsk us a fit question before you order and a person answers it\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\u003eIs the bodice forgiving?\u003c\/strong\u003e Not especially — it's designed to fit close through the upper body. The flare below the empire seam is where the ease lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan the straps be shortened?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes, they're adjustable, which is how you set where the empire waist sits on your torso.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow short is the mini length?\u003c\/strong\u003e Short enough that most customers pair it with flat sandals rather than a heel. If you want coverage, this isn't the cut to choose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I put it in the dryer?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. Hang it to dry — rayon shrinks with heat and this dress is shaped, so shrinkage shows up fast in the bodice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paradise Found","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59771665416478,"sku":"MS170-268","price":74.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1086\/8608\/2334\/files\/midnight-garden-paradise-found-100-rayon-hawaiian-aloha-sundress-all-sizes-92.jpg?v=1786843276","url":"https:\/\/mauishirts.com\/products\/midnight-garden-sundress-paradise-found","provider":"MauiShirts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}