{"product_id":"timeless-summer-tea-length-hawaiian-print-dress-sleeves","title":"Timeless Summer women's tea length dress","description":"\u003ch2\u003eTimeless Summer Women's Tea Length Dress — a bias cut that moves with you\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the dress women buy when they need one piece that carries them from a late-afternoon ceremony through dinner without a change of clothes. It has sleeves, which rules out the shoulder problem most tropical dresses create, and the bias cut means it skims rather than clings. Tea length keeps it off the ground at an outdoor venue — no hem dragging through grass or sand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFit\u003c\/strong\u003e — bias cut with back waist darts, shaped through the waist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e — tea length\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSleeves\u003c\/strong\u003e — yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHem\u003c\/strong\u003e — bottom flare\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSizing\u003c\/strong\u003e — offered in regular and plus sizes\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 — RJC, Puanani\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow This Fits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBias-cut fabric behaves differently from a straight-grain dress: it stretches diagonally, so it follows the hip and settles rather than sitting stiff. The back waist darts pull the shape in at the small of the back, which stops the tea length from reading like a shift. Rayon drapes closer to the body than cotton does — if you prefer more air between you and the dress, take the larger of two sizes. The flared hem gives room to walk and to sit down at a table without hitching anything up. Available in both regular and plus sizes, so you are not being fitted into a scaled-up version of a straight-size pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWear It For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeach ceremonies where you're a guest rather than the bride, vow renewals, anniversary dinners, luau receptions, and any outdoor evening where a floor-length gown would be too much and a sundress not enough. The sleeves also make it a practical choice for an air-conditioned restaurant after a hot day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCold wash or dry clean. Hang to dry — never a hot dryer, which is what shrinks rayon. Press with a warm iron while slightly damp. Hang it on a padded or wide hanger; bias-cut rayon will pull at the shoulders on a thin wire one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy Shop MauiShirts?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelling Hawaiian clothing from our Maui showroom since 1998 — 28 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRegular and plus sizes stocked in the same dress, not one or the other\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAsk us about fit before you order — a person answers\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\u003eHow long is tea length on me?\u003c\/strong\u003e It sits between the knee and the ankle. On a shorter frame it lands nearer the lower calf; on a taller woman it reads closer to below the knee. Either way it clears the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI'm between sizes — up or down?\u003c\/strong\u003e Up. Rayon on the bias falls close to the body, and the extra room reads as drape rather than looseness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it dressy enough for a wedding as a guest?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes. The bias cut, the waist darts and the flared hem give it more shape than a standard resort dress, which is what makes it work for a ceremony.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I put it in the dryer?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. Cold wash and hang to dry — heat is what damages rayon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RJC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59771998929182,"sku":"309O-ED","price":77.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1086\/8608\/2334\/files\/timeless-summer-women-s-tea-length-sleeved-hawaiian-print-103.jpg?v=1786844049","url":"https:\/\/mauishirts.com\/products\/timeless-summer-tea-length-hawaiian-print-dress-sleeves","provider":"MauiShirts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}