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Generic 100% Mulberry Silk Ruffle Dress, how it sits on you

Generic 100 Mulberry Silk Ruffle Dress How It Sits On You

You’ll first notice how the pure mulberry silk skims rather than shapes — a cool, fluid drape that lets the ankle-length A-line silhouette move with you. The V-neck and ruched ruffle details quietly change the dress’s balance as you shift, while the three-quarter sleeves give a bit more coverage without weighing the cut down. Because the shell is non-stretch silk and the lining is mostly viscose with a small spandex content, the fabric resists cling yet follows motion differently than a knit would; breathability and slight opacity vary with light and movement. In the piece that follows, the focus is on how that material and cut behave in warm-weather settings, how the pullover fit settles at your natural waist, and how the print and ruffles read in motion.

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