Layercake Linen Gather Dress - Made to Order
Regular price £305.00Layercake sizes run from 0 - UK8-12 to 3 - UK 22-26 (0-3 = US6-22)
So please check your measurements against our sizes and lengths before you order. For detailed garment measurements, click on the fit guide, below the product description.
This page is to choose your Made-to-Order Summer (mid-weight) Linen Gather Dress, since we only keep a small selection of ready to ship dresses in stock. To see all ready to ship Gather Dresses, check HERE.
For Product Details click the tab below the order procedure.
The dress pictures show you some of the mid-weight linen colours made up into dresses. However, there are many more colours available - 40 in total, grouped into 4 charts. The last chart, MC4, shows colours of which we have VERY little fabric stock left.
How to order your Made to Order Gather Dress in our mid-weight Linen:
- Select the colour chart that shows the colour of your choice.
- Select your size and length, then add to bag.
- On the bag page, type the colour of your choice in the "Note to The Slow Wardrobe" box.
- Check out as usual.
- Your order will take 2-4 weeks to produce. You will receive a shipping notification as soon as it is on its way to you.
The picture with the outfits shows, from the left:
* Long Gather Dress in Rust Diamonds with a Smock in Peacock Cross-weave
* Medium length Gather Dress in Teal Sky Cross-weave Linen with Cocoon set of Love Top and Baggies in Turmeric Organic Cotton
* Medium length Gather Dress in Papaya Cross-weave Linen with a Long Duster in Hay Cross-weave Linen
With its elegant Dolman sleeves, the Gather Dress is the fourth Layercake in the collection that offers a flexible fit. Depending on your bust measurement, you may find that you can size down from your usual Layercake size. This feature is enhanced by the generously gathered skirt, which allows you to be able to wear the dress with ease rather than risking the dress to be wearing you(!)
The Gather Dress has our signature big pockets, and is available in our customary choice of 4 sizes and 3 lengths. For detailed measurements, see the fit guide below.
The Slow Wardrobe sizes
We follow our own sizing system, recognising that the traditional system of "ladies dress-sizes" does not account for body shape and height. See how The Slow Wardrobe sizes relate to body measurements HERE.
Gather Dress
4 sizes and three lengths, designed to fit a very wide range of sizes and heights, from a UK size 10 to 28. Check these garment measurements to give you an idea of the fit for each size. NOTE: length measurements are taken from the top of the shoulder straight down to the bottom hem.
| Size |
Underarm cm / in |
Waist cm / in |
Hips cm / in |
Petite length cm / in |
Regular length cm / in |
Long Length cm / in |
| 0 | 110 / 43 | 122 / 48 | 188 / 74 | 105 / 41.5 | 117 / 46 | 127 / 50 |
| 1 | 122 / 48 | 132 / 52 | 204 / 80 | 105 / 41.5 | 117 / 46 | 127 / 50 |
| 2 | 134 / 53 | 142 / 56 | 219 / 86 | 105 / 41.5 | 117 / 46 | 127 / 50 |
| 3 | 146 / 58 | 155 / 61 | 234 / 92 | 105 / 41.5 | 117 / 46 | 127 / 50 |
Custom sizes
We do everything we can to be truly size-inclusive. We can highly individualise your garment, by adapting the standard fit and/or choosing a non-standard fabric/colour.
Find out more about this service HERE.
Linen Care & Washing Instructions
Every Layercake has washing labels sewn into them, usually in the left side-seam. All our linen is pre-shrunk, unless stated otherwise and can be machine-washed at 40º C and either line-dried or machine-dried. If you machine-dry them, take them out of the dryer as soon as it finishes and hang them up straightaway, then you will not have to iron them.
Our Linen
Linen is one of the world's strongest textiles and most sustainable fashion choices, creating zero waste as every part of the plant is used (for textiles and food). Our linen is all European grown, yarn-dyed and woven especially for us, then boil-washed to pre-shrink it.
Find out more about our linen.
Wearability
Linen is not only a Summer fabric, it is also a natural insulator, providing warmth when it is needed and offering the perfect base for a layered look, trapping air between the layers to keep you cozy year-round.