A Zip Dress, Black

This sporty little number can dress up or down with ease. It's done in a stretchy woven cotton, with a small shirt collar, short sleeves and a zip-front closure. The fit is fairly close through the bust, before falling into an easy lantern-shaped skirt. In most of these photos, we're showing it layered over Pluslavie's TuTuPlu tutu skirt, but it works equally well on its own. Slit pockets sit on the hips. Running true to size.

• Our model, Tondi, is 5'9"; she's wearing a size XSmall here. Tondi's measurements: Bust, 32 inches; Waist, 28 inches; Hip, 35 inches.
• 73 percent cotton, 24 percent polyamide, 3 percent elastane.
• Machine wash, cold, gentle cycle; lay flat to dry.
• Made in Turkey.
• Brand note: Pluslavie is a newish brand, designed by Denise Froelich, who spent more than a decade working with Rundholz.