Emilia Wickstead Mona Dress

Cue viewing of the contemporary version of The Stepford Wives.

the emilia wickstead mona floral print midi dress

I have a bone to pick with Emilia Wickstead. The purveyor of ladylike staples in the most feminine of floral prints produces an offensive amount of the line in polyester. And likes to call it satin. And charges out the nose for it.

Listen, I am all for investing in a wardrobe. I have splurged on clothing. Still do. Guilty. Lock me up. But as I have stated before, synthetic fabrics (for non-athletic clothing) is where I draw the line. When I find polyester articles of clothing priced in the thousands, there is a mental record scratch that happens. Speaking of mental, who is pricing polyester at three thousand dollars.

This is not a rhetorical question. Who is designing this synthetic stuff? Who is the yes man behind setting the pricing? And who are the suckers who are buying the piles of overpriced synthetic fabric, begetting more of it coming to the market?

While I certainly cannot find it in my budget to regularly shop the line and am not even interested in shopping the polyester styles, I will admit that the cotton items are dreamy. In fact, I indulged in buying the cotton poplin Mona Floral Print Midi Dress after it was marked down, with an additional percentage off via Matches.

Furthermore there are other markdown Emilia Wickstead numbers on my currently coveting page and guess what? The majority of the fabric content is cotton.

I am wearing this dress in a UK size 18, which translates to a US size 14. I should have gone down a size, but will probably just have it tailored. Note that pairing it with a bra that will not show is tricky. I suggest a balconette, like this one.

After the photos, tap into your inner Charlotte York with one of the marked down, cotton Emilia Wickstead styles available on the market right this moment. Act now, supply is limited.