Yrsa Wide Leg Jumpsuit

One piece and the outfit is done. It goes on in a single movement, buttons up the front and needs nothing decided on top of it — no belt, no second layer, no standing in front of the wardrobe.

Why you'll feel good about this

This is the one for the first warm afternoons — the growers’ market, a coffee that runs long, a friend’s garden. The bodice is cut close and buttons down the front, the waist is gathered into a seam, and below it the leg goes wide and straight to the ankle, so you are covered up and still nothing is holding on to you.

Design notes

• Deep V neckline with wide shoulder straps
• Sleeveless, with a low scooped back
• Button-through bodice
• Two flap pockets at the chest
• Gathered seam at the waist
• Two large flap patch pockets on the hip
• Wide leg falling straight to the ankle

Why you'll love it

• Real pockets, four of them — two flaps at the chest and two large patch pockets on the hip; stitched on, not printed on
• Nothing gripping the middle — the waist is a gathered seam, not elastic, so the leg falls away from you
• Wide all the way down — the leg reads like a trouser, so it stays put-together with a flat sandal or a heel

Details

• Neckline — Deep V, wide shoulder straps
• Sleeves — Sleeveless
• Back — Low scoop
• Fastening — Buttons down the bodice
• Pockets — Two at the chest, two on the hip
• Waist — Gathered seam
• Leg — Wide, to the ankle
• Colour — Light blue
• Wear it for — Markets, garden lunches and warm spring afternoons

Fabric & care

• Fabric — a soft woven fabric with a light linen-look crease, as shown by the maker; fibre composition not stated by the maker

Size guide — body measurements as listed by the maker. Pick the row that matches you, not the dress.

Fabric & care

Where provided, the fabric composition is listed above. Linen softens and creases with wear — that’s the fabric, not a fault. Wash cool with like colours, dry in the shade (the Australian sun fades natural fibres fast) and iron on the reverse while slightly damp.