JOANNE | A-line dress with a square neckline

I ordered the 4XL expecting the usual shapeless thing and it actually had a shape.

Above XL the choices narrow fast, and what survives is mostly cut as a rectangle with a print on it. So you learn to shop by what will fit rather than by what you like, and the dress that arrives is the one you settle for rather than the one you wanted.

Joanne runs from S all the way to 5XL in the same A-line cut, which is the point of it. The skirt widens gently from the waist so the shape holds at every size instead of only at the small end, the square neckline opens the chest without dropping low, and the three-quarter sleeves cover the upper arm. The fabric carries an embossed texture, so it catches light without any print at all. Black, red, purple, blue and green.

Why women our age keep coming back to it

• The same cut at every size. The A-line runs through all eight sizes, so the shape at 4XL is the shape on the model rather than a wider version of nothing.
• A square neckline instead of a round one. The straight line across the chest is more flattering than a plain scoop and does not dip low enough to need a camisole.
• Sleeves to below the elbow. Three-quarter length covers the upper arm, which is the request we hear more than any other.
• Texture doing the work of a print. The embossed surface gives the fabric depth, so a plain color does not read as plain.

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• Buy 2 items, save 10 percent
• Buy 3 items, save 15 percent
• Buy 4 items, save 20 percent

The discount is applied automatically at checkout.

How it fits

Sizes S through 5XL. The A-line gives away room through the hip, so the bust is the measurement to check against the chart. If you are between two sizes take the larger one, and if you are at the top of a size range take the larger one without hesitating.

30 days to change your mind

Thirty days for a full refund, no restocking fee, no questions asked.

A few recent reviews

Finding a 5XL that is not a sack took me two years. I bought two of these.
Marlene T., Albuquerque

The square neck is what sold me. It sits flat and does not gape at all.
Paulette S., 62

The texture in the fabric is lovely in person. The red is deep, not bright.
Adeline K., Chandler