{"product_id":"the-miriam-dress","title":"The Miriam Dress","description":"\u003cp\u003eSaffron and Delft blue, running in bands of flowers and small birds — then cut on\u003cbr\u003ethe bias so every stripe meets in a long chevron down the centre, front and back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat mitring is the whole trick, and it's the expensive part: nothing runs\u003cbr\u003ehorizontally across you. The lines travel on the diagonal and converge, which is\u003cbr\u003eexactly what stylists reach for when you'd rather the eye didn't settle at your\u003cbr\u003emiddle — a diagonal blurs where a horizontal announces. Then the pattern stops\u003cbr\u003edead at a contrast band at your natural waist, and begins again below it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's tailored, not thrown on, and that's what carries a print with this much\u003cbr\u003ehistory: a seamed bodice, a real waist, long bishop sleeves gathered into narrow\u003cbr\u003ecuffs. The V runs deep — but it's the only bare thing on you, sleeves to the\u003cbr\u003ewrist and hem to the ankle, which is the proportion that makes a plunge read\u003cbr\u003eelegant rather than exposed. A plunge bra sits underneath and stays out of sight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd long sleeves in July aren't a compromise. Linen breathes, your shoulders stay\u003cbr\u003eout of the sun, and you'll be the only one at the table not hunting for a wrap\u003cbr\u003ewhen the air conditioning finds you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLinen · deep V neckline · long bishop sleeves gathered into narrow cuffs · fitted seamed bodice · contrast band at the natural waist · full A-line maxi skirt · engineered indienne stripe with florals and birds, mitred to a chevron front and back · close through the bodice, defined at the waist, full through the skirt · densely printed throughout, so the pattern does real covering work · size to your bust; the bodice is fitted and seamed, so size up if you're between · model is 5'7\" and wears a size M · in Saffron Provence · machine wash cold, gentle cycle, hang to dry, warm iron while damp\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Helena Bloom","offers":[{"title":"XS","offer_id":54322742067413,"sku":null,"price":139.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"S","offer_id":54315853316309,"sku":"0046bb691798e8cb95fefb1938853e99","price":139.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"M","offer_id":54315853349077,"sku":"305feeaa1899a0a2c1ade61a640f31b1","price":139.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":54315853381845,"sku":"2dc061e28323b25af3bce4459199c8e4","price":139.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":54315853414613,"sku":"48e4b8bf396025eef22738e0e03da15c","price":139.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XXL","offer_id":54315853447381,"sku":"d2b16c3858e07aec9ab7f53f55b7bcd6","price":139.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/3691\/5925\/files\/ChatGPTImageJul23_2026_07_05_08AM_1.png?v=1784804732","url":"https:\/\/helenabloom.com\/products\/the-miriam-dress","provider":"Helena Bloom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}