Women's Gathered Waist Easy-Silk Dress

Regular price £250

Colour

Bitter Chocolate

Size

EU Free returns & Free shipping over

▪ Cut for an effortless drape, this dress comes up generously. We recommend sizing down.
▪ Made from the finest machine washable 100% Mulberry Silk.
▪ Clean pull-on fit without zips or buttons.
▪ Fluid through body with an elasticated waist for shape and comfort.
▪ The Dried Sage colourway won't be returning once sold out.

fit: Relaxed and fluid through the body with an elasticated waist for shape and comfort. Slips on easily without fastenings. CUT Mid-length with an easy drape. Gathered waistband offers shape without restricting movement. FABRIC Crafted from 100% Grade-A Mulberry silk with a sandwashed finish for a soft matte texture. Naturally breathable, temperature-regulating, and gentle on skin. COMPOSITION 100% Mulberry Silk 19 momme"

This Easy-Silk dress is loose, fluid, and moves beautifully with the body. It has a simple slip-on construction without zips or buttons, with a gathered, elasticated waist that gives way to a free-flowing, organic drape. It is cut from 100% sandwashed silk that is machine washable for ease. The Dried Sage colourway won't be returning once sold out.

FIT: Relaxed and fluid through the body with an elasticated waist for shape and comfort. Slips on easily without fastenings. Cut for an effortless drape, this dress comes up generously. We recommend sizing down.

CUT: Maxi-length with an easy drape. Gathered waistband offers shape without restricting movement.

FABRIC: Crafted from 100% Grade-A Mulberry silk with a sandwashed finish for a soft matte texture. Naturally breathable, temperature-regulating, and gentle on skin.

COMPOSITION: 100% Mulberry Silk, 19 momme.

MODEL: Our model is 5ft8/172cm tall and wears a size XS.

LINK: For more information, visit our silk material guide.

Care

Respect and care for this quality item to ensure its longevity:

Wash on delicate silk cycle with silk detergent and wash separately.

Dry flat away from direct heat and sunlight.

Cool iron on reverse.

Dry clean recommended to maintain original appearance.

Do not rub isolated stains.

For more information, visit our silk care guide.

Delivery & Returns

UK delivery

  • Royal Mail Standard (2–3 working days): £4.99; free on orders of £75 or more.
  • Royal Mail Express (1–2 working days): £5.99.
  • DPD Express (1–2 working days): £6.99.
  • DHL Express (1–2 working days): £8.99.

Choose Express before 2pm UK time, Monday to Friday, for same-day dispatch. Orders placed later, at weekends or on bank holidays are processed the next working day.

Standard delivery times include preparing your order. Working days are Monday to Friday, excluding bank holidays.

International delivery

For the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand:

  • FedEx Standard: 5–8 working days.
  • DHL Express: 3–5 working days.

You’ll find delivery charges at checkout. For all other destinations, checkout shows the available services, delivery times and charges.

Duties and taxes are included in product prices for USA orders. For other countries, they’re added at checkout so you can see the total before you order.

Ordering a pre-order item? You’ll find its expected dispatch date in your order confirmation email.

Returns

More time for festive returns. Orders placed between 27 October and 25 December 2026 inclusive have 60 days from delivery to return eligible items. This includes sale purchases and applies wherever we ship.

You’re welcome to try clothing on to check the fit. Please return items unused, unworn and unwashed, with tags attached. Bed linen, duvets and pillows must be unused and unwashed for a change-of-mind return.

Eligible UK returns are free with the prepaid Royal Mail label included in your parcel.

Returns are also free from the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Isle of Man and Channel Islands when you use the prepaid label we provide. For other international destinations, you’ll need to arrange and pay for return postage.

For any international return, please email info@riseandfall.co before posting so we can help with the correct instructions and a label where available.

If something arrives damaged, faulty or different from what you ordered, please email us so we can put it right.

Visit our Delivery & Returns page for full instructions, refund timings and product exclusions.

Reviews

Rating: 4.6/5 (35 reviews)

"Amazing products, packaged beautifully and great customer service."
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Designer's notes

  • Mid-length

    01 Mid-length

  • Gathered, elasticated waist

    02 Gathered, elasticated waist

  • Relaxed fit

    03 Relaxed fit

  • No zips or buttons

    04 No zips or buttons

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Production Details

  • Mulberry Silk

    Mulberry Silk

    Spun from the cocoons of Mulberry silkworms, the world’s finest silk forms the foundation of our collection. Made from 100% 19 momme sandwashed silk for a lightweight, fluid drape.

  • Certified Bluesign Silk

    Certified Bluesign Silk

    Certified Bluesign Silk, ensuring the entire production chain from chemical inputs to the finished fabric minimises water, energy, and chemical usage, eliminating harmful substances.

  • Sustainable manufacturers

    Sustainable manufacturers

    We partner directly with the world’s best makers — chosen for their craft, ethics and responsibility — to deliver true luxury without the mark-ups.

Customer Reviews

Overall rating: 4.6 / 5 from 35 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

The Women's Gathered Waist Easy-Silk Dress is highly praised for its superb quality and beautiful color, offering a great effortless style.

Summary topics

  • Fabric Quality (35%): A significant amount of customers expressed satisfaction with the quality, praising it as superb and top-notch.
  • Color Appeal (22%): A significant number of customers appreciated the beautiful colour of the dress and its great effortless style.

Review topics: [size, fit, delivery, colour, quality, fabric, style, service, feel, dress].

Review highlights

  • "Delightedly surprised at the quality and loved the length and colour." — Annie G.
  • "Lovely quality dress and beautiful colour but rather sacky and shapeless on me." — Pat W.
  • "Beautiful colour and high quality silk; great effortless style." — Kasia W.

Reviews

Stunning quality and easy style.

"Stunning quality and easy style. I found it very large so returned it. I’m hoping my size is available in future."

— Katie D. (5/5)

Lovely quality always looks nice

"Lovely quality always looks nice can dress up if down"

— Sue Q. (5/5)

Lovely flowy dress. Best customer

"Lovely flowy dress. Best customer service ever"

— Asila H. (5/5)

Wonderful dress - works both

"Wonderful dress - works both for smart and casual, drapes beautifully. Very flattering."

— Rebecca S. (5/5)

To begin with I was

"To begin with I was given a dress with stains, and I couldn't get through to rise and fall about it, but then customer service team was very helpful and gave me replacement."

— Anastasia R. (4/5)

I sent it back as

"I sent it back as was too big nice dress though"

— Sara B. (3/5)

I am an 8/10 and

"I am an 8/10 and ordered the XS which fitted great. it is beautiful and feels silky soft. My only negative feedback is it was not wrapped in more tissue paper as it is such a delicate fabric."

— Sarah L. (5/5)

Ok but returned

"Returned due to the elastic waist and cuffs being too tight and not very flattering for someone with a bust. Lovely fabric and colour, just a shame the fit wasn’t right."

— Hannah M. (3/5)

"This dress is gorgeous. The silk is so soft, easy to wear with fluid shape. I am quite tall at nearly 5:10 and the dress is quite long - i only just got away with it in flats. Ordering is easy and with speedy delivery. Great service, beautiful dress that i hope to wear for years to come."

— L (5/5)

Versatility and quality

"so easy to wear, it falls beautifully and it can take you from work to a night out. A nightclub or restaurant. It just fits everywhere."

— susan K. (5/5)

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