The new Portia combines our bestselling Polly Dress shape with beautiful batik print fabric - made for sunshine. This maxi dress features puff sleeves, a high neckline and a tiered long skirt. The Flower Power print shows simple flowers and tiny polkadots in shades of pink on a rich navy base.

What is Batik?

Batik is a technique of wax-resist dyeing applied to cloth. Batik is made by printing the wax design onto fabric using a copper stamp called a cap. The applied wax design resists dyes and therefore allows the artisan to colour selectively by soaking the cloth in one colour, removing the wax with boiling water, and repeating if multiple colours are desired. Due to the artisan nature of this process every Batik printed item differs slightly, making it unique and extra special.