African Batik Halterneck Maxi Dress — Emerald Fern & Vertical Stripe Open Back

Stunning, voluminous, and alive with bold African batik artistry — this sweeping full-length halterneck maxi dress features a bold all-over vertical stripe and fern/leaf panel pattern in rich emerald green, olive, gold, and deep burgundy/brown, with a gathered scoop halterneck and a dramatic open backless design with halter tie. The dress is a generous, voluminous full-length A-line silhouette — its fabric sweeping dramatically from the gathered halterneck to pool at the floor in a bold, full skirt of extraordinary volume and movement. The fabric is a rich hand-waxed batik textile — its surface a bold all-over composition of vertical stripe panels alternating between two distinct motifs. The first panel is a bold vertical column of bold elongated oval and dash marks in olive, gold, and burgundy — each mark a bold resist-dye form stacked in a bold vertical column, the columns repeating across the surface in a bold rhythmic stripe. The second panel is a bold vertical column of bold fern or leaf branch marks in bright emerald green — each branch a bold central stem with bold small oval leaf marks along its length, the branches stacked in a bold vertical column, the columns alternating with the oval stripe panels across the entire surface. The colour palette is a rich, earthy field of bright emerald green, olive, gold, amber, and deep burgundy/brown, with bold white resist-dye crackle lines giving the fabric its characteristic batik depth and texture. The neckline is a bold gathered scoop halterneck — its fabric gathered into a bold ruched band that ties behind the neck in a bold halter tie. The back is a dramatic open backless design — the fabric falling away from the shoulders to reveal the full back, with the halter tie crossing at the nape of the neck. A statement piece of bold wearable batik artistry, voluminous A-line drama, and striking open back elegance.

Details

• Full-length voluminous A-line maxi dress silhouette
• Hand-waxed batik fabric — bold vertical stripe and fern/leaf panel pattern
• Rich emerald green, olive, gold, and deep burgundy/brown colour palette
• Gathered scoop halterneck with halter tie
• Dramatic open backless design
• Extraordinary volume and movement in the full skirt
• A bold statement of wearable African batik artistry