Rainbow Fishnet Cover-Up Sexy Lingerie Dress - Halter Mini, See-Through Crochet Net, One Size

Ten Inches Flat, Forty-Seven Around

Laid flat the bust measures 26 cm, 10.2 in, across, a figure that alarms people until they see what the knit does with it: it opens to fit a bust, waist or hip up to 120 cm, 47.2 in, without distorting the stripes. Length behaves the same way, 71 cm, 28 in, at rest and stretching to roughly 120 cm, 47 in. This is a one size that means it.

It is a halter mini cut from open crochet net, the rainbow stripes set vertically so they run the whole way down the body, with hot pink trim finishing the neckline and the hem. The back is an open scoop and the halter knots behind the neck. The knit itself is a fine diamond mesh that stretches in all directions, which is why it skims the body instead of clinging to it and stays put rather than working its way up. Composition is 95% polyamide and 5% elastane.

Worn over a bikini it passes for resort wear; worn over nothing it does not, and in a building with a pool deck that distinction turns practical, because between the lounger and your own front door there is a lift and a corridor. Chlorine is the other consideration: rinse it in fresh water after every use, since chlorine and seawater both break down stretch fibres over time. Hand wash cold with a mild detergent and never machine wash, because open net catches on everything inside a drum. Lay it flat to dry, because a dryer or an iron kills the elastane. Keep it clear of rings, nails and rough jewellery.

• 26 cm / 10.2 in bust flat, opening to 120 cm / 47.2 in
• 71 cm / 28 in long relaxed, stretching to roughly 120 cm
• Open rainbow crochet net with hot pink neck and hem trim
• Halter tie at the neck with an open scoop back
• 95% polyamide, 5% elastane, stretching in every direction
• Rinse after chlorine or seawater; hand wash cold, dry flat

Brickell buildings with a pool deck are a short run for us, so a morning order is on the lounger by the afternoon.