The Camielle Dress - Heirloom Garden Mommy + Me Sizes

The Camielle Dress: 

In Heirloom Garden Fabric — The Beauty of a Slower Way: 

There is more to Heirloom Garden than a beautiful print.
The way it is made is one of the reasons we chose it.

Rather than being rapidly screen printed by machine for perfect repetition, this fabric is created using the traditional art of hand block printing. The organic cotton is laid out by hand, and artisans work across the fabric with small carved blocks, carefully stamping the design again and again. One color is applied at a time, allowed to dry, and then the process begins again with the next—slowly building the layers of green and delicate dark details that make up our Heirloom Garden print.

It’s slow. It’s painstaking. And in a world built around making things faster, cheaper and more identical, that’s exactly why we love it & choose it! 

You’ll sometimes find a place where the block didn’t land quite like the one before it. A line may be softer. A bit of color may wander outside its expected place. You may find a tiny smudge, an irregular repeat, or a variation in the depth of the print.

Those aren’t defects. They’re the fingerprints of something made by hand.

If you’re looking for machine-made perfection, hand block printing may not be for you. But if you love the character that comes from knowing human hands were part of making something you wear, we hope you’ll treasure those little imperfections as much as we do.

The block-printed fabrics are created in limited runs, and once a particular length of fabric is gone, we can’t promise when—or whether—that exact print will be available to us again. That means every small batch becomes a little moment in the Dear Daughter story. 🤍

Perfectly imperfect. Made slowly. Chosen because some things are still worth taking time to make.

THE CAMIELLE DRESS - FIT:

Named after my daughter, Camielle, for the simplest reason: she put it on and immediately felt beautiful & confident in it.
And since then, that’s been our favorite thing about the Camielle. We’ve watched women of different ages, heights, sizes and body types put her on and have that same reaction. And perhaps most importantly for a dress meant for real life… she has TWO pockets.

The Camielle dress is incredibly comfortable and easy to live in, while making you feel feminine, confident and beautifully put together.

Made from the softest 100% organic cotton, with an incredibly forgiving smocked bodice that gently hugs the body while allowing plenty of stretch.
It fits closely enough to flatter a smaller frame while comfortably accommodating a fuller bust and figure.. which is why you’ll see the very same size worn on several different body types throughout our photographs.

Long, airy balloon sleeves are finished with elastic at the wrist and can be worn several ways:
Pull them over the shoulders for more coverage, wear them off the shoulder for a softer, romantic look, or push the sleeves up when real life calls for getting your hands a little dirty.

The full-length skirt is fully lined, so there’s no need for a slip, while the lightweight cotton keeps her breathable, flowing and comfortable enough for ordinary days.

And because this was the dress that seemed to make everyone feel beautiful, it became the natural choice for our first matching “Little Daughter” design.. something special enough to share across generations.

Made to be lived in, loved, and someday remembered.

Details:

• 100% organic cotton
• Soft, lightweight + breathable
• Stretch smocked bodice
• Exceptionally flexible, forgiving fit
• If colored or printed- it is by HAND BLOCK PRINTING! Extremely Old-world, time-consuming & intentional. We support this rare, dying trade 🤍
  Read more about this incredible sentiment. 
• Fully lined skirt
• Long balloon sleeves with elastic cuffs
• Sleeves can be worn on or off the shoulder
• Women’s + Little Daughter size
• 100% organically made:
  Chemical-free, no bleaches, synthetics or AZO dyes used, so you can not only look amazing- but FEEL good about putting it on you & your loved one’s skin. 🤍
• Designed in Festus, Missouri, Hand Made Slowly & ethically in India

CARE: wash separately on cold/delicate, hang to dry.

A Note About Our Flexible Fit:
The Camielle was intentionally designed with a beautifully flexible fit. Her smocked bodice offers generous stretch while still comfortably hugging smaller frames.

Women’s XS tag — fits approximately XS–M
Women’s M tag — fits approximately M–XL

Models for size reference:
Camielle is 5’5” wearing our Size XS-M (usually a true XS)
Corin is 5’4” wearing our XS-M (usually an XS/S) 
Olivia is 5’7” wearing our XS-M (usually wears Medium)
Chrissy is 5’3” wearing our size M-XL (usually an XL) 

If you’re between sizes, choose based on the fit you prefer. The smaller size will create a more fitted bodice, while sizing up will offer a little more ease.

Little Daughter sizes are designed to fit true to age, with the same comfortable, stretchy smocked bodice.

Need help deciding? Send us a note. We’re happy to help with sizing, and select sizes or alternate lengths/ alterations may be available by special order!