Collection: December Chris

The December Chris look

The tailoring is built in families. The Tidal Piping Blazer has a V-neck lapel with precise piping along the edges, and it is matched by the Tidal Straight Pants, a mid to high rise trouser, the Tidal Piping Skirt, the Tidal Piping Top and the Tidal Piping Maxi Dress. The Ocean Ruffle Skirt is a fitted sheath with cascading ruffle trim, the Ocean Ruffle Top has an asymmetric scoop neck, and the Ocean Ruffle Shirt and the Ocean Seam Pocket Shorts complete that group. The Riple Straight Maxi Dress is a floor-length column with a round neck and butterfly sleeves.

The dresses carry most of the drama: the Elyssar Puff Sleeve Maxi Dress, the Nyvra One Shoulder Maxi Dress, the Elio Mermaid Maxi Dress, the Lior Bell Sleeve Maxi Dress and the Anou Cowl Maxi Dress. For the office there are the Veylune Notch Neck Blazer, the Auryth Tapered Pants and the Lumi Peplum Top with its Lumi Pencil Skirt. The ao dai group uses synthetic silk: the Yen Vu Mock Neck Synthetic Silk Ao Dai, the Thuy Vu Mandarin Collar Synthetic Silk Ao Dai and the Nguyet Anh Flutter Sleeved Synthetic Silk Ao Dai, worn over the Ket Phuc Straight Synthetic Silk Pants.

The four capsules

The Ket Phuc Nghenh Xuan Collection holds the ao dai and the Vietnamese-named silk separates such as the Hong Nhan A-line Twill Silk Skirt and the Xuan Phong Halter Neck Silk Organza Maxi Dress. The Moonlit Veils Collection, the Ode to Orchid Collection and the The Inner Fluidity Collection divide the tailoring and the maxi dresses between them. All ao dai from the label also sit in the store-wide Ao Dai edit.

When to wear December Chris

The blazers, pants and pencil skirts are office pieces that carry into a cocktail party with a change of shoes. The maxi dresses are bought for wedding guest and anniversary dressing, and the ao dai for Lunar New Year and family celebrations. Coverage is easy to find here: the Riple and Lior dresses have full sleeves, the ao dai have mock necks or mandarin collars with long sleeves, and most dresses reach the floor.

How does December Chris fit?

The straight and column cuts skim rather than cling, and the blazers have a structured, composed shoulder. Ao dai are cut close through the bodice and worn with the matching straight pants, so check both measurements on the product page.

Can I buy the pieces as a set?

Yes. The Tidal, Ocean, Lumi and Oval pieces are sold separately but designed together, so you can wear the Tidal Piping Blazer with the Tidal Straight Pants or over the Tidal Piping Maxi Dress. For more matched looks, see the Co-ord Sets edit.