Women's Xylina Lace Minidress

Product Insights & Style Tips

Retrofête’s Xylina Lace Minidress is laced up in unapologetic glam—easy, ethereal, and a little unruly, like the secret afterparty you weren’t supposed to know about. The sheer ivory lace keeps things delicate and daring all at once, its mock neck and long sleeves a balancing act between covered and coquettish. What really seals it: the asymmetrical fringe hem, which flicks and sways with just a hint of rebellion, creating movement that feels instinctively cool and impossible to ignore. Layered textures and dimensional fringe riff on vintage nightlife through a modern, almost artful lens.

The Xylina skims close, accentuating shape without overwhelming it, while the back zip slips it into place in one easy motion. Its cut lets skin peek through the lace, giving that play between opacity and sheerness that’s become Retrofête’s calling card. Long sleeves and a high neck ground the proportions, so it’s as polished with sleek boots as it is with barely-there heels. Move from gallery opening to rooftop drinks, layering over a slip for extra coverage or letting the lace speak for itself; the dress’s trim and fabrication give it subtle stretch and drama in equal measure, while the fringe hem delivers movement every time you walk—or dance—into a room.

Consider this a contemporary riff on retro glamour, in line with Retrofête’s reputation for statement moments and after-dark escapism. It aligns with the ongoing infatuation for intricate, noticeably textured minis in the world of Simone Rocha and Self-Portrait, only here it’s laced with a distinct sense of irreverence—more “let’s misbehave” than “good girl gone rogue.”