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A woman wears the Novara - Black button-down lace dress, seated on a black stool with a woven brown handbag. She pairs it with tan heeled sandals, gold jewelry, and loose brown hair against a plain, light background.
A woman wearing the Novara - Black dress with short sleeves and large front buttons stands against a plain background. She has long brown hair, a colorful beaded necklace, and a gold bracelet.
A woman with loose, wavy brown hair faces away, wearing the Novara - Black lace midi dress with short sleeves and a waist tie. She carries a brown woven handbag and pairs the look with tan heeled sandals.
A woman wears the Novara - Black button-down lace dress, seated on a black stool with a woven brown handbag. She pairs it with tan heeled sandals, gold jewelry, and loose brown hair against a plain, light background.
Get the look
A woman wearing the Novara - Black dress with short sleeves and large front buttons stands against a plain background. She has long brown hair, a colorful beaded necklace, and a gold bracelet.
A woman with loose, wavy brown hair faces away, wearing the Novara - Black lace midi dress with short sleeves and a waist tie. She carries a brown woven handbag and pairs the look with tan heeled sandals.

Novara Lace Midi Dress

Regular price £395

Black

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Novara Lace Midi Dress

Regular price £395

Black

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Novara - Black
The Novara - Black is a black lace short-sleeve dress with a V-neckline, fitted bodice, flared skirt, and large round buttons down the front.

The dress that looks like it has a story to tell. And a plan or two to get to.

The Parma - Multi beaded necklace showcases red, blue, brown, and white beads with a gold spiral shell pendant adorned with small colored gemstones, elegantly displayed on a white background.
Salene - Gold
Lysia - Tan
The Esmeray - Tan is an open-toe heeled sandal with a slim stiletto heel, wide cutout strap adorned with gold studs, and a thin toe strap, shown on a plain white background.

Black

Overall rating: 4.8333335 / 5 from 114 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

The Novara - Black dress is praised for its gorgeous colors, excellent quality, and flattering style. Customers appreciate the lovely pattern and soft, comfortable fabric. However, opinions on the size and cut are mixed, with some needing to size up or find additional accessories.

Summary topics

  • Material: 7%
  • Quality: 12%
  • Pattern: 6%
  • Style: 6%
  • Sizing: 8%

Review topics: ["fit","fabric","quality","dress","size","material","style","colour","pattern","shape","cut","print","feel","neckline","delivery","occasions","packaging","design","looks","sleeves"].

Review highlights

  • "Very happy with this dress, the fabric, fit, colours …." — Mrs H.
  • "Great design, flattering fit and high quality fabric." — Lucy S.
  • "This dress was beautiful,, a really lovely quality material adorned with pretty embroidery ." — kim c.

Reviews

This dress is simply stunning

"This dress is simply stunning to wear, touch and look at. The fabric drapes over the body so well. I unfortunately had to buy a size up as my size had sold out but I would say it’s fits about right if you can get your size and I’ll just have it altered. Two slight downsides which is why I’ve marked it down, the fabric in the flesh is quite different to how it looks online. I know it can be hard to photograph those nuances but I have another Rixo dress and the fabric was what I expected on that occasion. The second issue is due to the nature of the fabric the dress arrived with a number of pulls in it which I don’t expect for the price point. Overall I would buy the style again but would be more mindful of the fabric. I am excited to wear it at the races in a few weeks!"

— Jeremy V. (4/5)

Beautiful dress and gorgeous colours.

"Beautiful dress and gorgeous colours. Fits snugly on the chest area so ideally needing a good plunge bra. Enhances the curves and creates a smaller waist. Ideal for a wedding as a guest or mother of the bride/groom. I just wish that Rixo did nice jackets that can be worn with their beautiful dresses and perhaps nice camisoles to wear under the dress particularly as the V neck seems to be rather low."

— Dalia M. (5/5)

Beautiful soft and floaty dress

"Beautiful soft and floaty dress which hangs beautifully and makes you feel very feminine. The colour is gorgeous allowing for any colour accessories however and I wore it to Chelsea registry office for my friends wedding with a cream handbag and cream shoes which match the buttons. I have never bought RIXO so before but now I will definitely buy again."

— Marianne H. (5/5)

The dress is amazing, I

"The dress is amazing, I really love the shape, it's super flattering. Unfortunately, the neckline is too low for my full bust. If it had one more button (or if the neckline were just a few centimeters less deep), it would have been perfect for me. Unfortunately, the larger size is more comfortable around the bust/breast, but it’s too loose around my waist and hips."

— Giuditta D. (4/5)

My first Rixo purchase, worth

"My first Rixo purchase, worth every penny. Very flattering, floaty fabric. Low cut but not as low as I thought it would be. The button detailing makes this dress! I wore it to a wedding but I know i'll be able to dress up and down over the year, very happy!"

— Katy L. (5/5)

I wore this to a

"I wore this to a wedding and loved the swish. I did find it a bit tricky to pair with a bra and wish it was a little more adjustable. But beautiful material and swing and looks great!"

— Ellen T. (4/5)

This dress was beautiful,,a really

"This dress was beautiful,,a really lovely quality material adorned with pretty embroidery . It isn’t white though as it liked in the photos, it’s more cream colour. Sadly the bust on it was far to small for me although the rest of the dress fitted beautifully. The returns process was straight forward and I’m now awaiting my refund ."

— kim c. (4/5)

The perfect dress I have

"The perfect dress I have been searching for, for a wedding in July. Beautiful powder blue colour and the lace makes it feel different and special. Fits perfect across the back and bust but very low cut so I need to find a plunge bra which won't show."

— Helen M. (5/5)

Fantastic dress - fits beautifully

"First dress ordered from RIXO - so was unsure about fit or quality. This dress is absolutely beautiful- and so glad I signed up to the restock alert. Clever cut - and neckline not too low (looks low on image). Just to say I’m probably not the usual RIXO demographic (I’m in my mid 50s), but this dress is super flattering and looks stunning dressed up, or down."

— Ruth (5/5)

Have bought this dress to

"Have bought this dress to wear to my brothers wedding and I feel fantastic - AND I am newly post partum and breastfeeding. This dress is beautifully made and the colour is STUNNING. I’m so glad I splashed out on something from Rixo and would like to thank the designers for continueing to offer button down styles. They are so hard to find and make breastfeeding at formal occasions much easier."

— Lucy M. (5/5)

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