Dresses & Skirts

This modern interpretation of the classic silk tea dress will become your year-round favourite. The effortless, easy style is a perfect for the vibrant colours and prints. It slips on over the head and has a pleated skirt, a button-front top, short sleeves and a pointed collar. Made in our finest silk from Japan, it will be warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Team with tights and a cardigan in the winter, or with simple flat sandals in the spring.

The perfect dress for entertaining at home or an evening out. The romantic silhouette is elegantly cut to skim the figure: flatteringly fitted at the shoulders it extends into a full flowing skirt with beautiful movement. It is a full-length dress that ends just above the ankle. The vibrant original print is designed by English print-maker Ed Curtis. The long voluminous sleeves are finished with pretty gathered cuffs. This dress slips on over your head and fastens with three covered buttons at the back of the neck.

This dress takes its name from the British sub culture in the Sixties and Seventies that was inspired by the American Soul and Northern Soul music scenes. The neat cut and prim collar belies an attitude of rebellion. This dress has long sleeves, a waist seam, small collar and fastens with a concealed zip at the back. This version, embellished with silver flat studs, appears in the AW20 campaign. Falling just below the knee, it will look great teams with tights in the winter or bare legs come springtime.

This pussy bow dress is a timeless piece that is demure and polished with undertones of irreverence. It buttons up and is finished with a generous silk bow, yet the pleated body and flirty skirt hem add a playful spirit. Beautifully made in Japan from our highest quality Japanese silk, it will work as well in summer as it does in winter worn with tights and long boots. Available in seasonal colours, including custom hand-drawn prints by collaborator Ed Curtis.

This pussy bow dress is a timeless piece that is demure and polished with undertones of irreverence. It buttons up and is finished with a generous silk bow, yet the pleated body and flirty skirt hem add a playful spirit. Beautifully made in Japan from our highest quality Japanese silk, it will work as well in summer as it does in winter worn with tights and long boots. Available in seasonal colours, including custom hand-drawn prints by collaborator Ed Curtis.

The patchwork shirt is a favourite of J&M Davidson’s creative director Katie Hillier and she creates an iconic variation each season. For AW20, Hillier combines four key fabrics from the collection in this long line cotton and silk shirt: pyjama stripe, cream, polka dot and hand-painted prints by collaborator Ed Curtis. Wear this over stonewashed jeans or solo as a shirt dress.

This dress takes its name from the British sub culture in the Sixties and Seventies that was inspired by the American Soul and Northern Soul music scenes. The neat cut and prim collar belies an attitude of rebellion. This dress has long sleeves, a waist seam, small collar and fastens with a concealed zip at the back. Falling just below the knee, it will look great teams with tights in the winter or bare legs come springtime.

Just as its name indicates, it’s irresistible not to swing in this dress. When swing and jazz took hold of music culture on both sides of the Atlantic in the Sixties, hemlines and attitudes shifted accordingly. This dress takes its name from its trapeze shape: tailored perfectly at the shoulders, it hangs loose and has a mini hemline. Its colour-block design has two patch pockets on the front. It’ll look best with long boots or flat coquettish shoes.

Just as its name indicates, it’s irresistible not to swing in this dress. When swing and jazz took hold of music culture on both sides of the Atlantic in the Sixties, hemlines and attitudes shifted accordingly. This dress takes its name from its trapeze shape: tailored perfectly at the shoulders, it hangs loose and has a mini hemline. Its colour-block design has two velvet patch pockets on the front. It’ll look best with long boots or flat coquettish shoes.

This penny collar, or club collar, shirt is a casual style that will look great own over jeans or as a shirtdress. Reminiscent of archetypal English school shirts, which had separate collars affixed to them, this stripe pattern has the spirit of a pyjama style. Cut in our high-quality Japanese 100% cotton, it has a fresh crispness to it. It is longer in the back with side vents and has a button front and cuffs.

This is a year-round dress that can be styled and worn a different way each season. Wear it solo in the summer, or with a fine knit polo sweater layered underneath in the winter. It is cut in our substantial yet soft Japanese cotton which has body but doesn’t cling. It has a flattering V neck and darted waist seam to give the dress shape and falls below the knee with a subtle A-line shape. It has two hidden seam pockets and belt loops should you want to style with a belt. It fastens with a zip at the back, and it is unlined with beautifully-finished French seams.

Easy to wear, this A-line knee-length skirt is extremely versatile. Made from our pleasingly substantial soft Japanese cotton, this skirt is cut with a high waist to flatter the silhouette and has belt loops should you wish to wear a belt. A flat hidden front pleat adds volume without bulkiness. It can be worn with a simple white shirt tucked in, or a skinny rib knit for a sleek silhouette. Thanks to the high-quality cotton, this will remain a favourite in all seasons.

This woollen skirt is inspired by the tradition of wearing tweed in the great British outdoors, yet fitting tailored for city life. Tweed was originally adopted for its extremely warm properties that blended well with the natural surroundings. This tweed is milled by Johnstons of Elgin, a Scottish mill with over 100 years of experience. This blend of woollen yarn contains all the colours of highland heather: blue, green, tan, and rust. This skirt is cut and tailored to sit on the true waist, is fully lined and fastened with a zip at the back.

This woollen skirt is inspired by the tradition of wearing tweed in the great British outdoors, yet fitting tailored for city life. Tweed was originally adopted for its extremely warm properties that blended well with the natural surroundings. This tweed is milled by Johnstons of Elgin, a Scottish mill with over 100 years of experience. This blend of woollen yarn contains all the colours of highland heather: blue, green, tan, and rust. This skirt is cut and tailored to sit on the true waist, is fully lined and fastened with a zip at the back.