The Unicorn Defends Himself Poet Slip Dress

This silk charmeuse Poet Slip features delicate puff sleeves and soft cups, adorned with romantic silk bows at the shoulders and cuffs. Cut on the bias for an impeccable fit, it showcases "The Unicorn Defends Himself" from the legendary Unicorn Tapestries at the MET Cloisters. 

Make your escape like the mystical unicorn, no one can damper your dreams, no one can hold you back from your destiny. "The Unicorn Defends Himself" is one of seven tapestries in the "Unicorn Tapestries" group, available to view at the MET cloisters. These allegorical tapestries depict the hunting of a unicorn, a mythological animal common to European folklore. In "The Unicorn Defends Himself," the hunters have closed in on the unicorn. Unicorns were believed to be ferocious animals, nearly impossible to capture. This unicorn has attacked one of the hunters' greyhounds, and is poised to make its escape.

• Bias-cut silk charmeuse slip dress with soft cups and bow details

• No underwire

• Pullover style with keyhole detail at center back and a button closure

Fabric: 100% Silk Charmeuse

Brittany-Leigh is 5’6” and wearing size XXL in Selkie. Her measurements are 38” bust, 35” waist, 50” hip.