The Silk Mini Dress — Fragile Like a Bomb, Black

The most powerful version of the quietest silhouette.

On a black ground, the Fragile Like a Bomb print becomes something different — more nocturnal, more precise, more deliberate. The same Como mulberry silk construction as the original dress, the same concealed button placket and silk belt, the same double function as dress and shirt. But in this version, everything is sharper.

Black absorbs the room and returns only what it chooses. Worn as a dress with the belt cinched and the buttons closed, this piece has the composed authority of something made for an evening that matters. Worn open as a shirt over wide-leg trousers or a silk skirt, it becomes the kind of layer that makes the rest of the outfit irrelevant.

Fragile Like a Bomb was always about the contradiction between softness and strength. On black silk, that contradiction resolves into something unambiguous.

WHY COMO MULBERRY SILK
Lake Como has been the heart of Italian silk production for over five centuries. The mulberry silk we use carries a natural luminosity and a fluid drape that improves with every careful wash. On a dark ground, the quality of the Como weave reveals itself most completely — the depth of the black, the precision of the print, the way the silk moves in low light. It is not simply a material. It is a provenance.

PRODUCT DETAILS
— 100% Como Mulberry Silk
— Fragile Like a Bomb print on black ground
— Favette signature print
— Round neckline with fully concealed button closure
— Long fitted sleeves
— Silk belt with belt loops, defined waist
— Mini length
— No pockets
— Wears as a dress or as a silk shirt
— Designed in Rome, Made in Italy
— Model wears size S, height 170 cm / 5'7"

A NOTE FROM THE FOUNDER
"The black ground version of Fragile Like a Bomb was designed for the woman who wants the signature print but with a different kind of authority. Where the white ground is fresh and unexpected, the black is definitive. I think of it as the evening version of the same idea — same fragility, same strength, different light."

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