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Clarity 100% Cotton Dress - Anna Smith
Details: Smocked bodice · Balloon sleeves with tapered flare · knee length · Cotton voile lining · 2 deep pockets · 100% cotton · Hand-block printed
Anna Smith Strong was a mother of ten who joined George Washington's Culper Spy Ring after the British seized her Long Island home and sent her husband to the prison ship "Jersey" for "surreptitious correspondence with the enemy", aka spying. Forced into a small cottage with her children on her own land, she made her laundry into a code to signal Washington. A black petticoat on the line meant the courier had arrived from across the Sound; the handkerchiefs beside it marked which cove his boat was hidden in, so her fellow spies could slip a message to Washington under cover of night. She hung her laundry in plain sight of British officers living in her home, and they never caught her.
Hand-block printed in fresh blush cotton with sage embellishments, the Anna Smith is the kind of dress that feels like a deep breath. The smocked bodice stretches gently to hold you and support you through whatever the day asks, while the balloon sleeves billow and taper into a delicate flare at the elbow. Unhurried, feminine, a little romantic. The skirt falls in a clean A-line to the knee, full enough to move in, graceful enough to stand still in. Two deep pockets. A soft cotton voile lining for comfort and modesty. Everything you need, nothing you don't.
Available in matching Mommy & Me sizes for little girls ages 2–6. Each complete with pockets.
Anna Smith is the same fabric as her sister dress Anna Marie. Where Anna Marie is a long sleeve and ankle length dress, Anna Smith is a short sleeve and knee length dress.
Fabric: Every Anna Smith is hand-block printed in Jaipur using a craft 500 years older than fast fashion — wooden blocks carved by hand, dipped in natural dye, and pressed into the fabric one stamp at a time. Designed on our homestead in rural Ohio, made in Jaipur by families who have practiced this tradition for generations. Because each dress is made entirely by hand, no two are identical — slight variations in color and pattern are not flaws, they are fingerprints. The mark of something real. No chlorinated bleaches, azo dyes, chemical washes, sprays, or preservatives are used to make or applied to our Clarity dresses. We are toxin free by design.
Care: Wash inside out with other 100% cotton fabrics on a delicate cold cycle. Hang dry. Never bleach.
Pickup available at Lazy Acres
Usually ready in 24 hours
Find our easy return & exchange policy below.
Returns are accepted for 14 days. Returns must have their original tags. Buyer pays a flat rate of $15 for return shipping. Refunds will be given in the form of Clarity store credit. Refunds will not be made to the original form of payment. We reserve the right to charge a restocking fee if the customer is sending back items without their original tags or if the items have been used.
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