Aleca Mini Dress

The Aleca is the kind of dress that makes packing for a trip feel easy — one piece that works from the bike ride to brunch straight through to aperitivo hour without a second thought. Made from Marine Layer's Cali Poplin in 100% pima cotton, it has a soft, lightweight hand that feels genuinely natural against the skin, drapes without clinging, and emerges from a suitcase looking like you just hung it up.

FIT & CONSTRUCTION

• Fit type: Relaxed mini
• Silhouette: Puff sleeve mini dress
• Construction details: Puff sleeves; gingham print throughout
  
• Model info: Sophie is 5'10", wearing a size small

MATERIALS

Fabric: 100% Pima Cotton (Cali Poplin)

Made: Made responsibly in China by a manufacturing partner audited by reputable third-party certifiers and held to Marine Layer's published Vendor Code of Ethics. The Cali Poplin uses pima cotton — a long-staple variety known for being notably softer, more durable, and more color-stable than conventional cotton — woven into a lightweight, perfectly packable poplin that resists wrinkles and holds its shape wash after wash.

Sustainability: Pima cotton is a higher-quality, longer-lasting natural fiber than conventional cotton — durability is its own form of sustainability. Marine Layer is a certified B Corp committed to having 75% of its products made with sustainable materials by 2030. All manufacturing partners undergo third-party auditing and have signed the brand's Vendor Code of Ethics. Orders ship in recyclable Vela bags; all tags and catalogs are printed on FSC-certified paper.

CARE

Machine wash cold. Tumble dry low.

STYLED BY LADDER

Wear it as-is with leather sandals and a straw bag for the full warm-weather moment, or layer the Anacapa Cardigan over it when the evening cools down — the chocolate gingham is one of those prints that reads as neutral enough to style easily but interesting enough to carry the whole look on its own.

ABOUT MARINE LAYER

Marine Layer is a San Francisco-based apparel brand built around one deceptively simple idea: clothes should feel as good as they look, and making them responsibly isn't optional. As a certified B Corp since 2022 — a standard met by fewer than 0.5% of U.S. apparel brands — they hold themselves to verified benchmarks for environmental and social accountability across their entire supply chain. Their Re-Spun take-back program has diverted hundreds of thousands of pounds of clothing from landfills, and they're on track to have 75% of their line made with sustainable materials by 2030. It's feel-good fashion in the most literal sense.