Women’s Dresses · The Iulia Collection

Cassia V-Neck Pleated Chiffon Gown — A-Line Maxi with Cascade Slit

A surplice V-neck over a softly pleated bodice, released into fluid chiffon — cut long, with a cascading front ruffle that opens to a quiet slit.

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Designed in Roma
Fully lined
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  • Cut from weightless chiffon that moves with you
  • Maxi length that sweeps to the floor
  • Fully lined and opaque, with French-finished inner seams
  • Concealed closure and a clean, uninterrupted silhouette

The Cassia is a maxi v-neck pleated chiffon gown — a-line maxi with cascade slit from the Iulia collection — a dress conceived in Rome for weddings, the opera and occasions that ask for more. The v-neck pleated chiffon — a-line maxi with cascade slit is cut from weightless chiffon that moves with you, fully lined so it reads opaque in daylight and flash alike.

Like every Hugo Caesar Tassi piece, the Cassia is finished by hand: a concealed closure, real linings, and seams sewn to last. It is offered in 5 colors from the imperial palette — Cobalto, Avorio, Basalt, Verde Antico, Cornelia — and built to be worn for years, not a single season.

SilhouetteSurplice V-neck, pleated bodice, defined waist seam, fluid A-line maxi with a cascading front ruffle and slit
FabricFine fluid chiffon, fully lined
NecklineSurplice V-neckline with wide shoulder straps and a low V-back
LengthMaxi — floor-skimming
OccasionWeddings and wedding-guest dressing, garden parties, occasion wear
CareDry clean only; cool iron on reverse

True to size: a fitted, lightly pleated bodice and defined waist release into a full chiffon A-line — take your usual size.

Model is 176 cm / 5′9″ and wears a size S. Offered S–3XL, including extended sizes.

Cut long for heels; the cascade ruffle falls along a soft front slit. Size up if between sizes or for more ease through the hip.

Complimentary express shipping worldwide; dispatched within 1–6 business days, import duties included. Most orders arrive in 3–6 business days.

30-day returns on unworn items with tags attached. Each piece arrives in a porphyry box with the HCT seal.

For occasion, pair the Cassia in Cobalto with fine-gold jewelry and a barely-there heel. Add the Faustina silk scarf at the neck or wrist to complete the look.

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Complete the Cassia

Cassia V-Neck Pleated Chiffon Gown — A-Line Maxi with Cascade Slit
Cassia V-Neck Pleated Chiffon Gown — A-Line Maxi with Cascade Slit
This item
$275
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Lanuvina Soft Two-Handle Leather Handbag
Lanuvina Soft Two-Handle Leather Handbag
Carry it through the day
$490
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Carina Glossy Silk-Look Square Scarf
Carina Glossy Silk-Look Square Scarf
A finishing note at the neck
$55
Dress size

M · US 6 · EU 36 · Bust 88 · Waist 70 · Hips 95 cm

The Iulia Edit

Dress + sandal + bag + scarf

$330
Chosen by the atelier to be worn together

Notes from the Atelier

The V, Drawn Long

Conceived in Rome, the Cassia takes the calm geometry of a temple front and softens it into chiffon.

Designed by Hugo Caesar Tassi for the Iulia line, the Cassia opens at a clean surplice V — two crossed bands of pleating that frame the décolletage and meet at a defined waist seam, the way a pediment rests on its columns. From there the chiffon is set free: a full, fluid A-line that moves with every step.

A single cascading ruffle falls down the front, opening to a soft slit — the one note of motion in an otherwise composed line. Covered and considered above the waist, light and unhurried below.

Cut for the Occasion

Weightless chiffon, fully lined, cut to carry a wedding, a garden, a long warm evening.

The Cassia is built from a fine, fluid chiffon that photographs like silk and moves like air, fully lined so it reads opaque in daylight and candlelight alike. The pleated bodice skims rather than clings, and the A-line skirt keeps its fall clean and long.

Offered across a true range of sizes and in five imperial tones — midnight Cobalto, pale Avorio, deep Basalt, muted Verde Antico and rich Cornelia — so the same quiet architecture suits the wedding party and the guest alike.

The Verdict

Reviews

What she said after wearing it

As Worn by YouReal photos from the community — tap any to see it up close
4.7★★★★★Based on 96 reviews
97% would recommend this piece
Runs smallTrue to sizeRuns large
★★★★★3 days ago

Cobalto in the light

The cobalt is so much richer than my screen promised — a proper deep ink-blue that goes almost jewel-like under chandeliers. Wore it to a winter gala and the chiffon caught the light every time I moved.

Lavinia M.✓ Verified BuyerSize XXL · 160 cm · Runs small
★★★★★5 days ago

That cascade ruffle

It's the front ruffle that makes this gown. It spills down one side like water and only parts to show a little leg when you walk, so you get the drama of a slit without any of the worry. Beautifully judged.

Rosa D.✓ Verified BuyerSize 3XL · 165 cm · Runs large
★★★★★1 week ago

Floated all evening

Weightless.

Maddalena P.✓ Verified BuyerSize S · 170 cm · True to size
★★★★★2 weeks ago

Bodice does the work

Those soft pleats across the bodice are quietly clever — they skim everything I'd rather not announce and hold their shape without a single boned seam. I felt held in but could still breathe through a long dinner.

Pia M.✓ Verified BuyerSize M · 175 cm · True to size
★★★★3 weeks ago

Nearly perfect for me

A genuinely lovely gown — the cascade ruffle and the soft pleated bodice are everything I hoped, and the Cobalto is divine in daylight. My only personal note is that I'm petite, so I'd have loved it a fraction shorter; with my usual heels there's a touch more chiffon pooling than I'd choose. Entirely about my own height, not the gown, which is beautifully made.

Marta L.✓ Verified BuyerSize L · 158 cm · True to size
★★★★★1 month ago

Avorio bride's-mother win

Bought the ivory for my son's wedding and I'm thrilled. It reads as a warm cream rather than stark white, so I never once felt I was treading on the bride's territory, and the long A-line skirt photographs like a dream on a lawn.

Isabella N.✓ Verified BuyerSize XL · 163 cm · True to size
★★★☆☆5 weeks ago

My colour misjudgement

This is on me, not the atelier. I'd set my heart on the Verde Antico from the photos, but once I had it by my own window I realised the muted antique green simply isn't a shade I reach for on myself — I'm forever in blues and it sat oddly against my colouring. The gown itself is exquisite: the chiffon drapes like nothing I own and the cascade front is genuinely special. Purely my own eye letting me down on the swatch.

Noemi P.✓ Verified BuyerSize XXL · 168 cm · Runs small
Response from HCT Atelier

Thank you for such an honest and generous note. Choosing a colour from a screen is one of the hardest parts of dressing for an occasion, and we'd never want you to feel the loss was yours alone — our team is always glad to talk shades through before you commit, and a quick line to contact@hctbeauty.com gets you our daylight notes on every colourway, the Cobalto included. The Cassia clearly deserves a hue you'll reach for happily, and we'd love to help you land on it. — HCT Atelier

★★★★★6 weeks ago

Wrap-V flatters

I have a fuller bust and surplice necklines usually gape on me, but this one crosses deep and stays put. Genuinely flattering without a safety pin in sight.

Anna K.✓ Verified BuyerSize 3XL · 172 cm · Runs large
★★★★★2 months ago

Verde Antico is gorgeous

The antique green is the reason I bought it and it did not let me down — muted, slightly dusty, the sort of green that looks like it's been around a hundred years. Endless people asked the colour name.

Matilde R.✓ Verified BuyerSize S · 178 cm · True to size
★★☆☆☆10 weeks ago

Held up by a closed depot

Let me start where it matters: the gown is beautiful, the pleated bodice and that drifting chiffon skirt are exactly what I wanted for the event. The frustration was purely the delivery — a long bank holiday weekend here meant the local hub shut and my parcel simply parked there for several days while everything reopened. It cut things closer to my occasion than was comfortable. No fault of the dress, which I adore, but the wait was a worry I could have done without.

Eleonora R.✓ Verified BuyerSize M · 160 cm · True to size
Response from HCT Atelier

We're so relieved the Cassia itself lived up to the moment, and equally sorry the final stretch left you watching the calendar. A regional holiday pausing the depot is exactly the kind of thing we should be flagging and cushioning for you, not leaving you to sweat — please write to us at contact@hctbeauty.com so we can look at faster routing and a little something for the anxious wait. The gown deserved a calmer arrival, and you deserved one too. — HCT Atelier

★★★★★3 months ago

Packed without a crease

Folded it into a carry-on for a destination engagement party, hung it on the bathroom door overnight and the chiffon dropped out perfectly smooth by morning. No steamer required, which for me is the whole game.

Olivia T.✓ Verified BuyerSize L · 165 cm · True to size
☆☆☆☆13 weeks ago

I guessed my size wrong

I have to be upfront that this is entirely my own doing. I ordered my habitual size without checking the chart, assuming a gown would run roomy, and the fitted pleated bodice ended up snugger across me than I'd like — I really should have gone up a size for the wrap-front to cross comfortably. The chiffon, the colour, the cascade slit are all lovely and exactly as described, so my star count reflects my own measuring tape, nothing about the workmanship.

Sienna L.✓ Verified BuyerSize XL · 170 cm · True to size
Response from HCT Atelier

Thank you for being so gracious about it — and please don't be hard on yourself, because the surplice bodice does sit closer than a standard cut and that's on us to make crystal clear before you choose. We'd be glad to sort an exchange for the next size up; just drop a note to contact@hctbeauty.com and we'll guide you through measuring against the Cassia's chart so the wrap crosses exactly as it should. You clearly love the gown, and we want it to love you back. — HCT Atelier

★★★★★4 months ago

Quiet drama

Restrained but never dull — exactly the brief.

Tecla R.✓ Verified BuyerSize XXL · 175 cm · Runs small
★★★★★18 weeks ago

Lining is proper

What sold me on a second wear was the inside: the skirt is properly lined so the chiffon never clings or turns sheer in bright light, and the seams are clean enough to wear inside out. Thoughtful construction at this price.

Beatrice V.✓ Verified BuyerSize 3XL · 158 cm · Runs large
★★★★★5 months ago

Daughter borrowed it twice

I bought the Basalt for a black-tie do and my daughter has since stolen it for two of her own events. One gown, three women's wardrobes — I'd call that a sound investment.

Camille R.✓ Verified BuyerSize S · 163 cm · True to size
★★★★★22 weeks ago

Moves like a painting

The way the skirt drifts behind you on a staircase is something else. Chiffon over an A-line means it never sticks to your legs, it just trails and settles. I kept catching my reflection.

Margherita D.✓ Verified BuyerSize M · 168 cm · True to size
★★★★★6 months ago

Better than designer twins

I tried two gowns at four times this price in a department store last month and honestly preferred the cut and the hand of this one. The pleating is more considered than houses charging a fortune.

Sara D.✓ Verified BuyerSize L · 172 cm · True to size
★★★★★7 months ago

Engagement dinner

Wore the Cobalto to my engagement dinner and felt every bit the occasion. The deep V is elegant rather than revealing and the cascade down the front gave it a real sense of ceremony.

Diletta S.✓ Verified BuyerSize XL · 178 cm · True to size
★★★★★8 months ago

Comfortable till midnight

Danced, sat through three courses, walked to the car park in it — and never once tugged at anything. A floor-length gown you forget you're wearing is a rare and lovely thing.

Viola D.✓ Verified BuyerSize XXL · 160 cm · Runs small
★★★★★9 months ago

Length is generous

I'm on the taller side and gowns often hover at my ankle, but this one genuinely reaches the floor with heels on. The maxi sweep is the real thing, not a midi pretending.

Ginevra P.✓ Verified BuyerSize 3XL · 165 cm · Runs large
★★★★★10 months ago

Gift that landed

Sent the Avorio to my sister for her anniversary, half-expecting the usual polite thank-you. She rang me the next day giddy about the ruffle and the green-room calm of the colour. Best gift I've given in years.

Beatrix K.✓ Verified BuyerSize S · 170 cm · True to size
★★★★★11 months ago

Chiffon done right

Light as breath, never scratchy, with a faint sheen that catches candlelight. This is what good chiffon should feel like against the skin.

Livia C.✓ Verified BuyerSize M · 175 cm · True to size
★★★★★12 months ago

Photographs beautifully

Our photographer kept positioning me near windows because the Basalt picks up light along every pleat. In the gallery the gown looks almost liquid — the cascade front catches the eye in every single frame.

Élise D.✓ Verified BuyerSize L · 158 cm · True to size
★★★★★13 months ago

Came back for the green

Owned the Cobalto since spring, loved it so completely that the moment Verde Antico called to me I didn't even pause over the basket. Same flawless cut, a colour with a bit of history to it.

Francesca T.✓ Verified BuyerSize XL · 163 cm · True to size
Ask the Atelier

Questions & Answers

Answered by the Hugo Caesar Tassi atelier

Q
Is the chiffon see-through?
A

It's fully lined and completely opaque — no slip required. Only the lightest details are very slightly sheer, by design.

HCT Atelier · Verified · 1 month ago ·
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Does it run true to size?
A

True to size through the waist and skirt. The bodice is tailored, so size up if you're fuller in the bust. See the size guide for exact measurements.

HCT Atelier · Verified · 3 weeks ago ·
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Is the Cassia suitable for an evening occasion?
A

Very much so — it was designed for weddings, the opera and occasions that ask for more. Cobalto and the deeper tones read beautifully after dark; the lighter colors suit daytime.

HCT Atelier · Verified · 2 weeks ago ·
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