A high halter neck, a ruched waist, and an irregular high-low chiffon skirt that lifts with every step — evening drama, kept Roman.
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The Vibia is a maxi halter-neck chiffon evening dress with high-low hem from the Faustina collection — a dress conceived in Rome for evening, dinners and the after-dark hours. The halter-neck chiffon evening with high-low hem 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 Vibia is finished by hand: a concealed closure, real linings, and seams sewn to last. It is offered in 4 colors from the imperial palette — Porpora, Verde Antico, Cobalto, Basalt — and built to be worn for years, not a single season.
| Silhouette | High halter neck with keyhole, ruched waistband, irregular asymmetric high-low skirt |
| Fabric | Fine fluid chiffon, fully lined |
| Neckline | High gathered halter with a soft keyhole and open back |
| Length | High-low — midi at the front, sweeping longer behind |
| Occasion | Evening, weddings, garden galas, the long warm dinner |
| Care | Dry clean only; cool iron on reverse |
True to size through the gathered bust and ruched waist, releasing to a fluid high-low skirt; take your usual size.
Model is 177 cm / 5′9″ and wears a size S. Available S–XXL.
The halter neck best suits an adhesive or strapless bra; the bodice offers light internal hold.
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 evening, pair the Vibia in Porpora 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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The Vibia draws the eye up — a high gathered halter framing the throat like a column's capital.
Conceived in Rome, the Vibia opens at a high halter neck, softly gathered with a single keyhole, then narrows to a neatly ruched waistband that defines the figure without gripping it. The line is upright and composed — décolleté covered, shoulders bare.
Below, the chiffon breaks into an irregular high-low fall: shorter at the front for the walk, longer behind for the entrance. It is the one note of movement in a deliberately still silhouette.
Weightless and fully lined, cut to photograph like silk and move like air through a long evening.
The Vibia is built from a fine, fluid chiffon, fully lined so it reads opaque under candlelight and camera flash, with a tiered high-low hem that catches the air as you move. It is engineered to skim the body and keep its line from the first toast to the last.
Offered in deep Porpora wine, muted Verde Antico, midnight Cobalto and quiet Basalt — four ways to read the same architecture, from drama to restraint.
What she said after wearing it
The high halter neckline does all the heavy lifting here. It sits snug against the throat, frames the collarbone beautifully, and means no fussing or adjusting once it's on. Wore the Cobalto to a gala and felt held together from the first photo to the last dance.
It's the uneven hemline that makes it. Walking, the front lifts and shows a flash of ankle while the back trails long behind you. Standing still it reads as a proper evening dress; moving, it becomes something almost theatrical.
Ordered the Verde Antico half-expecting a flat sage and got something far richer. In the late afternoon it shifts toward a deep antique green with a grey undertone; under evening light it goes almost umber. A colour with real depth, not a single note.
So many chiffon dresses feel like a cheap costume. This one has weight to the layers, a proper lining, and the float you actually want from the fabric. It drifts rather than clings.
I sit right on the line between a Medium and a Large, so I went with the Large for an easier, more relaxed line through the waist and the chiffon does drift a touch loose on me. Entirely my own call — if you prefer it closer to the body, take the smaller of your two. The Verde Antico colour and that floating high-low hem are everything I hoped for, and the halter is beautifully done.
The first Cobalto arrived in a sorry state — the outer carton had clearly been dropped or crushed somewhere along the delivery route, and the corner was caved in with a tear right through. Thankfully the dress inside was untouched once a replacement came, and that one was flawless. The chiffon and the swishing hem are gorgeous; my issue was purely with how roughly the courier treated the first parcel.
Thank you for your patience, and we're so sorry your first Vibia reached you in that condition — a crushed carton is never how we want your evening to begin. We're glad the replacement arrived as it should and that the high-low chiffon is now yours to enjoy. If anything else needs our attention, contact@hctbeauty.com will always reach us directly. Wear it beautifully.
Bought the Porpora as a guest dress and could not have chosen better. Deep, saturated plum that photographed like wine in the reception lighting. The ruched waist gave me a shape I rarely get, and I danced past midnight without once thinking about the dress.
Somewhere between the atelier and my door the original parcel simply vanished — tracking froze for ages and the carrier could never locate it. The moment I emailed, HCT got a fresh one moving and it reached me quickly. I adore the dress itself, the Porpora is stunning and the halter fits like it was made for me; the stars come off only for the stress of chasing a package the courier had quite plainly mislaid.
We're genuinely sorry for the worry of a parcel going missing in the carrier's hands — that uncertainty is exactly what we never want you to carry. Thank you for flagging it so we could get a replacement on its way at once. It means a great deal that the Porpora found you in the end, and we're always one message away at contact@hctbeauty.com should you ever need us. Enjoy every twirl.
Pure user error on my part — I clicked through checkout twice and ended up with two of the Basalt when I only ever wanted one. That's nobody's fault but mine and a tired evening. The dress is genuinely lovely, the chiffon floats just as promised and the high halter is so flattering; I'm only marking low because I'm now stuck sorting out the duplicate and felt I should note the experience honestly.
Please don't be hard on yourself — a double click at the end of a long day is the easiest thing in the world, and putting it right is on us, not you. Do drop us a line at contact@hctbeauty.com and we'll happily arrange the return of the second Vibia for you. We're delighted the one you keep is bringing you joy, and that high halter was made to flatter just as you've found.
The gathered waist is cleverly placed. It skims over the middle rather than gripping, so after dinner you still feel comfortable instead of trapped. Genuinely forgiving without looking loose.
Five hours on my feet at a charity dinner and it never dug, never itched, never needed pulling up. The halter takes the weight so your shoulders are free.
The Basalt is a true near-black with the faintest charcoal warmth to it. Reads sophisticated rather than funereal, and the high-low hem keeps it from feeling severe. My go-to for any black-tie invitation now.
Took the Cobalto folded into a carry-on for a destination wedding on the Amalfi coast. Hung it in the bathroom while I showered and every crease dropped out. Chiffon this fine just recovers itself.
Light as anything to wear.
I've spent six and seven hundred on evening gowns that looked cheaper than this. For three hundred and twenty, the construction, the lining, the way the halter is finished — it genuinely embarrasses some designer pieces hanging in my wardrobe.
Every shot from the evening came out beautifully. The skirt catches movement in stills, so even a snapshot looks intentional, and the Porpora reads gorgeously rich under flash without going garish.
Loved the Basalt so much at a winter ball that I ordered the Verde Antico for spring events. Same flattering cut, completely different mood. Two evenings, two dresses, one silhouette I trust.
Bought this for my daughter's twenty-first in the Cobalto. She opened it, tried it straight on, and the look on her face told me everything. The halter suited her frame and she wore it to her graduation ball too.
What sold me on a second wear was the inner construction. The bodice is properly lined so nothing is see-through under lights, and the seams are clean inside as well as out. Quietly well-made where it counts.
It has presence without ever shouting. The high-low skirt gives you the swish and the movement, but the colour and the clean halter keep it tasteful. Exactly the restraint I want from evening wear now.
Standing in front of the mirror I liked it. The moment I walked across the room I loved it — the way the chiffon lifts at the front and sways behind is what you pay for, and it delivers every step.
Wore the Porpora to our tenth anniversary at a rooftop restaurant. My husband, who notices nothing, noticed this. The colour glowed against the city lights and the fit made me stand a little taller all night.
I'm on the shorter side and worried the long back would swamp me, but the high-low cut is genius for that. The front grazes the shin so you don't trip, and the trailing back adds the height a full-length gown would steal. Beautifully judged proportions.
It came cushioned in soft layers within a clean stone-coloured box, the kind of presentation that makes you slow down. A handwritten note from the atelier was tucked beside it. Felt like opening something cared for, not just shipped.
Answered by the Hugo Caesar Tassi atelier
It's fully lined and completely opaque — no slip required. Only the lightest details are very slightly sheer, by design.
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.
Very much so — it was designed for evening, dinners and the after-dark hours. Porpora and the deeper tones read beautifully after dark; the lighter colors suit daytime.
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