Jana Sascha and Laura Castro, lifelong friends raised on Ibiza, started De La Vali in 2017 after bonding over vintage clothes while living together in Amsterdam and sourcing deadstock fabric in India for their first pieces. The label is named for Vali Myers, the bohemian Australian artist who became its muse, and it built its reputation on statement occasionwear that sold out of car boots and beach shacks before Kate Moss came calling.
De La Vali
Dresses
This is the category De La Vali was built on, going back to the deadstock cheongsam-inspired minis the founders first sewed from fabric sourced in India. The label has kept returning to a red and white polka dot flamenco maxi dress in different iterations over the years, which tells you how little it feels the need to reinvent a good idea for its own sake.
Violet Cotton-Blend Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$945
Garnet Fishtail Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$1,100
Sonora Flared-Sleeved Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$825
August Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$945
Jessamine Silk-Blend Halter Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$1,000
Celestite Cowl-Neck Mini Dress
De La Vali
$775
Auralite Contrast-Lace Tiered Mini Dress
De La Vali
$710
Fiora Cotton-Blend Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$945
Solenne Ruffled Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$1,050
Zarela Asymmetric Gathered Tulle Midi Dress
De La Vali
$880
Amaris Cotton-Blend Mini Dress
De La Vali
$655
Angelite High-Neck Tulle Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$2,190
Lunessa Pleated Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$825
Sapphire Tulle Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$945
Angelite High-Neck Tulle Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$2,190
Mirabel Low-Neck Lace Batwing Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$1,050
Azurite Halter Neck Lace Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$1,050
Maevira Tulle Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$880
Zarela Asymmetric Gathered Tulle Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$1,050
Bougainvillea Ruffled Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$655
Rosalia Cotton-Blend Lace Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$655
Azurite Halter Neck Lace Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$1,050
Celestite Low-Cowl Lace Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$1,100
Thulite Cotton-Blend Lace Mini Dress
De La Vali
$655
More Dresses
A second pass through dresses, and the through-line is the same appetite for vintage silhouettes rendered with island color rather than restraint. It is the part of the range that reportedly got the label discovered in the first place, when a stylist pulled the debut collection for a Kate Moss shoot before it had even properly launched.
Sapphire Tulle Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$945
Rosalia Cotton-Blend Lace Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$655
Thulite Cotton-Blend Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$825
Nevada High-Neck Midi Dress
De La Vali
$825
Lucerina Silk-Blend Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$1,050
Cassara Ruffled Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$1,050
Zarela Asymmetric Gathered Tulle Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$1,050
Vera Corseted Mini Dress
De La Vali
$710
Dolomite Midi Dress
De La Vali
$945
Luminara High-Neck Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$655
Rosavelle Scoop-Neck Draped Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$945
Isolena Lace Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$945
Garnet Fishtail Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$1,150
Elaria Halter Neck Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$655
Odessa Deep Cowl-Neck Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$710
Vera Corseted Mini Dress
De La Vali
$760
Indigo Sheer Halter Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$760
Amba Cotton-Blend Lace Mini Dress
De La Vali
$655
Rosavelle Cotton-Blend Mini Dress
De La Vali
$540
Elaria Deep V-Halter Midi Dress
De La Vali
$590
Ambrose High-Neck Mini Dress
De La Vali
$655
Azul Draped Mini Dress
De La Vali
$640
Indigo Sheer Halter Neck Midi Dress
De La Vali
$710
Mica Fine Lace Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$880
Still more Dresses
By a third grid it is clear how much the label leans on one instinct: party dresses built for a specific kind of night rather than quiet daywear. That focus traces back to two Ibizan friends designing for their own summers before anyone else was buying.
Exclusive Lucho Lace Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$910
Exclusive Lucho Lace Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$910
Azul Crepe Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$715
Exclusive Himalia Gathered Tulle Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$980
Exclusive Catalina Satin Mini Dress
De La Vali
$730
Florencia Chiffon Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$985
Exclusive Dedalo Satin Cape-Sleeve Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$875
Exclusive La Isla Isla Chiffon Mini Dress
De La Vali
$600
Exclusive Carmela Chiffon Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$1,030
Exclusive Adriana Lace-Trimmed Satin Midi Dress
De La Vali
$775
Exclusive La Isla Formentera Chiffon Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$935
Exclusive La Isla Ibiza Mini Dress
De La Vali
$780
Exclusive Sasini Georgette Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$730
Exclusive Mayara Ruffled Georgette Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$985
Exclusive Perisa Draped Jersey Mini Dress
De La Vali
$615
Komi Crepe de Chine Midi Dress
De La Vali
$715
Lurna Ruched Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$780
Odaluna Crepe de Chine Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$875
Laia Cutout Lace Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$890
Clementina Ruffled Lace Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$830
Skirts
Skirts extend the same bohemian, vintage-referencing eye into separates, useful for a brand that started as two friends selling pieces out of the backs of cars with no formal retail plan at all. The island's beach-to-bar logic still shows up here, even now that the studio is based in London.
Bronzite Fishtail Maxi Skirt
De La Vali
$655
Seraphie Asymmetric Midi Skirt
De La Vali
$485
Thalassa Gathered Tulle Maxi Skirt
De La Vali
$540
Thalassa Gathered Tulle Maxi Skirt
De La Vali
$540
Sel Bias-Cut Maxi Skirt
De La Vali
$655
Karo Cotton-Blend Lace Midi Skirt
De La Vali
$540
Thalassa Gathered Tulle Maxi Skirt
De La Vali
$540
Isela Fishtail Maxi Skirt
De La Vali
$655
Karo Cotton-Blend Lace Midi Skirt
De La Vali
$540
Amaya Chiffon Maxi Skirt
De La Vali
$540
Exclusive Georgette Maxi Skirt
De La Vali
$445
Exclusive La Isla Diosa Striped Chiffon Maxi Skirt
De La Vali
$445
Tops and shirting
Tops are the newer, quieter part of a label whose name is still most associated with its dresses, part of what the founders have described as building out a fuller wardrobe rather than staying a one-category brand. It is where the London studio's influence is easiest to spot next to the original Ibizan starting point.
Ambrose High-Neck Top
De La Vali
$590
Sybil Peplum Top
De La Vali
$590
Lavande High-Neck Peplum Top
De La Vali
$710
Lavande High-Neck Peplum Top
De La Vali
$710
Limonite Cotton-Blend Lace Top
De La Vali
$485
Briar Sheer Chiffon Top
De La Vali
$540
Ambrose High-Neck Top
De La Vali
$590
Limonite Cotton-Blend Lace Top
De La Vali
$485
Mia Chiffon Top
De La Vali
$460
Exclusive Diosa Cowl-Neck Georgette Scarf Top
De La Vali
$380
Exclusive La Isla Monorca Striped Chiffon Tie-Neck Top
De La Vali
$380
Solana Crepe Tie-Neck Top
De La Vali
$510
Jackets and blazers
Outerwear is one of the categories De La Vali has added as it moved from selling out of beach shacks to opening a permanent Carnaby Street store, evidence of a brand growing past its original party-dress reputation. The vintage referencing stays consistent even as the silhouettes get more structured.
More from the collection
The rest of the edit shows a label about to mark almost a decade since two Ibizan friends packed a car with deadstock-fabric dresses, now sold well beyond the island through a London flagship and a widening list of retail partners. It is worth browsing as the fuller wardrobe the brand has been building toward, not just the dresses that made its name.
Cruz Crepe Tie-Neck Maxi Dress
De La Vali
$715
Daira Georgette Gown
De La Vali
$775
Exclusive La Isla Palma Beaded Knit Maxi Skirt
De La Vali
$480
Agapito Ruched Crepe Maxi Skirt
De La Vali
$540
Lavinia Lace Mini Shorts
De La Vali
$405
Lavinia Lace Mini Shorts
De La Vali
$405
Ines Sheer Balloon Trousers
De La Vali
$485
Sel Cowl-Neck Top With Scarf
De La Vali
$540
Our honest take
De La Vali's origin story, sold-out samples borrowed back from friends for a Kate Moss shoot, is the kind of lucky break that only works if the clothes hold up afterward, and the label's specific, vintage-referencing party dresses mostly still do. Our honest take is that it is at its most convincing in occasionwear, the category it was actually founded on, and worth watching as it tests whether that same instinct scales into a fuller ready-to-wear wardrobe.
