This maxi dress is the perfect combination of color and luxury literally! Its lengthy and delicate feel provide a feeling of upper class regency fit for a queen. Paired with the brilliant hue of purple, this flourishing frock oozes royalty. And speaking of oozing, ever wonder why as early as the 1400s, purple, or more specifically Tyrian Purple, has held such an elite reputation? Turns out that only Royalty could afford to acquire the extremely rare purple dye painstakingly extracted from the mucus of the hypobranchial gland of various species of marine mollusks. But you, pampered princess of the 21st century, can extravagantly and elegantly affect a royal purple haze in this amazing BB Dakota piece sans the decidedly unsavory hassle of harvesting your own mollusk gland mucus or marrying into the British royal family. And who knows? You may yet receive a nod or two - that is, for your excellent choice in fashion of course!