Great sewing detail on Kate Spade's shirtdress

At first I thought this was just a pretty shirt dress:


Easily replicated with Butterick 5315:


But check out the bottom detail:



This definitely takes the dress from Old Navy to Kate Spade price tag territory.  They're bias cut strips of fabric, but how are they hemmed?  How are they sewn on?  I can't spot topstitching.  And how are edges where the "x's" meet finished so perfectly?
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What do you think of the magenta tights?  I totally love the look, but perhaps it's too much, too girly, for office work wear?  Unfortunately, I feel that wearing such a shocking color in a very untraditional way is not apropo for a corporate environment.  Sigh.

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