Black holiday dresses in velvet, lurex and rib knit

The office party and the dinner after it

Which dress covers both the office party and New Year’s Eve? Our black velvet mini with long sleeves does, because velvet looks festive all by itself. The top is closed, with a round neck, and the short hem does the rest.

Some December days pack work, a walk and dinner into one. For those we make a black turtleneck midi in rib knit. Put a blazer and loafers on for the office, then swap them for ankle boots in the evening. The high collar covers your neck, so earrings beat a necklace here.

Dinner with family, or a table at a restaurant

A long-sleeved velvet midi with a triangular neckline is the holiday black dress we’d pick for New Year’s dinner with your parents. Its hem falls below the knee. The neckline shows your collarbones, and long earrings or a pendant on a thin chain fill it nicely. Going out in frost? Take a coat that’s longer than the dress.

For a restaurant, look at the velvet wrap mini. It measures 87 cm from the shoulder, so it ends above the knee, and the wrap front cinches the waist. It’s festive without any shine. Staying home with relatives instead? A pleated midi in marbled velvet with short sleeves suits that kind of evening.

When you’d like some sparkle, or a hem to the floor

Lurex is our answer to sparkle. One style is a short wrap dress with long sleeves, and the other is a fitted midi with bare shoulders, draping and a slit at the leg. Keep the jewelry simple with either. Hoop earrings or a thin bracelet will do.

Long velvet is for the dress-code evening. Our off-shoulder maxi keeps your arms covered to the wrist, which means bare shoulders without shivering. Pin your hair up for it.

This is a seasonal page, so plan ahead and sort out your size early. We make every holiday black dress in XS to XL, and the chart on each product page lists bust and hip measurements. More ideas are under holiday dresses in every color and black velvet.

Frequently asked questions

Won’t black look plain at a holiday party?

Velvet takes care of that. Its pile gives black real depth under evening light, and lurex adds shine if you’d like more.

What do I wear under an off-shoulder style?

A strapless bra.

Velvet creased in my suitcase. What now?

Use a steamer on the reverse of the fabric. A hot iron pressed onto the pile will ruin it.

Where are the long black dresses for the holidays?

Try holiday maxis. And if the big night is December 31, our New Year’s Eve page has more.