Black satin dresses with florals for warm evenings

Short, summery and mostly covered in little flowers, that’s a satin black dress the way we make it. The satin is polyester with a soft, matte sheen that looks like silk from a step away. These styles live on the site from March through August, so think of this page as next summer’s shortlist.

Little red flowers at a backyard party

A friend’s birthday in the yard, string lights, somebody grilling. Our black mini with tiny red flowers fits right in. It has a round neck and short sleeves, and we sew ruffles along the hem, so the skirt moves when you walk over to say hi. Red or black heeled sandals. A small bag in the same red. Skip extra jewelry, the print already does plenty.

The rose wrap is sweeter. Its short sleeves end in tiny ties, and the wrap forms a V at the front. Put your hair up for that one.

Then there’s the blue. The off-shoulder mini is scattered with small blue flowers, and if you’re meeting friends on a terrace on a July evening that’s still light at nine, silver earrings and a pale bag will pick that blue up without trying too hard. Its satin is 98% polyester and 2% elastane. That bit of stretch helps when you sit down for dinner on a terrace. Bring a denim jacket for after ten.

More prints on a dark background are on our black floral page.

One plain black wrap, no flowers at all

Not everybody wants a print. We get it. Our plain satin black dress is a wrap mini with long sleeves. Tie it tight at the waist or leave it loose. Wear stilettos and a thin chain with a pendant into the V for a date. The next morning it goes on with chunky boots and a leather jacket. Same dress, honestly a different person.

If you love the fabric and want another shade, the satin dresses in every color are all together.

Bust first, then the tie

We’d size every satin black dress here by your bust, and that goes double for the off-shoulder style, where the top has to stay up through a whole evening of hugging people and reaching for drinks without you hitching it back into place. Wrap styles forgive a little more. Sizes go XS to XL. Think of our XS as about a UK 6.

Frequently asked questions

Why do these disappear in the fall?

They’re summer pieces, off the site between September and the end of February. March brings them back, along with the rest of our warm-weather black dresses.

Is this actual silk?

No, it’s a polyester satin made to look like matte silk.

Which one looks least like a party dress?

The roses with long sleeves and a round neck. Black pumps or heeled ankle boots, small earrings, and it’s fine for dinner with people from work. In the daytime we’d throw a leather biker jacket over it.