Bodycon dress in stretch cotton, rib knit and velvet

A bodycon dress doesn’t have to mean a tiny hem and a club. Most of the ones we sew are midi with long sleeves, cut close to the body in rib knit, angora, velvet or a cotton jersey, and they go to a Tuesday meeting as happily as to a Friday dinner.

Rib knit and angora for a cold workday

Rib knit is the backbone here. Those raised vertical lines hug the waist and hips and make the figure look longer, and our high-neck rib midis in black, red and green replace a sweater and a skirt in one go. A black rib midi with a stand collar has a slit at the leg. Plain by day. Bolder at night. The red high-neck midi is a dense rib that won’t bag out by evening, and it looks good with black tights and tall boots.

Angora’s softer and warmer, close to a thin sweater, and there’s more of it among our cozy knit dresses. The black angora midi with a high neck is the one we’d pull out on a freezing morning, with a camel blazer and pumps for the office.

Under rib, wear seamless underwear. It shows everything else.

There are sleeveless rib midis too, in black and white, and they’re made for layering. Put a thin white turtleneck under the black one for work, then take it off and add heels and big earrings for the evening.

The cotton minis with a keyhole

For something lighter, look at the mini with a small keyhole high on the chest. It’s cotton with elastane, 95 to 5, and it stretches without itching. There’s a seam running under the bust, right where your waist starts. We sew it in black, white and pink, and it’s an all-season dress, worn with sneakers in summer and a trench in fall.

When it’s a party, our velvet bodycon dress styles take over. Burgundy and powder pink come as midis with long sleeves, and the short ones are emerald, blue, red and black. Velvet pile looks rich under lamps without any sparkle added. With the minis, wear sheer tights and a heel you can stand in for three hours.

Only want short? Here are our fitted minis on their own.

Frequently asked questions

Should I size up in a bodycon dress?

No. Take your real measurements and choose by them, without extra room. On a midi, compare your hips with the size table too, because the skirt hugs there as well.