Homecoming burgundy dresses in soft wine velvet

A homecoming burgundy dress fits the season, when stadium nights get cold and everyone starts wearing deeper colors. We make every style on this page in velvet, and most cover your arms, so if you’re after burgundy homecoming dresses with a short hem, start with the minis below.

Four short velvet cuts for the dance

Our burgundy wrap mini lets you pull the tie tighter or looser, so you choose how deep the V goes. Long sleeves help on the bleachers. Prefer a closed neckline? The round-neck mini covers you up top, and that makes a short hem feel easy even with chaperones around.

Our next pick has a single sleeve.

One shoulder stays bare, the other arm is covered to the wrist, and that asymmetry is enough decoration on its own. It sits close to the body, so a strapless bra and smooth underwear go under it.

The fourth runs a shade darker. We call the color marsala, and this wrap mini is 88 cm long, which is worth holding up against your own height before the dance. We’d wear gold earrings with any of the four. Gold sits warmer on wine red, and you’ll see it in the photos.

A belted midi if the dance moves to a hotel

Not every homecoming happens in a gym. If yours is in a hotel ballroom or a restaurant hall, a longer hem looks more at home there. Our belted velvet midi has a shallow V-neck and long sleeves, the belt marks the waist, and the skirt covers your knees. Add heels you can stand in for hours.

Is velvet too warm for a packed dance floor? It can be. It’s a dense fabric we sew for the cold season, so if your school gym runs hot, the one-sleeve mini leaves the most skin free.

We’d shop for it once school starts, not the week of the game. You’ll want time to try it on with the shoes you plan to dance in. More wine shades live on our main burgundy page, and there’s a separate list of short burgundy styles for any party after the season, plus the homecoming collection in every color.