Christmas cocktail dress, Xmas cocktail dresses

A Christmas cocktail dress has to survive a heated room, a cold walk and a lot of photos, so we lean on velvet with long sleeves. Midis lead on this page and minis follow. Nothing here reaches the floor.

Velvet in red, emerald and chocolate

Start with the emerald. It’s a velvet midi with a high collar, long sleeves and a slim belt, closed all over and still feminine. By day a black blazer makes it office wear. In the evening the blazer comes off, gold earrings go in, and your hair goes up, since the collar takes the place of a necklace.

Red is the obvious Christmas color, and our velvet wrap mini wears it well. Pull the belt tighter and the V-neck gets shallower. That’s also how you set the waist, so play with it at the fitting until it feels right.

Tired of both? Try chocolate. We sew that wrap mini from stretch velvet with draping near the waist that hides the tummy, and the hem is asymmetric. Next to black, that brown looks warmer once the restaurant lamps are on.

Lurex for shine without sequins

A metallic thread runs through lurex, so the glitter is even. The royal blue wrap midi ties with a belt and covers the arms, and you’ll spot that shade even in a dim restaurant. A powder pink wrap mini does the opposite. Its glow is so soft that it suits a party where metallic silver would be overkill.

In green, the lurex midi stops at mid-calf. Keep your shoes and bag matte with it.

White velvet and rib knit for quieter Xmas cocktail dresses

White counts as festive too. Our white velvet midi pairs a V-neck with long sleeves, and it asks for seamless underwear in a skin tone. The white rib-knit midi is sleeveless with a round neck, which leaves room for a blazer or a long cardigan on top.

Want warmth first? The red rib-knit midi has a turtleneck, a leg slit and sleeves to the wrist. With stilettos and sheer black tights it’s ready for cocktails.

Since these are seasonal styles, choose early and leave time for a second size if the first isn’t right. We make every Christmas cocktail dress in XS to XL. Browse the whole Christmas page, compare velvet for the holidays, or plan ahead with what to wear on New Year’s Eve.