Green prom dresses from deep emerald to fresh mint

Green’s the color nobody else at the dance will be wearing, and a green prom dress in the right shade looks amazing next to a black tux. Our greens run from deep emerald velvet to bright lurex and soft mint prints. Pick early, then try it on with your shoes at home.

Emerald velvet if it’s a cold night

Some proms land in a chilly week, and some schools hold a winter formal too. That’s when a dark green prom dress in velvet makes sense. The pile looks deeper under low light, and long sleeves mean you won’t shiver outside the venue while your friends take pictures.

For a dance-all-night kind of party, you’ll move easily in the emerald velvet mini, closed at the neck and long in the sleeve. Not into short? The emerald maxi has a slit at the leg. One more for the brave. It’s a close-fitting velvet mini where one arm is covered to the wrist and the other shoulder stays bare. Pick that size by your bust and hips.

The emerald mini with a stand collar covers your neck completely and still looks like a party dress. Thin black tights and heeled pumps with it.

Sparkle, satin or a mint print for May

Lurex is knit with a metallic thread, and it shimmers under every spotlight. You’ll find a bright green lurex mini, V at the front and sleeves ending at three-quarter length, plus midi lengths that fall below the knee. Satin’s softer. A satin midi in green, ruffled along the waistline with short sleeves, moves nicely on the dance floor, and its V-neck opens up the collarbones.

Mint belongs to warm weather. A mint wrap mini with roses or a mint floral midi works for a garden prom in late spring, with nude sandals and a pale clutch. We’d keep jewelry to studs.

Gold earrings go with every green prom dress on this page, honestly. Silver works too, if your date’s tie is silver or gray.

The quieter green for a dinner-and-dance prom

Not every prom is a club night. If yours starts with a sit-down dinner at a hotel, look at the pleated emerald midi. Round neck, short sleeves, and the pleats swing every time you walk to the buffet. It covers your knees, and that green prom dress looks grown-up next to a date in a dark suit. Pair it with mid-height heels and a small black bag.