Green short dresses to wear from a gray Tuesday to New Year's Eve

A green short dress from our workshop comes in three greens, and each one suits a different season. Mint is fresh and pale, leaf green is bright, and emerald goes deep. Nearly all of them stop above the knee.

Mint and leaf green rib knit when it’s chilly

For cold weekdays we make rib knit minis with long sleeves. Two have a small keyhole at the chest, one in mint and one in leaf green. Rib stretches and sits close to the figure, so a smooth bra underneath matters more than you’d think. The leaf green looks best next to brown and beige, and that’s why we’d put a camel coat and suede boots with it.

The mint rib has a ruffle at the hem instead. Nude tights keep it light in January, while black ones make it heavier.

Then there’s emerald with a turtleneck. That one’s made of mustang, a dense rib that sits straight from morning to night, and it’s the only green short dress here we call all-season. Come April, throw a denim jacket over it and lace up white sneakers. When the leaves turn, we’d switch to a black coat and knee boots.

Emerald velvet for the holidays

Velvet changes under lamps and garlands, and emerald turns even deeper in warm light. Most of our velvet minis have long sleeves, so they’re fine at an office party with no wrap on top. One has a stand collar and measures 88 cm. Want a bare shoulder? The one-sleeve style leaves one side open, and we’d sweep your hair to that side to show it off.

Prefer shine without pile? Two short styles use lurex instead, metallic thread in a knit. One is an emerald wrap with long sleeves, the other leaf green with three-quarter sleeves, and both are made for New Year parties.

Satin and prints once summer comes

Warm months bring wraps in satin, a polyester with a little elastane, plus prints with roses or bright flowers. They join the catalog in spring. The mint wrap with roses is a good bet for a graduation party, and the leaf green floral print with tie sleeves works at a picnic.