Holiday cocktail dress in velvet, lurex and satin

A holiday cocktail dress has to work under string lights, at a crowded bar and in endless phone photos before midnight. Ours are mostly velvet in red, emerald, black and powder pink, with a few lurex styles that shine without sequins. Lengths stay at mini or midi, so you can dance.

Closed velvet and soft pleats for the office party

An office party usually means drinks after work, so you’ll want something that looks festive but still makes sense next to your manager. Our black velvet midi dips into a V at the front, covers the arms to the wrist and ends under the knee. It’s closed enough for a work crowd and soft enough for the dance floor afterward.

Pleats move with every step. The powder velvet one closes high at a round collarbone line with sleeves to the forearm, and the red pleated velvet bares the shoulders. An emerald pleated midi keeps short sleeves and a plain top, so the folds get all the attention.

If you’d like color without much skin, look at the emerald velvet with a high neck and a little belt at the waist. Throw a black blazer on during the day and swap it for a light scarf at night.

Shine for New Year’s Eve and family dinners

Lurex is metallic thread knit into the fabric, so it glints whenever you turn. Our electric blue wrap has a tie belt that lets you set the fit at the waist. In green, the lurex midi reaches the middle of the calf, and the beige one gives a warm, quiet glow at a long family table.

Chocolate brown velvet is our softest option for a restaurant with yellow lighting, since it looks warmer than black near your face. The wrap is cut from stretch velvet and hugs the body without stopping your stride.

Going bolder? Our red satin slip comes short, on skinny straps, with a plunging front. It’s a cold-season piece for us, best with a black oversized blazer on top and sheer tights.

Holiday calendars fill up fast. Try on your holiday cocktail dress a couple of weeks ahead, with the shoes you’ll actually wear.