Knee length summer dress styles, wraps and dots

A hem that stops at the knee solves most of July. You can sit on a terrace, climb stairs and walk into an office in it, and that’s why a knee length summer dress keeps coming back in our warm-season collection. Most of these are summer styles, so treat this page as a shortlist to plan from before the heat arrives.

Wraps that tie where your waist really is

Start with the wraps. Each one crosses over the chest into a V-neck and fastens with a tie at the waist, and you decide how deep the neckline sits and how snug the dress feels. We sew the navy polka dot, the pink floral and the light blue floral from a silk-look satin. The blend is 98 % polyester, and the last 2 % is elastane for give. It’s smooth to the touch. The navy and the pink have ruffles that move when you walk.

Where would you wear one? The pink is our pick for a friend’s wedding or a date on a terrace, with nude sandals and pearl earrings. A bright green wrap scattered with flowers in several colors is louder, and it looks like summer even on a gray day. At the fitting, adjust the tie until the V lies flat. Then use your bust measurement to find the size.

Polka dots from lemon to black

Dots are the other half of this page. The lemon dress with white dots has flutter sleeves and a fitted top, and its flared skirt finishes right at the knee. It’s snug at the waist. So choose the size by your waist measurement, not your hips. White low-heeled sandals turn it into a date dress, and white sneakers make it a city one.

The black polka dot dress is for work on days when you’d hate to look like you’re in uniform. The sleeves are short, and a teardrop opening sits at the throat, right where you’d expect a plain collar. We’d add beige pumps and a light blazer by day, then a white denim jacket after six. Prefer a looser waist? Order the next size. There’s a red dotted dress with a keyhole neck too, and it suits a family lunch or a graduation photo.

Long sleeves for cool evenings and one dress for all year

Summer isn’t always hot. For those days we’ve got a light blue dotted dress whose boat neck shows the collarbones while long sleeves cover the arms, and a gray floral with a keyhole. Roll the sleeve up at noon. The gray print hides small creases after a trip, so it packs well.

One style here doesn’t follow the season at all. The black dress with an off-shoulder neckline, long sleeves and slits works in summer with thin-strap sandals and in winter with ankle boots and opaque black tights. Size it by the bust so the neckline stays on your shoulders.

We make every dress on this page in XS to XL. For other warm-weather lengths, see the whole summer dress collection, or compare fabrics for the same hem on our knee-length page.

Frequently asked questions

When do the summer styles come back?

They belong to our summer collection, and we bring it back to the site in spring, once it’s warm. The black off-shoulder dress is the exception, since it’s an all-year style.