Knee-length wedding guest dresses made for dancing

Knee length wedding guest dresses give you the easiest day, since you can sit through the ceremony, crouch for a photo with the kids and dance without holding a hem. We sew them two ways. Velvet with sleeves for the cold months, and light satin wraps for summer.

Velvet at the knee for a winter wedding

Will there be dancing? Then look at the half-circle skirt first. We make it in burgundy and in emerald velvet, with a fitted top, long sleeves and a skirt that swings out on every turn. From the front the burgundy one is closed, with a round neck. The surprise is a cut-out on the back, so put your hair up. Because the skirt is loose, bust and waist are the two numbers that decide your size. Give it a twirl at the mirror and watch the hem.

The off-shoulder velvets are dressier. Our red one ends at the knee or just below, with three-quarter sleeves and a small slit that frees your step. There’s a lilac one in the same spirit. Earrings are enough with bare collarbones. Velvet is dense, so you’ll stay warm in the hall, and a short coat on top won’t cover the hem.

Shoes matter over a long evening. We’d take a mid heel.

Summer wraps you tie to your own waist

For a warm-weather wedding we sew wrap dresses with short sleeves. Three of them are satin, a polyester with a little elastane that’s smooth to the touch, in a pink floral, a light blue floral and a navy polka dot. The wrap makes a V-neck, and you set how deep it goes when you tie it. That’s also why one dress sits well on different figures. Nude heeled sandals and pearl earrings go with the pink.

The green floral wrap is the brightest of the group. If you’d like something more covered, our red polka dot dress has a small keyhole at the neck and nothing more. There’s also a red one with a soft shimmer, a round neck and long sleeves, for a guest who wants color and no bare skin. Every wrap here belongs to the summer line. We bring it back once the cold is over, so there’s time to sort out your size before then.