Lavender dresses in a soft cool purple

A lavender dress is a pale purple with a cool, grayish side to it, and that’s why silver and gray look so right next to it. We sew this shade in pleats, in velvet and in a silk-look satin, for anything from a family party to New Year’s Eve.

Fine pleats and a dance floor

Our lilac pleated midi is the dancing one. The tiny folds move every time you take a step, and the long vertical lines make you look a bit taller. Round neck. Low heels and silver jewelry for the party.

It’s also lovely at a graduation, the kind where your daughter or niece is the star and you’re cheering from the third row. The color is soft enough that nobody mistakes you for the guest of honor. On Sunday, the same dress goes on with white sneakers and a denim jacket. In October, swap the jacket for a long cardigan.

Pleats want a little care, honestly. Cool water, inside out, no wringing, and hang it to dry with every fold hanging straight. Never press it flat. A steamer on low is all it needs.

The satin wrap that comes back in spring

This lavender dress is short, in polyester satin with a bit of elastane, and the wrap pulls in at the waist and opens into a V. Long sleeves. It’s in our summer collection, so you’ll see it on the site again when the season turns.

We’d wear it to a prom, a birthday or a date night in May. Silver sandals or nude heels. When it gets cool after sunset, throw a gray trench or a white blazer over it. That’s it.

Lavender velvet when it’s snowing

The velvet midi is the warm lavender dress here. Its neck is round, its sleeves are long, and the slit only shows a bit of leg as you walk. In lavender, a slit looks sweet rather than sultry. Take it to the theater, to see in the New Year, or out for your birthday at a restaurant where somebody’s definitely taking photos.

Thin nude tights. Gray or skin-tone heels on a slim heel, or strappy sandals if the room’s warm. A small bag and silver earrings, then a long gray coat for the walk there.

Wash the velvet inside out on delicate at 30 °C or lower and let it dry on a hanger, far from the radiator. Each of these is made in XS to XL, so check the size table for the one you like.