Lavender prom dresses with a soft, cool glow

A cold spring night and a slit up the leg

Prom isn’t always warm. If yours lands on one of those evenings when you can see your breath in the parking lot and everyone’s posing for pictures in their coats, our prom lavender dresses start with the velvet midi. Round neck, sleeves to the wrist, a hem below the knee. Pretty modest. Until you walk, and a side slit shows your leg.

The pale color calms that slit right down, and even the strictest chaperone at a school dance won’t think twice about it. Wear it with heels or thin-strapped sandals in gray or nude, sheer nude tights and silver earrings. A long gray coat on top for the ride there.

It doesn’t retire after prom. Later in the year you can wear the very same dress to the theater, to a New Year’s Eve party with friends or to somebody’s birthday dinner in a restaurant downtown. Wash day means inside out, 30 °C at most, then a hanger far from any heater.

We make it in XS to XL. Stuck on two sizes? Message us your bust, waist and hip numbers and we’ll point you to the one that’ll sit right through dinner, photos and the last slow song.

Pleats or satin for the dance floor

The pleated lilac midi moves every time you do. Tiny vertical folds swing out on a turn and fall back when you stop, and the color brightens your face. Low heels are enough for it, since you’ll want to stay on the floor till the end. The next morning it goes with white sneakers and a denim jacket. Around lilac, keep everything else in gray, white or silver, and a small bag rather than a big tote.

Mom, shopping for your daughter’s graduation instead? This is the one we’d suggest. It looks festive and won’t steal her moment.

For a warm spring night, our lilac satin wrap is short, ties into a V at the front and has long sleeves. It’s polyester with elastane. Pull the tie a little tighter at the waist if you like. Warm arms, bare legs. Silver jewelry and silver sandals look great with that cool shade, plus a white blazer when the sun goes down. It’s part of our summer collection, so it comes back with the warm weather. Of all our prom lavender dresses, this one’s made for a warm evening.

Frequently asked questions

Which one is best for dancing?

The pleats. They’re made for spinning.

How do I wash a pleated dress?

Turn it inside out, put it in a mesh bag and use cool water on the delicate setting. No wringing. It dries on a hanger with the pleats straightened. Use only a low steamer, never a flat iron.

Lavender isn’t my color. What’s darker?

Try purple styles for prom night. There’s also our everyday lavender page.

Where’s every color for prom?

On the main prom dresses page.