Long sleeve cocktail dress, mini and midi lengths

Restaurants crank the AC, galleries are drafty, and a winter birthday means a walk from the car in the cold. A long sleeve cocktail dress solves all of that before the first drink, and ours come in mini or midi, mostly in velvet, with lurex, satin and rib knit on the side.

Lurex for the office party, velvet with a slit for later

Electric blue lurex shows up even when the lights go low. That midi wraps into a V, ties with a belt at the waist and stretches enough to sit close, and with black pumps and silver earrings it can go to a wedding as well as the office party. Prefer something quieter? The powder pink lurex wrap is a mini with a soft shine that won’t shout. Nude or gold shoes and matte skin-tone tights with it.

Then there are the velvet midis with a slit at the leg. Lavender with a round neck. Blue with a stand collar. Black with a round neck. Each one keeps your arms and shoulders covered, so you only flash some leg mid-step. Thin heels show the slit best, and sheer tights or none at all.

A long sleeve cocktail dress doesn’t have to be symmetrical, either. The white velvet midi has one long sleeve and one bare shoulder, and that’s plenty of drama for an engagement party. Wear a strapless bra, sweep your hair to the bare side and keep a shawl in your bag for the parking lot.

The summer ones in satin and polka dots

From March our warm-weather pieces come back. A chocolate brown satin wrap midi is made of a satin blend, polyester with 2 % elastane for a little give, and its ties go around the slimmest point of your waist. Make the knot there and the line comes out clean. Gold jewelry, caramel heels, and a trench over it once the sun’s down. For a summer date there’s a black polka dot mini with bare shoulders, full sleeves and ruffles at the hem, and you’ll only need earrings with it.

Size by your bust for the wraps, since the tie adjusts the waist, and by bust and hips for the fitted velvet. We cut every one of them from XS to XL. Our S is close to a US 4.

Frequently asked questions

Isn’t a long sleeve cocktail dress too hot for summer?

Not in satin. Keep velvet for winter. The satin wraps are the ones we sew for the warm season, and on a July terrace that’s what you want on.

Which one is safe for a work event?

A midi with a round neck or a closed wrap. Keep the bare shoulder for a party with friends.

Do you make a long cocktail dress with sleeves?

Ours stop at mini, midi or the knee. If you want the floor, see the floor-length gowns with sleeves instead.

How do I wash velvet and lurex?

Velvet gets washed wrong side out, delicate program, no hotter than 30 °C. Lurex likes cool water in a laundry bag and dries flat in the shade. More short party styles are on the main cocktail page, and daytime ones with covered arms among our dresses with full sleeves.