Long sleeve midi dress in angora, rib and velvet

Your arms and your knees get cold first, and a long sleeve midi dress covers both, so you still look dressed when the coat comes off. We sew this length in rib knit, angora-blend knit, velvet and lurex for winter, plus a couple of satin and viscose pieces for cool summer nights.

Monday to Friday in black rib or red angora

The plain black rib midi is the one you’ll grab most weeks. Round neck, long sleeves, close fit. Wear it with a camel blazer and pumps to work, then lose the blazer and put on big earrings and heels for dinner. On icy days, pick boots that disappear under the hem.

It’s snug, so wear seamless underwear and choose the size by your hips. Store it folded on a shelf. Rib on a hanger can stretch.

Red angora is for the days the office heating can’t keep up. The turtleneck covers your neck, the knit is soft and warm, and under a puffer it does the job of a sweater. Add a black blazer and loafers and it’s ready for a meeting, while the weekend version is a black puffer and chunky boots. A wide bracelet or a watch goes on the wrist, because the collar has the neck covered.

Velvet and pleats for long family dinners

Blue velvet with a boat neck goes from a work meeting to a New Year’s dinner without a change. Keep a jacket on during the day and take it off at night. Silver and pearls look fresher on this blue than gold does. We’d size it by the bust, since a boat neck has to lie flat along the collarbones.

Pleats are another story. Our blue pleated velvet moves in small folds as you walk and keeps the knees covered, if that’s how you feel best at a long lunch with relatives. In winter, thick tights and boots on a low heel.

For a party there’s black lurex with an off-shoulder neckline, a drape and a slit, still with long sleeves. You’ll need a strapless bra under it.

Summer has a couple too. A white long sleeve midi dress with lilac flowers is cut from light viscose, with cuffed sleeves and a belt that ties at the waist. The chocolate satin wrap is the evening one. Knot it at your narrowest point and the waist looks sharper. Both are part of our warm-season line, so they’re back on the site when the weather warms up.

Want a different hem? There’s the whole sleeved range from mini to maxi, warm knits with high collars, and every color at this length in the midi section.