Long sleeve white dresses for cool days and nights

In a gray November, a long sleeve white dress is a small trick, because a light color near your face changes how a dull day looks. Ours are mostly minis and midis in angora-blend knit, rib knit and cotton knit for the cold, with velvet for celebrations and a few floral styles for summer.

City hall in January, in white velvet

Getting married at the registry office this winter? The white velvet sheath midi follows the body from the shoulders down to just below the knee. Its round neck leaves room for pearls, and nude shoes keep the attention on the fabric. Throw a light, straight coat over it for the steps outside.

It sits close, so measure both bust and hips and go with whichever number is bigger.

For a bigger moment there’s a white velvet gown to the floor. The top is asymmetric, sleeved on one side and off the shoulder on the other, and a leg slit shows champagne heels as you walk. Your bouquet pops against all that white in the photos. That’s it, earrings and an updo are all it needs.

The white velvet midi with a V-neck sits somewhere in between. It opens the collarbones while the sleeves and the length keep things modest, and champagne shoes with a thin chain in the neckline look right on it.

Everyday whites that keep the cold out

Angora-blend knit is the warmest fabric here. The milky turtleneck mini wants thick tights in nude or milk and boots in beige or brown. Our knee-length white angora turtleneck has a loose fit, so it slides under a puffer without bunching up, and the collar can be worn up or folded in half.

Rib knit sits close to the body. Take the white rib mini with flounces out on a dry day with white sneakers and a denim jacket, or with a beige coat, flat boots and thick tights when it’s colder. Under any fitted white, wear seamless underwear in your own skin tone. White shows everything.

The fitted white mini with a keyhole is cotton knit, 95 % cotton and 5 % elastane, soft and stretchy. In April it goes with a trench and white sneakers, in October with a long cardigan.

Summer is lighter. A white sleeve long dress in satin, a floral midi with ruffles at the hem, covers the arms and knees for a christening or a May birthday. It’s in our warm-season line, so look for it once the weather turns.

Shorter? Go to the white minis. Other colors with sleeves are on the covered-arm page, and every white we sew, sleeved or not, sits under all white dresses.