Longsleeve wrap dress, wrap long sleeve dress styles

A longsleeve wrap dress lets you set the fit yourself, because the tie decides how snug the waist sits and how deep the V goes. We sew ours as minis and midis in velvet, silky satin, lurex knit, rib knit and an angora blend.

Warm knits that wrap for fall days

Start with the red rib mini. We make it from a dense, warm rib, and its sleeve widens slowly from the elbow to the wrist while the skirt flares out. Thick black tights and ankle boots finish it. There’s a blue twin of it too. Red needs little help, so keep everything else quiet.

The milk-white dress is knitted from an angora blend, and its flared mini skirt swings when you walk. In winter we’d wear it with beige boots and a pale coat. Does it work at the office? Yes, once you add dense tights, ankle boots on a steady heel and a pale cardigan.

Velvet and satin after dark

We sew the chocolate mini in an elastic velvet, which is why it clings closely yet never shortens your step. Soft gathers collect at the waist and hide the tummy. The hem is uneven on purpose, with one panel crossing over the other. Brown velvet looks warmer than black under the yellow light of a restaurant.

The black velvet mini measures 87 cm from the shoulder, which puts the hem above the knee. Midi lovers get an emerald velvet with a shallow V for a party that runs to midnight, and a blue lurex knit that stretches, so it won’t squeeze you at the table.

Satin is the smooth option. The chocolate midi is a longsleeve wrap dress we sew for the warmer season, in polyester (98 %) with a little elastane (2 %) that lets the fabric give as you move. Hot-chocolate brown looks right on a summer terrace and in a restaurant in the fall. Knot its ties at the narrowest point of your waist. The line looks sharper that way.

Getting the wrap to stay closed

Choose the size by your bust. The wrap should cross flat, without pulling open, and the tie takes care of the waist. On the fitted velvet minis, check your hips as well.

In Britain you’d probably call this a wrap long sleeve dress. Same cut, same XS to XL. Every sleeve length lives on our main wrap dress page, the short hems are under mini wraps, and the glossy fabrics are in satin wrap styles.