Maxi holiday dress in velvet for winter celebrations

Every maxi holiday dress here is velvet, and every hem goes to the floor or close to it. We sew them for the cold months, for the company party, the New Year’s ball and the winter wedding. Start looking early, since a long dress needs a fitting with the right shoes.

Burgundy, emerald or champagne for the big night

Burgundy feels the most like the holidays to us. Under warm lamps in a banquet hall it goes deeper, almost like red wine. One burgundy cut has full-length sleeves, and its slit opens only when you step. Another bares the shoulders, with three-quarter sleeves that leave room for a bracelet. Which one fits your evening? If you’ll dance a lot, take the slit.

Emerald is the other classic, and it loves gold earrings. We sew it with a round neck and long sleeves, or off the shoulder with a slit. For a ball or a holiday photo shoot, there’s a champagne velvet with one long sleeve. Its warm gold tone glows under evening light.

White isn’t only for brides. Our white velvet comes with one sleeve, with bare shoulders and three-quarter sleeves, or with a single sleeve and a slit. It suits an engagement party in December or a winter registry office ceremony of your own.

Staying warm and moving freely in a long dress

Dense velvet holds heat. With long sleeves you can leave the shawl at home and still feel fine in a drafty hall. One-sleeve cuts look striking, but you’ll want a strapless bra and a short faux-fur jacket for the walk from the car. Pick a coat that stops above the hem, or the dress disappears under it.

Shoes come first at the fitting. A heel keeps the floor-length hem off the ground, and in a slit style the shoe shows with every step. Bring the pair you’ll actually wear.

A few cuts follow the body closely. The navy mermaid, for example, is fitted to the knee and flares below it. For those, check your hip measurement against the chart, since that’s where velvet sits tightest.