Mini spring dresses with wrap fronts and floral prints

Our idea of a mini spring dress rests on a wrap front, a floral print and a hem above the knee. Most of these styles belong to the warm-weather collection, which returns to the catalog as the days heat up. So treat this page as a guide for choosing ahead.

Long sleeves for a cold morning, short ones for later

Early spring is tricky. It’s cold at eight and sunny by noon. That’s why we like the white floral wrap mini with a long sleeve, which covers you on a chilly morning and keeps the sun off in the afternoon. White sneakers and a leather backpack make it a weekday dress.

The light blue satin wrap is the dressier pick. It has a long sleeve too, and the tie lets you pull the waist tighter or looser. We’d wear it to a spring birthday or on a date, with a white trench during the day. This satin is polyester with elastane, silky to the touch but not natural silk.

Once it’s properly warm, short sleeves and bare shoulders take over, and that’s when linen and cotton muslin come out.

A baby doll cut if you don’t want a tie at the waist

Not everyone likes a wrap. Our baby doll mini in white with pink flowers hangs free from the bust down, so it doesn’t cling to the stomach or hips. Its sleeve is long and full, gathered into a cuff. We’d put it in a garden for photos, with ballet flats and a pink or beige cardigan for when the evening cools.

There’s a red one-shoulder mini as well, and that one stays in the catalog all year. Wear one pair of earrings with it. Put your hair up so the bare shoulder shows.

How a wrap mini should sit on you

We sew these ourselves, so here’s what we’d check. Measure your bust and waist and compare both numbers with the chart. When they match, the wrap won’t gape as you sit down. Are you between two sizes? Send the measurements to our manager and ask.

The range runs XS to XL, and the tie handles the last bit of adjustment at the waist.