Olive green satin dresses and the greens we really sew

If you searched for olive green satin dresses, here’s the truth up front. We don’t dye a true olive. Our green satin comes in emerald, a clear bright green and mint, all with V-necks, and all part of the summer collection that returns to the catalog with warm weather.

Which of our greens sits closest to olive

Olive is a muted, yellowish green. Emerald is deeper and cooler, and it’s the nearest thing we make. You’ll find it in two wrap minis. One has long sleeves, which balance the short hem and make it comfortable on a cool summer night or under a trench between seasons. The other has short sleeves and was sewn for warm evenings.

The plain green is a midi with ruffles at the waist and short sleeves. Those ruffles mark the waist and move as you walk, and the color looks fresh against a tan. Its V-neck opens your collarbones, and the midi length suits cocktails or a restaurant dinner. If the evening turns cool, we’d drape a light blazer over the shoulders. Mint is the lightest of the four. That one’s a wrap mini with a rose print, so it’s a softer mood altogether.

So is it worth staying if you wanted olive? We think so, if what you love is green satin and not one exact swatch. Gold jewelry looks warm beside every shade here.

What this satin is, and how the wrap fits

Our satin isn’t natural silk. It’s a matte, silk-look fabric made of polyester with some elastane, smooth to the touch and with a soft sheen instead of a hard gloss. On the mint dress the mix is 98 % polyester to 2 % elastane, which explains the slight stretch.

Three of these dresses wrap. That means you set the waist yourself, tighter for a dinner date, looser for dancing. Choose the size by your bust, though. If the bust is right, the neckline stays flat against your chest, and the tie handles everything below it.

We make each one in XS to XL. A steamer smooths this fabric quickly, or you can press it inside out with the iron on warm. When you’re ready to compare, open all green satin, go straight to the emerald satin page, or see what we offer for olive in other fabrics and wrap dresses in more satin colors.