Pleated midi dresses in velvet for dancing and dinners

Small pleats swing with every step, and that’s the whole reason to own one. Type pleat midi dress or midi pleated dress, you’ll land on the same thing here. Ours are mostly pleated velvet for the cold season, with a round neck and a hem that covers the knee.

Pleats in red, white and emerald for nights with dancing

Red comes twice. One style bares the shoulders, and its sleeves stop below the elbow. Raise your arms at the fitting to be sure that open neckline doesn’t slide, and wear earrings instead of a necklace. The other red has short sleeves and a calm round neck, so all the attention goes to the skirt. Black heels and gold earrings are enough.

White pleated velvet is for an engagement, an anniversary or a winter photo shoot. Careful with red wine at the table. In powder pink the three-quarter sleeve leaves the wrist bare, and a watch on a thin strap looks good there.

Emerald has short sleeves. In fall you can put a thin black turtleneck under it.

Daytime pleats in blue, beige, lilac and marbled black

Does a pleated midi dress work at the office? The blue velvet one does. Drape a fine gray sweater across the shoulders, and choose a small bag, because big ones get lost next to pleats. Beige is the easiest for the city. It likes loafers, a chocolate bag and a camel trench when it’s cool.

Lilac leans toward parties, but by day white sneakers and a jean jacket bring it down to earth. The black one is velvet with a marble print and short sleeves. Its top sits closer to the body while the skirt opens as you walk. Keep the accessories plain. That print is busy already.

Sizing a pleated skirt and looking after it

Because the skirt is loose, your bust and waist decide the size. Hips rarely matter here. We sew each style in XS to XL, and S is close to a US 4. Never iron pleats flat. A steamer on low heat and a hanger will bring them back.

Want more? See every pleated dress we make, or narrow it to white pleats and black ones. Plain cuts in the same fabric are on the velvet midi page.