Polka dot dresses for warm days and garden parties

Wrap fronts and ruffled hems for a date in July

The wraps are the easiest to fit. Pull the tie a little tighter or looser and the V moves with it, and you’ve got a waist without a belt. Our navy wrap with ruffles is satin, 98% polyester with 2% elastane, and the ruffles keep it from looking too serious at a restaurant table. For an evening date we’d add low heels and a white blazer.

Black and white midi wraps sit lower on the leg, below the knee. One black midi has a flounce at the hem cut from the same dotted fabric, and it moves when you walk. A red bag brings out the retro side of that print.

Fancy a bow instead? The white midi with black dots ties at the neck over a little keyhole. Same polyester and elastane satin as the navy one, with a bit of give. A black bag picks up the dots nicely. More tie-front styles are with our wrap dresses.

Red is the bright one. At a graduation or a long family lunch, the knee-length red polka dot dress keeps its keyhole neckline modest, and plain earrings are all it asks for.

Dots at the office and after six

Dots on black look less loud than you’d expect. The knee-length black style with a keyhole at the throat is the one we’d wear to a meeting under a light blazer. At six, lose the blazer and go to dinner in a white denim jacket.

Want to cover your arms? Our black minis with long sleeves do that. The one with flounces on the skirt goes to work with thick tights and loafers. On its sister the sleeve itself is decorated, and a watch or a bracelet would only crowd it.

Light blue with a boat neck is the calm one, knee-length, with long sleeves you can roll up a bit by lunchtime. For a weekend away we’d take the soft pink mini with white dots, which sits along the line of the shoulders and takes up almost no room in a suitcase.

Frequently asked questions

Do you make a long polka dot dress?

Midi is our longest, whether you spell it polka dot or polkadot dress the British way. It ends below the knee, and there’s no maxi in this print for now.

Why can’t I see them in the catalog in November?

They’re summer pieces, so they come back when the weather turns warm, along with the rest of our dresses for hot days.

Which size do I pick for the lemon one?

Go by your waist. That’s where the satin bodice sits close, and the skirt flares out from there to the knee.

What if I’d rather have flowers?

Then head to our floral print dresses. Every color and cut we sew is also in the full dress catalog.