Purple satin dresses in one cool lilac shade
We make one purple satin dress, and its shade is a pale, cool lilac instead of a deep violet. It wraps across the front, stops well above the knee and covers your arms down to the wrist. Because it’s part of our summer line, the catalog brings it out when the warm months begin.
What this lilac satin is and how much it shines
Fabric first. The cloth is polyester with elastane, finished to a soft sheen, and back home in Ukraine we call it matte silk. Silky under your hand? Yes. It isn’t natural silk, though, and we won’t dress that up.
The shine is quiet. Under lamps the lilac glows a little, nothing like a mirror. This purple rarely turns up at a party, so you’ll get noticed with no sequins involved. Its tone is cool, which is why it looks so good next to fair skin and silver jewelry.
A front you tie yourself, a short hem and covered arms
The wrap has two jobs. It marks your waist, and where the two halves cross they form a V at the neck. You tie it, so you decide how snug it feels, and that small bit of tuning is the reason we like a wrap for a first order from us.
Sleeves run long and the skirt is a mini. Legs out, arms warm. That trade is what makes this purple satin dress right for a prom, a birthday or a dinner for two, when the room is cooler than you planned for. Will the night turn chilly on the way home? Throw a white blazer over it, or a gray trench.
For shoes we’d pick nude pumps or silver sandals. The bag can be small and one plain color, since the dress already carries a color nobody else in the room is likely to wear.
Measuring yourself for the lilac wrap mini
We sew it from XS through XL. Take your bust, waist and hip measurements then set those three numbers beside the size chart on its page before ordering. The tie gives a little room, but it doesn’t replace the tape. As a rough guide, our S lands near a US 4, while XL is roughly a tenth pricier than the four smaller sizes.
Want to see the shade next to its neighbors? Our purple dresses page keeps lilac and violet side by side, the short satin styles show this cloth in other colors, and wraps cut from satin gather every tie-front version we make.
Frequently asked questions
Is this a dark purple or a light one?
Light. It’s a cool lilac, closer to lavender than to plum.
Is the satin woven from silk?
No. It’s polyester with elastane, smooth and softly shiny, with a silk-look surface.
How should I wash and press it?
Wash it by hand in cool water. Afterwards a steamer on the reverse side takes the creases out, so the iron can stay in the cupboard.
Why can’t I see the lilac dress on the site all year?
It’s a warm-season style. The site lists it once our summer dresses open, and hides it again for the cold months.
New summer collection from March
You can still order styles from this edit. In season now: Evening gowns and dresses for nights with a dress code · Velvet dresses in deep winter colors
