Royal blue homecoming dresses in your school color

If blue is your school color, a royal blue homecoming dress gets you through the game in the bleachers and still looks dressed up once the DJ starts. Most of what’s here is short, with long sleeves and either soft velvet pile or lurex shimmer. Homecoming’s back every fall, so treat this page as a shortlist and plan your try-on well before spirit week.

Sparkle or velvet for spirit week’s biggest night

Lurex is knit with metallic thread. It catches every flash, from the bleachers to the DJ booth. Our glittering knit mini wraps across the body and drapes at the waist, and with a round neck and long sleeves it’s festive without showing much skin. Want more length? The lurex midi wraps into a V-neck and ties with a belt, and you can loosen it a notch after dinner.

In velvet, a royal blue homecoming dress turns a shade deeper. There’s a velvet wrap mini that opens into a V-neck, a plain mini with a round neck, and a marble velvet one whose cloudy pattern shifts under the lights. Voted onto the court? Look at the velvet midi with a side slit. It shows the leg as you walk up for the crown and still moves fine on the dance floor.

A few cuts go higher at the neck, with a turtleneck or a stand collar, and one velvet gown with a boat neck drops all the way to the floor. Those are for a dressier dance.

Jackets, sneakers and silver for the after-party

Out of all the homecoming dresses, royal blue is one of the easiest shades to match with a date’s tie or your group’s colors. Silver earrings and a small clutch, and that’s plenty. Throw a letterman jacket over a velvet mini for the game. Swap the heels for white sneakers when the after-party starts.

We make each style here in XS to XL, and an M comes out at roughly a US 6–8. Size matters most when the hem’s short. At your fitting, stand, sit and dance a few steps, then pick the royal blue homecoming dress that stays put while you move. Wraps are easy. You tie them a little tighter or looser, and that covers a small gap between two sizes.

Frequently asked questions

Does a varsity jacket work over a dressy mini?

For the game and the photos outside, sure. Take it off for the dance so the sleeves and the shimmer get seen.

How do I wash a lurex dress?

Hand-wash it cool, or put it in a mesh bag on the delicate setting. Skip bleach, and don’t twist the water out. Lay it flat somewhere shady to dry. It rarely needs ironing, and if yours does, press through a cloth with the iron on its lowest heat.