Satin midi dresses for weddings, christenings and terraces

Summer weddings and garden christenings call for something that covers your knees and still looks festive, and a satin midi dress does both. Ours are sewn from silk-look satin with a soft sheen, and as warm-weather styles they return to the catalog in spring.

Wraps that tie at the waist

The beige wrap is the quietest satin midi dress we make. Long sleeves and a modest V suit a church ceremony where bare shoulders aren’t welcome, and nude pumps or brown heeled sandals go well with it.

The chocolate wrap has the same long sleeves and ties. We’d wear it to dinner on a terrace in August and again in fall with a trench on top. We list its fabric as 98% polyester and 2% elastane, so there’s a bit of stretch when you move.

A wrap shapes the waist, and it suits a lot of different figures. Knot either one at the narrowest part of your waist. Size by your bust.

Ruffles at the hem or the waist

Ruffles move when you walk. On the white floral midi they’re at the hem, with long sleeves above, and it’s a good pick for a christening in May or a birthday in a room with the air conditioning on high.

The pink version has the same shape. Its fabric has a little elastane, and you can take your usual size.

We put ruffles at the waist of the green midi instead. It has short sleeves and a V-neck that shows the collarbones, which looks right at a summer wedding banquet with gold earrings.

A light blue style with a multicolored floral print has its ruffles along the hem too. Over it, a short denim jacket stops just above them.

A bare back and a bow at the neck

Most of these cover up. Two don’t.

The lemon midi is open at the back. Put your hair up, or the back hides behind it, and choose underwear with no fastening behind.

The white midi with black polka dots goes the other way, with a loose fit and a bow at the neck, and you can wear it from breakfast to an evening walk. We’d wear it with black sandals to echo the dots. For a hot July wedding, the pink midi sprinkled with tiny flowers ends at mid-calf and keeps your arms free in short sleeves.

Hand wash them in cool water and keep them out of the dryer. Floral prints in other fabrics are on our flowered midi page, and guest looks are under midi dresses for wedding guests.