Sexy white dresses from fitted knit to velvet with a slit

What makes a sexy white dress depends on where you’re going, so we’ve sorted ours by occasion, from a fitted knit for a date to floor-length velvet with a slit for your own engagement party. Bare shoulders run through many of them. Others show skin with a keyhole, a slit or a close fit.

White for a date night

Our fitted white mini is cotton with 5% elastane, so it stretches and follows every line of the body. A teardrop cutout at the chest does the job a necklace would. Wear seamless nude underwear under it, or the white will show the outline. It’s an all-season dress, with a trench in April and tights and a coat in winter.

Colder date? Our angora mini keeps you warm and still shows a bit of leg through a slit near the front. Heeled ankle boots and bold earrings turn it into an evening outfit. The rib mini with a high collar hugs the body as well, and it looks best with your hair up in a ponytail. Under both, smooth underwear matters more than anything else you add.

Velvet and slits for the big evenings

These are for your own celebration, a registry ceremony, an engagement or a wedding photo shoot. One white velvet has a single sleeve, an open shoulder and a high cut along one leg, and it runs to the floor. Champagne heels show through the slit. Another floor-length velvet has bare shoulders, a slit and three-quarter sleeves. Take a few steps at your fitting in the shoes you’ll actually wear, because the length changes with the heel.

We also sew a white velvet midi with one sleeve. A strapless bra is a must under it, and in winter a palantine shawl over that bare shoulder will save you between the taxi and the door.

Bare shoulders in linen and muslin

Summer white is about skin and sun. Our off-shoulder linen comes as a mini and a midi, and linen lets heat out on a hot day. Cotton muslin minis with tiny prints feel just as light, and muslin breathes in the heat too. The broderie off-shoulder dress at knee length suits a beach walk or a summer party. These styles appear with the warm season, in XS to XL like everything we make. For a close-fitting off-shoulder, choose by your bust so the line stays put.