Summer party dress in satin, florals and dots

Which summer party dress you need depends on where the party is. A terrace in town, a garden birthday and a weekend by the sea each ask for something different, so we’ve sorted ours that way. They’re light, mostly short, and sewn in our own workshop.

Cocktails on a terrace in town

For a city evening we’d start with a satin wrap. Ours is smooth polyester satin with elastane, so it moves with you, and the wrap ties to your waist and forms a V-neck. The white one has long sleeves over a mini hem, which balances covered arms against bare legs. Beige or silver sandals and pearl earrings suit it. Just don’t take white to a wedding.

Want print? A black mini with open shoulders and small blue flowers was made for exactly this kind of night. Silver earrings and a pale bag echo the flowers. If the terrace gets breezy, a denim jacket or a cropped blazer goes over it.

A garden birthday or a family celebration

Daylight parties are kinder to color. For those we sew a midi wrap in white, covered with purple flowers. The sleeves are short and the hem covers your knees. It’s festive but not too dressed up. Thin-strap silver sandals and a lilac bag repeat the colors of the print, while heavy boots and dark jackets weigh the white down.

Polka dots feel familiar to everyone at the table. Our red dotted style stops at the knee, and its only detail is a small keyhole at the neck. Plain shoes in white or black are enough. Pink flowers on a white wrap mini are the softer route, and we’d keep everything else white or powder pink since the print already has two colors.

Out of town, by the water, after sunset

A party outside the city means sun first and a chill later. That’s the reason to consider the white polka dot mini with dramatic long sleeves. They shield your arms in the afternoon and keep you comfortable once it cools. A necklace would be too much with those sleeves.

The bright green floral mini is more playful. Its sleeves tie at the top and show a little shoulder, and a ruffle runs along the hem. Take wedge sandals for the evening and flat ones for the day. Light blue minis with ruffles belong here too, and they look fresh in photos near water.

Every summer party dress here is part of the summer line, which we bring back in spring. Use the time to measure and compare with the size chart. Then continue to party styles for every season, the whole summer range, warm-weather cocktail looks or wraps in satin.