White cocktail dresses from velvet midis to floral minis

A white cocktail dress from us changes with the weather. When it’s cold we cut it in velvet, rib knit or an angora-blend knit. When it’s warm, it turns into silk-look satin and florals, mostly short.

Satin, florals and polka dots once it’s warm

Summer white is mostly short. There’s a satin wrap mini, V at the front and long in the sleeve. Polyester and elastane, so it moves with you a bit. We’d wear it to a rooftop birthday with beige strappy sandals and pearl studs. Done.

Prints make it more fun. The white wrap with pink flowers has short sleeves, and you can wear white sneakers with it in the afternoon and heels in a shade of the flowers at night. Polka dots come on a mini with big long sleeves. White sandals keep it summery, while black pumps make it look retro.

One mini has magnolias and long sleeves with a slit that opens at the shoulder. Skip the necklace there. The sleeve gets all the attention anyway.

Prefer to cover your knees? The white midi with purple flowers wraps, ties into a V and has short sleeves. Lilac bag, silver sandals, and you’re ready for a graduation or a summer birthday. These warm-weather styles are back in the catalog in spring.

A white cocktail dress for December

Velvet is the winter answer. Our one-sleeve midi in white velvet bares a single shoulder. Big earrings, no necklace. Sweep your hair toward the open side. For a city hall wedding or your own engagement party there’s the V-neck velvet midi with long sleeves, and champagne shoes look lovely under it. Under white velvet, seamless underwear in your skin tone is a must. Bright bras show through.

Not a velvet person? Then try white rib knit. That sleeveless midi is cut round at the neck, and it stretches and follows the body closely, which is why we’d skip anything with seams underneath. In October, layer a fine turtleneck beneath it and a trench over the top. On a frosty afternoon you’ll want the angora-blend turtleneck instead. Knee-length, cut loose, soft against the skin. It’s the warm, quiet white cocktail dress of the group. You’ll find more of this color at other lengths among our white midis.