White midi dresses for every season of the year

December registry office, engagement dinner, white velvet

Winter celebrations are where white velvet shines. The sheath with long sleeves hugs you from the shoulders to just under the knee, and the round neck leaves room for pearls. Another style opens into a triangle V-neck that shows your collarbones, and a thin chain sits right in it. Then there’s the pleated one, with sleeves stopping above the wrist. It swings when you dance. Honestly, it’s our favorite for an engagement party.

Prefer one bare shoulder? There’s a velvet midi where only one arm gets a long sleeve and the other shoulder stays open, so take a stole for the walk from the car to the restaurant.

Champagne shoes or skin-tone pumps, a milky coat on top. Under white velvet, wear seamless nude underwear and nothing will show through. And at dinner, watch the red wine. It shows on white velvet right away.

A white midi dress for the office in January

For a drafty office, take our angora-blend turtleneck midi. The collar comes right up, so the scarf can stay on the hook. Long sleeves, no sweater on top. It’s milky, a shade warmer than snow white, and on Monday it goes with a beige blazer and pumps. On the weekend we’d wear this white midi dress under a long white puffer with flat boots, plus a caramel leather bag if you own one, because the brown warms up all that white. Plain opaque tights underneath are plenty, even when the heating’s barely on.

The rib knit turtleneck midi is cut for cold weather too. Its stripes run up and down and hug the body. Store it folded on a shelf, since hangers can pull it out of shape. If you’d like more options with sleeves, see the white long-sleeve page.

Linen and polka dots once it’s hot

The summer group comes back when it warms up. There’s an off-shoulder linen midi that shows off a tan, and a floral one in crinkled linen. Then there’s a satin midi with small black dots and a bow at the neck, and that one’s the white midi dress we’d pick for a summer date or a garden lunch with your in-laws. Take the linen to a terrace dinner with leather sandals and a straw bag. Black sandals or ballet flats pick up the dots on the satin one.

Other shades in the same length are on our midi page, and every length in white sits among all our white styles.

Frequently asked questions

Is white okay for a christening in church?

Sure, just pick one with sleeves. In summer that’s the midi with lilac flowers in lightweight viscose, long sleeves on cuffs. When it’s cold, the velvet sheath or the angora turtleneck.

Will the linen look creased after a trip?

The crinkled one won’t, because those little creases are part of the fabric. Plain linen irons best while it’s still a bit damp, with a hot iron.

Does angora itch?

Not this one. It’s soft and warm.

Which size in a fitted velvet sheath?

Measure your bust and hips and go by whichever is wider. We make it in XS to XL.