Homecoming Dresses

Yellow is warm enough to flatter most skin and pale enough not to shout, and beading on it stays tonal rather than contrasting. Almost nobody picks this colour, which is the best argument for it. Product Details Silhouette A-line Neckline Strapless, straight across a...

A metallic knit already throws light, so beading on top of it has to be placed rather than scattered or the whole surface becomes noise. Here it is placed. Product Details Silhouette A-line Neckline Strapless over a corset bodice Length Short / mini Sleeve...

One shoulder sets the sequins on a diagonal and a cutout breaks that diagonal partway down. Two interruptions on a surface that would otherwise run uninterrupted. Product Details Silhouette Bodycon Neckline One shoulder, asymmetric Length Short / mini Sleeve Sleeveless Fabric Sequinned fabric, fully...

Sheer lace covers the high collar, the sleeves and the whole short dress, with a boned bodice showing through. The hem is finished with scalloped lace above the knee. Detail Description Silhouette Column Neckline High Neck Length Mini/Short Sleeve Long Sleeves Fabric Tulle Embellishment...

Sequin lace is two surfaces at once — the lace supplies the pattern, the sequins supply the light. On blue neither has to work hard to be seen. Product Details Silhouette Bodycon Neckline Fine spaghetti straps over a corset bodice Length Short / mini...

Yellow satin in tiers catches light along every fold rather than across one flat surface, and off the shoulder keeps the top of the dress clean so the skirt does all the work. Product Details Silhouette Tiered, with a ruffled skirt Neckline Off the...

A V-neck draws a line down the centre of the bodice and the tiers below run across it. The two directions working against each other are what stop a red dress reading as a single block. Product Details Silhouette Tiered, with a ruffled skirt...

A halter neckline narrows the top and tiered ruffles widen the bottom, so the two pull in opposite directions. That opposition is what makes the waist look smaller than it measures. Product Details Silhouette Tiered, with a ruffled skirt Neckline Halter neck Length Short...

The lacing at the back is visible, it adjusts, and it means the fit is yours rather than the size chart's. Beading over blue satin does the rest. Product Details Silhouette Bodycon Neckline Fine spaghetti straps Length Short / mini Sleeve Sleeveless Fabric Smooth...

Chiffon in tiers falls rather than stands, so the skirt follows you a beat behind. In lilac with lace over it the whole effect stays soft rather than structured. Product Details Silhouette Tiered, with a layered skirt Neckline Sweetheart over a corset bodice Length...

A ball gown skirt on a short dress needs more layers than a long one, not fewer, because the volume has to build in a much smaller distance. This one has them. Product Details Silhouette Ball gown Neckline Off the shoulder Length Short /...

Orange satin with an open back and no decoration anywhere. It is the rarest colour on the rail and the cut leaves nowhere for it to hide. Product Details Silhouette Bodycon Neckline Halter neck Length Short / mini Sleeve Sleeveless Fabric Smooth satin, fully...

White sequins read as silver under warm light and as white under cool, so the dress changes depending on the room. It is the least predictable of the sequin colours. Product Details Silhouette Bodycon Neckline V-neck Length Short / mini Sleeve Sleeveless Fabric Sequinned...

Taffeta holds its shape where satin drapes, which is what keeps a strapless bodice sitting where you put it rather than sliding through the night. Product Details Silhouette A-line Neckline Strapless, straight across the bust Length Short / mini Sleeve Sleeveless Fabric Crisp taffeta,...

Puff sleeves on organza hold their shape without any structure inside them, which is why they look effortless rather than constructed. Below, a sweetheart bodice and a skirt light enough to lift in a breeze. Product Details Silhouette A-line Neckline Sweetheart Length Short /...

Fringe moves a beat behind you, so it keeps going after you have stopped. Under sequins it turns a static surface into something that never quite settles. Product Details Silhouette Bodycon Neckline One shoulder, asymmetric Length Short / mini Sleeve Sleeveless Fabric Sequinned fabric,...

Sunny yellow glitter lace shimmers over this playful short dress, from the pleated off-the-shoulder band to the flared A-line skirt. A plunging V with a sheer insert shapes the corset bodice, and satin ribbon laces up the back. Detail Description Silhouette A-Line Neckline Off...

Oversized satin blossoms bloom across this mini dress, their centers filled with clusters of pearls and sparkling rhinestones. A square neckline and wide shoulder straps top a structured corset bodice, while the petal-edged A-Line skirt gives the hem a playful, sculptural finish. Detail Description...

All-black lace scattered with 3D flowers and tiny sequins turns this short party dress into something quietly dramatic. A strapless sweetheart neckline dips at the center above a fitted bodice, then the full A-Line skirt flares out with plenty of volume for dancing. Detail...

Lavender floral lace shapes a structured corset bodice with a wide scoop neckline and soft eyelash-lace edging. The short, bouncy A-Line skirt puffs out over a slim underlayer, and at the back a lace-up closure finishes in an oversized satin bow. Detail Description Silhouette...