Deep forest, softly lit. This fitted midi dress is cut from rich emerald velvet with a plush, light-drinking nap that shifts from jade to near-black as it moves. A stand-up mandarin collar frames the neck, and the sleeves puff gently at the shoulder before gathering into short, rounded cuffs. Two columns of tiny covered buttons run down either side of the bodice, traced with fine contrast piping that lengthens the line from shoulder to hem. The skirt skims the hip and falls in a slim column to the mid-calf.

Wear it with strappy nude sandals, as styled here, for a quiet and elegant evening look, or add gold earrings and a dark lip for full romance.