2022 has been a blur and the countdown to 2023 is on - and we’re not only talking about the last ten seconds before midnight. Whether you’re hosting at home, have booked a table in your favorite restaurant, or are joining a party with friends, the countdown starts with your search for the perfect dress for New Year celebrations.
Celebrating pattern or pared-back designs, our black dresses champion timeless, flattering silhouettes combined with a contemporary edge that transforms the age-old wardrobe staple into a piece with modern sensibilities. Whether you prefer floor-sweeping or knee-skimming styles, there’s a black dress in this edit to satisfy both the minimalist and maximalists among us.
10 | MONOCHROME
Opposites attract. It’s a tale as old as time and black New Year’s dresses are no exception to the rule. Black and white combine to add definition to a flattering silhouette, highlighting your waist, and creating a leg-lengthening effect on our Contrast Panel Fit + Flare Dress.
Detailed with a line of gold-toned buttons through the chest, the neckline is easy to adjust to accommodate different bust sizes or create a more relaxed V-neck silhouette suited to wherever you’re celebrating. Display a single pendant or layered necklaces at the opening and sign off your look with a pair of heels in a metallic or patent finish
9 | POLKA DOTS
Is there a better partner to a night spent dancing until the early hours than a pattern named after one?
Now a firm stay in our closets, it appears on both our Polka Dot Fitted Deep-V Mini Dress and Gold Polka Dot Swing Dress + Slip. Accompanied by flattering gathered detailing on the former and shimmering in a golden hue on the latter, the print adds dimension and intrigue to these flattering dresses. Keep your styling simple by sticking with single block colors to ground the blur of spots: black tailored blazers, color-pop jackets, and cream longline coats.
8 | VINTAGE
Retro, vintage, old-school, whatever word you choose to describe fashion’s unfaltering love affair with past trends, it continues to prove its place with each season’s pass. Homing in on the 60s and its signature shift silhouettes, our Contrast Detail Shift Dress is crafted from recycled satin in an inky black hue.
Outlined with white scalloped detailing and stitched with a line of embellished buttons below the Peter Pan collar, it marries classic and contemporary cues for a timeless style ready to ring in the new year.
7 | CLEAN CUT AND UNCOMPLICATED
Footloose and fancy-free. An advocate for clean lines and uncomplicated cuts, these New Year’s Eve dresses are the sartorial equivalent of a blank canvas, waiting for you to make your mark when you’re saying sayonara to 2022.
In mini to midi and maxi silhouettes, they celebrate intelligent design details that grant each one a flattering finish. Take our Sateen Mini Layering Dress; a standalone piece in its own right, it combines a jersey body with a sateen skirt that starts at just the right point to complement the hems of our sweaters and vests or cropped jackets. Our Ponte Twist Front Maxi Dress transforms a classic V-neck cut with a series of gathered details through the center, while our Frill Hem Rib Knit Mini Dress transforms a simple round-neck cut with a ruffle-trimmed hem. Free from any additions, our Ponte Long Sleeve Pencil Midi Dress is a sartorial purist, choosing instead to hero a high-neck silhouette framed by long sleeves.
6 | PATTERNED
Spanish tradition decrees you should eat 12 green grapes for each stroke of midnight, Italians eat lentils to bring prosperity and wealth in the new year, North American lore is that black-eyed peas bring good luck…wherever you are, food will undoubtedly play a part in your New Year’s Eve celebrations.
Comfortable NYE outfits celebrating bold patterns are the perfect partner to celebratory dinners followed by dancing that keep decorative detailing and a party spirit on display even when you’re seated. Our Abstract Print Devoré Midi Dress + Slip heroes a classic devoré technique burnt out on supersoft georgette that results in a covetable velvety texture and adds depth to a beautiful evening fabric. Emphasizing its eveningwear credentials, it’s scattered with subtle gold metallic dots.
5 | LACE IS MORE
Satisfying a need for sophisticated New Year’s Eve outfits, our black dresses combine comfortable cuts with intricate lace detailing that perfect elegant eveningwear suited to a night spent on your feet.
Pick and choose between ankle and thigh-skimming silhouettes when you slip into our Lace Stitch Fit + Flare Knit Dress or Geo Lace Flower Shift Dress + Slip. The former champions a classic round-neck silhouette framed by long sleeves detailed with lace embroidery, while the latter combines a simple slip suspended from thin straps sported below a long-sleeved shift dress crafted from embroidered lace that heroes a bold geometric pattern.
4 | METALLIC
Granting a classic black shade added depth and subtle shimmer, gold-toned threading is woven through our Metallic Fit and Flare Maxi Dress + Belt.
Creating a more fitted silhouette, it’s outlined with contrasting black panels around the waist, neckline and cuffs that ground the metallic finish while an adjustable neckline accommodates all bust sizes. Whether you’re the kind of person to don props at the earliest opportunity - who said you can’t wear two party hats and a “2023” headband? - or prefer to keep things toned down, this style introduces a celebratory finish to the party regardless.
3 | TUX INSPIRED
Black tie dress codes didn’t see this style solution coming. The best of both worlds, Savile Row suiting collides with a classic shift dress to create our Fluid Tux Shift Dress. Keeping you looking freshly pressed from the moment you slip it on to well past midnight, it’s crafted from crease-free crepe that effortlessly drapes over your frame and is detailed with lustrous satin inserts that nod to polished tux-style suiting.
When you’re sporting a style like this, you can afford to be more playful with your make-up - sweep shimmering eye shadow over your lids or play with glittery eyeliner to reflect - quite literally - the celebratory mood.
2 | TEXTURED
A slip-on-and-go style - with a couple of minutes to put on your make-up and style your hair - our Velour Swing Short Dress brings a covetable texture into the New Year’s Eve mix while its comfortable swing silhouette keeps you comfortable from arrival to long after your voice has tired of belting Auld Lang Syne.
New Year’s party dresses crafted from soft fabrics reflect our penchant for warmth and tactility when temperatures change and mark a noticeable shift in eveningwear solutions in spring and summer.
1 | SEQUINNED
Fireworks take over the night sky when the new year finally arrives, so donning something equally shimmering that brings sparkle to the occasion even before midnight is an apt choice.
Forgoing colorful and metallic finishes in favour of something more traditional but by no means old fashioned, our Sequin Mini Dress heroes densely packed black sequins that cover its long-sleeved cut and add dimension to the shade whenever it catches the light. Keeping you comfortable throughout the night, it features a soft lining.
