9 Summer Midi Dress Outfit Ideas, From Slips And Sneakerinas To The Dress-Over-Trousers Trend
The most versatile piece in your wardrobe from summer though to autumn, styled nine ways.
A moment of silence for the midi dress, please. In a wardrobe of extremes – from micro-mini lengths to eye-wateringly low rises – the midi dress offers a reassuring measure of temperance, a middle way, never straying above the knee or trailing under feet. It’s no wonder designers turn to this tried-and-true silhouette, season after season.
Ideas for midi dress outfits can be found on and off the catwalks, across both the SS and AW‘25 collections, and on some of our favourite stylish women across the globe. But you don’t need to go searching for them, because we’ve compiled a shortlist right here. There are slinky polka-dot dresses and ballet flats, strapless midis layered in ingenious ways, and floral frock, sock and slingback combinations that will make you excited to feel a chill in the air.
When the weather is neurotic, opt for a midi dress outfit. Whether you’re dressing up or dressing down, opt for a midi dress outfit. When you need to look serious but not-too serious, you guessed it… there’s a midi dress-centric ensemble for that, too. We’ve rounded up our favourite styling ideas, below.
A Handkerchief-Hem Midi Slip Dress and Sneakerinas
Balance the sultriness of a slip dress with a pair of sporty sneakerinas, as seen on Susie Bubble. For dressier affairs, follow the styling at Dries Van Noten’s SS25 show and team a neutral slip dress with lipstick-red mules and a statement pendant.
A Strapless Midi Dress, Cropped Trousers and Minimal Jewellery
Helsinki-based stylist Sylvie Mus offers a lesson in layering, turning a satin skirt into a strapless midi dress and underpinning it with a pair of cropped trousers. You could swap out the trousers for an organza slip skirt that’s just longer than the dress, as seen at Versace’s SS25 show.
A Balloon-Sleeve Midi Dress, Mesh Flats and Medallion Earrings
The bigger the sleeves, the chicer the outfit, as this Copenhagen Fashion Week showgoer proves. We love the simple, monochrome styling of an embroidered dress, mesh flats and statement studs.
A Boho Chiffon Midi Dress, Knee-High Boots and an Embellished Bag
Those who worship at the altar of Chemena Kamali know that the pairing of a boho, ruffle-adorned dress and knee-high boots is the Chloé girl’s go to. Finish the look with a bracelet-handle bag and long necklace.
A Prairie Midi Dress, Tights and Metallic Mary Janes
Changeable weather calls for chill-proof accessories. Ribbed grey tights make a white cotton prairie dress autumn-appropriate. We love how they look with metallic, block-heeled Mary Janes.
A Halterneck Midi Dress, a Basket Bag and Mules
16Arlington, Michael Kors and Peter Do all extolled the virtues of the halterneck-midi-dress-and-mule outfit at their SS25 shows. Anouk Yve’s Sezane LBD is ideal for late summer holiday evenings, especially when offset with a basket bag.
A Deconstructed Denim Midi Dress, Mary Janes and a Mini Bag
An asymmetric denim dress will be your fast-track to cool. Style it with Mary Jane flats and a tonal mini bag, or do as they did at Diesel’s SS25 show and go more avant-garde with a pair of legging-slash-legwarmers and strappy heels.
A Polka-Dot Midi Dress, Cardigan and Ballet Flats
A polka-dot satin midi dress plus ballet flats equals a failsafe summer outfit. For evenings that go from sunny to chilly, accessorise with a 1990s-esque shoulder bag, oval-frame sunglasses and, most importantly, a lightweight cardigan strewn about the shoulders.
A Floral Midi Sundress, Socks and Singbacks
Milly Brady wears a head-to-toe Miu Miu look outside the brand’s fashion show in Milan. The sharply pointed slingbacks temper the girlishness of the floral sundress, while the footless socks are a fun addition for transeasonal weather.
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