Red Dress: 16 Beautiful Models
Key piece of the women's wardrobe, the red dress is bold, synonymous with embraced femininity and sensuality. The color of love, seduction, courage, and vitality, the scarlet dress is a must-have in your women's wardrobe to wear to shine in the evening, dazzle at a cocktail, stand out at a wedding, or simply look beautiful every day. Discover our models of red dresses and all our tips for accessorizing and wearing it in any season according to the occasion.
1. Red evening dress
We start off strong with a beautiful glamorous red satin dress that is highly sensual. To be honest, it is actually a nightgown, but it is so chic for an evening that you will turn all heads!
Red satin dress Aerin - Les Petits Imprimés
This scarlet satin dress with thin straps and mid-thigh length features a sexy plunging V-neckline with a butterfly twist between the breasts that reveals the upper belly. A pretty fine gold necklace and a beautiful pair of nude pumps will perfectly complete your evening outfit.
2. Long red dress
The long dress is the ultimate summer dress. Flowing and airy, the red maxi dress brightens your silhouette with its vibrant color, from coral to burgundy. Solid or printed, monochrome or bicolor, the red dresses from Les Petits Imprimés stand out with their fashionable details. Tied straps, bare shoulders, original backless design, long slit revealing a bare leg, the XXL red dress worn with sandals or wedges is the ultimate glamorous summer look!
Asymmetrical long red dress with polka dots and thin straps Solina - Les Petits Imprimés
Bohemian red and green tropical leaf print dress Lya - Les Petits Imprimés
3. Sexy red dress
The little fitted red dress aims to be as sexy as it is elegant. Fitted, it showcases your slim silhouette, flat stomach, and defined waist.
This short and fitted red dress with a square neckline and long sleeves features a classic and timeless cut. The soft blended cotton fabric is lightweight and perfect for all occasions, whether in a chic daytime look or an evening outfit. With its square neckline, it highlights your curves in all the right places while being comfortable enough to wear all day long. One thing is for sure: this sexy red dress will turn heads!
Short red dress with long sleeves Lise - Les Petits Imprimés
This sexy knee-length red dress stands out with its sensual body-hugging cut, wide straps framing a plunging square neckline, and a slit that runs up your thigh. The comfortable and breathable material ensures comfort and freedom of movement in all circumstances. Be stunning in the evening as well as for a cocktail in this very elegant mid-length red dress. By the way, remember to wear invisible lingerie to avoid unsightly marks. In this magnificent dress, compliments will rain down on you!
Fitted red dress Alba - Les Petits Imprimés
This red fitted dress adds two sexy assets: a square neckline framed by two wide straps - right on trend - and a slit that rises from the knee to mid-thigh for maximum sensuality. We love it, and you?
4. Floral red dress
A must-have for the beautiful season, the floral dress is as feminine as it is spring-like. The red floral dress showcases your vitality, femininity, and elegance with a realistic or minimalist print. A red wrap dress with fluid fabric and adorned with small ruffles for some, a satin red split dress for others, the red floral dress is the must-have of the season to wear on all occasions, both daily and as a wedding guest outfit.
Long Strapless Dress - Barbara - Les Petits Imprimés
Red cocktail dress Enola - Les Petits Imprimés
5. Red sweater dress
From the first chills and even in the midst of polar cold, in the heart of winter, the long-sleeved red sweater dress becomes your best friend. Bright in the midst of the grayness, it envelops you in the softness of its warm knit to face bad weather. Its soft and comfortable material is also breathable thanks to the wool or hypoallergenic cashmere wool.
With a turtleneck or round neckline, the ribbed knit of our red sweater dresses elongates your silhouette with its vertical lines and ensures a fitted cut without being tight. Comfort and elegance are the key words for these three red knit dresses. We love to wear them with transparent polar tights, fleece-lined or nylon tights.
Mid-length red turtleneck sweater dress Aby - Les Petits Imprimés
Red long-sleeve wool sweater dress with a neckline Noéline - Les Petits Imprimés
Midi turtleneck burgundy sweater dress with a slit Célénia - Les Petits Imprimés
Casual burgundy sweater dress in felted wool Judy - Les Petits Imprimés
6. Red shirt dress
The red shirt dress shapes your silhouette with a collar and a sophisticated buttoned neckline. But this floral model tempers the strictness of the shirt. A delicate and original floral pattern as well as airy ruffles at the shoulders and the bottom of the dress soften this fitted red dress, ensuring lightness and femininity.
Floral red dress Laurier - Les Petits Imprimés
7. Red nightgown: sensual until the end of the night
The red dress is also available as a nightgown. The red nightgown can be worn as a slip or in a more intimate context where it literally ignites passion! The color of love and desire, the red lace nightgown, in silk or velvet adorns you with sensuality and an extraordinary power of seduction.
Red nightgown and long kimono in silk and lace Symphony - Les Petits Imprimés
Short red nightgown in lace and velvet with a dizzying backless - Les Petits Imprimés
Long red nightgown with heart print and cowl neck Caroline - Les Petits Imprimés
Red satin nightgown Manon and its matching robe Manon - Les Petits Imprimés
How to accessorize a red dress?
What jacket with a red dress?
It all depends on the style of your ruby dress, of course. But two timeless classics are safe bets that will accompany your stunning dress as well as all your other outfits: the beige trench and the black blazer jacket. If you're looking for contrast, go for a black leather perfecto.
Elliot black straight jacket with golden buttons and printed lapel - Les Petits Imprimés
Nail polish and red dress
Unless you find exactly the same shade of nail polish as your scarlet dress, it's better to avoid red nail polish: guaranteed fashion faux pas. On the other hand, a nude manicure with beige or pink nail polish is the height of good taste. Rockers will love black or anthracite gray nail polish, in line with the leather perfecto or shoes.
What shoes to wear with a red dress?
For a cocktail or a chic festive event, accessorize your red dress with nude pumps or beige heeled sandals to elongate your legs. Metallic shades like silver, gold, and copper are excellent alternatives, but in this case, your jewelry should match the color of your shoes.
On vacation or at the beach, have fun with flat or heeled sandals in camel, nude, and even colorful tones. Avoid white (cheap) and black (too serious).
At the office or in streetwear, you can pair your ruby dress with pretty white sneakers for a quirky effect, flat or heeled boots in black or camel, or chic sandals in the same colors during the beautiful season. A bag in the same tones will complete your outfit with class.
What bag to wear with a red dress?
White, beige, gray, or black: timeless colors that perfectly complement a strong color like red. For a festive occasion, your neutral-colored bag can be adorned with lace, pearls, or sequins for added glamour.
Do you like to stand out? Choose a colorful bag in a color other than red: electric blue, emerald green, canary yellow... Embrace the quirky look even in your choice of shoes and makeup. But be careful: this style must be skillfully mastered to avoid turning into a scarecrow in the middle of a carnival.
In everyday life, the minimalist bag in brown or black leather is a must-have. The streetwear look will gladly adopt a small backpack, while a basket made of natural fibers or a large lace cotton bag will hold all your belongings for the beach or vacation.
Brown leather handbag and matching Milan pouch - Les Petits Imprimés
White lace bag 100% cotton and leather straps handmade - Les Petits Imprimés
Can you wear a red dress to a wedding?
Red wedding guest dress
You can naturally wear a red dress to a wedding, especially if you have a prominent role like the mother of the bride, her sister, her witness, or her maid of honor. To avoid drawing all eyes on you (it's the couple's day, after all), think of burgundy or coral red, very chic and more understated than scarlet red, while still staying within the cheerfulness and warmth of red.
Simple and elegant cuts of red and burgundy dresses for a country wedding (Image: Pinterest)
As for the style of the dress, avoid plunging necklines and very sophisticated dresses with draping, ruffles, or frills (reserved for the bride). Favor the strapless, Bardot or boat neck, and a relatively simple style for the bottom of the dress which, once in a while, can go down to the feet. To be comfortable while dancing, opt for a loose and light dress from the knees or short (just above the knees but not shorter).
If your shapes are generous, it's better to avoid shiny materials like silk or satin that highlight every shadow and light relief that may not always be well placed.
Red wedding dress
Amazing, surprising, flamboyant, the red wedding dress breaks with tradition in favor of a declaration of love to Love. Treat yourself to a strapless or empire waist wedding dress, with lace, draping, or even ruffles on the skirt.
A red dress for the big day? (Image: Pinterest)
To be comfortable in all circumstances, from the ceremony to the ball, avoid the sheath dress that significantly restricts your movements and is very warm. Think volume, lightness, and why not, asymmetry (short in front just below the knees and long in the back).
Red dress: you know everything! Have fun...
Casual red dress or wedding red dress, red dress at the beach or at the office, you now know that the beautiful red dress adapts to your body shape in all circumstances.
Treat yourself to fashion in a red dress!
