Dresses by style and occasion
A midi dress is meant to end somewhere between the knee and the ankle, but where it really lands depends on your height, so the same shop midi looks long on one woman and short on the next. These thirteen dresses and frocks are cut to the hem length you give us, in S to XL or your own measurements, with sleeves from short puffs to full length. Every change goes into your written quote before we cut.
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Quick answer
The Gilded Seam cuts each midi dress here to the hem length you choose, anywhere from just below the knee to the lower calf, sized S to XL or made to your measurements. The thirteen designs run from long sleeve dresses to frocks with short puff sleeves, and any can be made sleeveless. Changes are written into a quote, and making takes 5 to 7 working days after full payment.
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Each design is made to order in your size or to your measurements. The pictures are design previews made before sewing, so the finished piece is confirmed in your written quote.
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A lilac tiered midi dress with a round neck, long gathered sleeves and a floral embroidered bodice, finished with an embroidered scalloped hem.
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A powder blue fit-and-flare dress with a square neck and long sleeves, embroidered with trailing wisteria across the bodice and sleeves.
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A long shirt dress with a pointed collar, a full button front, roll-up sleeves held with a tab, and side slits. In five colours.
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A rust wrap dress with a tie at the waist and long sleeves, embroidered with ginkgo leaves along the wrap edge and around the cuffs.
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A black frock with large red roses and green leaves embroidered over the bodice and down both long sleeves, fitted at the waist with a flared midi skirt.
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A charcoal frock with a wrap neckline and a single button, three-quarter sleeves and a pleated skirt to the calf. Plain and easy to wear to work.
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A jade green frock with strands of pearls draped across the bodice and back, short puff sleeves and an A-line midi skirt.
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A scarlet frock with gold kiran lace on the sleeves and around the hem, a round neck and a flared calf-length skirt.
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A bottle green frock with red resham embroidery across the yoke and sleeves, elbow sleeves and a flared midi skirt.
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A grey satin frock with black resham flowers down the bodice and sleeves, a round neck and a flared calf-length skirt.
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A cream cotton frock block printed with indigo flowers, with a round neck, elbow sleeves and a gathered skirt to mid-calf.
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An off-white frock with chikankari all over, short sleeves, a gathered waist and a full skirt to the calf.
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A rust frock in an Ajrak-style print, with a notched neckline, three-quarter sleeves and an easy A-line shape to the calf.
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Midi covers a band of lengths, not one fixed hem. These rough figures are for a woman of about 5 ft 4 in, measured from the high point of the shoulder beside the neck, down over the bust.
At 5 ft 0 in, mid-calf is nearer 38 inches, so a dress cut to 41 inches ends low on the calf. At 5 ft 9 in, mid-calf is about 44 inches, and the same dress stops just below the knee. A hem that ends exactly at the widest part of the calf can make the leg look heavier, so many women move it an inch up or down.
Send your own number in inches or centimetres, or measure a dress that already falls right and label it as a garment measurement. See midi lengths by height, midi or maxi, or the maxi dresses for a hem at the ankle or floor.
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Five designs have long sleeves as drawn, good for the office, colder days or any day you would rather keep your arms covered.
The others have elbow, three-quarter, short or short puff sleeves, and any of them can be made longer: choose the sleeve on the quote form and the length is written into your quote. A lining is worth asking for in winter. See work dresses with sleeves, or modest dresses for more covered styles.
For warm weather, start with the designs that already have shorter sleeves. The off-white frock has short sleeves over a full gathered skirt, the grey frock has short sleeves with embroidered edges, and the jade frock has short puff sleeves under its strands of pearls. The cream and rust print frocks, with elbow and three-quarter sleeves, are the easy everyday pair.
None of the thirteen is drawn sleeveless, but any of them can be made that way, which turns it into a midi sundress: choose Sleeveless under sleeves on the order form and it is confirmed in your quote. The Wisteria and the scarlet frock, each fitted at the bodice with a skirt that flares from the waist, make a fit and flare sundress, and the cream and rust print frocks an everyday one. The button-front shirt dress can be made as a sleeveless shirt dress too. For an Australian summer, December to February, or a European July, tell us where you will wear the dress and the fabric is agreed in your quote.
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Shape decides how a midi moves when you walk, and how much length it can carry before it starts to look heavy.
The charcoal frock is pleated from the waist to the calf, which gives the hem movement without bulk. The cream and off-white frocks are gathered at the waist into a fuller, softer skirt. See A-line or fit and flare, what is a tiered dress and all our Pakistani frocks.
Unless the invitation says black tie, where a floor-length gown is the usual answer, a midi is a common choice for a wedding guest. The dressier ones here are the Wisteria with its embroidered long sleeves, the jade frock with pearl strands, the bottle green frock with red thread embroidery over the yoke and sleeves, and the black frock with red roses. The scarlet frock with gold lace is bright enough for any party, but some families keep red for the wedding party, so ask first. More designs are on our wedding guest dresses page.
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Two designs come in black, and they are quite different. The frock with red roses is the dressy one, with roses across the back of the shoulders as well as down the sleeves. The black shirt dress is plain, collared and buttoned, for ordinary days. For parties and weddings, see party dresses or wedding guest dresses.
If you came looking for a white midi dress, the closest are off-white and cream. The off-white frock is covered in white embroidery, with covered buttons down the back, and the cream frock is printed all over with indigo flowers. The rust frock has a bolder geometric print in rust, indigo and black. More embroidered designs are in embroidered dresses.
For work, the quieter designs are the shirt dress, the charcoal frock with its one-button wrap neck and three-quarter sleeves, and the grey frock with black embroidered flowers down the bodice. For a university graduation, a tidy neckline and a skirt that is not too full sit well under a gown and hood. Making takes 5 to 7 working days once your quote is approved and paid in full. Shipping time is on top of that, and delivery and import charges are already in the quote. More in graduation outfit ideas.
Most of the florals here are stitched rather than printed. The Lilac Tiered Dress has flowers on the bodice above its scalloped hem, the Wisteria trails lilac and silver wisteria over the bodice and sleeves, the black frock carries large red roses with green leaves, and the grey frock has black flowers down the bodice. The cream frock is the printed one, with indigo flowers all over, and the Ginkgo Wrap swaps flowers for leaves along the wrap edge and cuffs.
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Initials, a name or a monogram can be embroidered too: tell us the letters and where you would like them, and we confirm the size and thread in your quote.
Anything else you would like changed, ask in your quote request and we tell you honestly whether it can be done.
How to order
Delivery to the UK
Quoted and paid in pounds. Your quote includes delivery to your door and any import VAT, duty and courier fees, so there is nothing to pay when the parcel arrives. Ordering from the UK
Delivery to the UAE
Choose to be quoted in US dollars, euros or pounds. Delivery to any emirate and the import charges are included in the quote. Ordering from the UAE · the Gulf
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FAQ
Anywhere from just below the knee to the lower calf. For a woman of about 5 ft 4 in, the classic mid-calf hem is near 41 inches from the top of the shoulder. We cut yours to the number you give us.
Yes. Each design can be cut to your measurements, so the skirt, sleeves and bodice follow your proportions. At 5 ft 0 in a mid-calf hem is about 38 inches from the shoulder, against about 41 at 5 ft 4 in. Send body measurements, or numbers from a dress that fits you well, labelled as garment measurements.
Yes, two: the black frock with red roses down its long sleeves, and the button-front shirt dress in black. Both are made to your size or measurements, with the hem length agreed in your quote.
Yes. Designs drawn with short, elbow or three-quarter sleeves can have longer ones. Choose the sleeve on the quote form and the length is written into your quote before cutting.
For a university graduation, a plain midi with a neat neckline sits easily under a gown and hood, such as the collared shirt dress or the charcoal frock with its one-button wrap neck. Allow 5 to 7 working days of making after your quote is approved and paid in full, plus shipping time.
Ready when you are
Send the design you like with your size or measurements, and we reply with a written quote.
No commitment until you approve your written quote.
