Orange mini dresses

Some colours whisper. Orange is not one of them. An orange mini dress is bold, warm and full-on confident, the shade that gets you noticed the second you walk in. It's brilliant against a tan or warm skin, and the fun is in how you wear it, especially clashed with pink for that sunset colour-block everyone's doing right now. Burnt orange leans autumn, bright coral and tangerine scream summer, and a floral orange mini bridges the two. Sizes 4 to 20, free UK delivery over £135.

A colour that gets noticed

Orange takes the tiniest bit of confidence, and it gives it straight back. It's a natural for warm-weather plans: a summer night out, a festival, sunset drinks, a holiday where you want to feel a bit bolder. The colour carries the whole thing, so you don't need much with it. Warm metals are a dream against orange, so gold jewellery and a tan bag keep it glowy, and a heel in nude, gold or white lifts it for evening. Feeling brave? Lean all the way into the pink-and-orange clash, or add a hit of hot pink in your shoe or lip.

Burnt, bright, or barely there

Orange covers a big range once you look. Burnt orange and rust are rich and grown-up, lovely into party season, bright orange and tangerine are pure holiday fun, and pastel or light orange feels soft and easy for day. On shape, a strapless or halter neckline shows off a summer tan, a satin mini glows for evening, and a little sequin or sparkle is made for a warm night out. For cooler days, a long sleeve orange mini keeps the colour going. 

The rest of the orange edit

For more, our orange dresses edit has every shade, mini dresses brings this length to other colours, and orange midi dresses and orange maxi dresses take it longer. When the day turns dressy, cocktail dresses step up, and for easy daytime versions, casual dresses keep it low-key.