Red Beaded Cocktail Dress

Our red beaded cocktail dress is the one to choose when you want to be spotted across a crowded room: a straight V-neck shift in red, worked all over with beads and sequins and finished with fringe at the knee. It sits with the other beaded flapper dresses built on the same flapper line, here in its warmest color.

Where a Red Beaded Dress Shines

Red reads as celebration, so this dress fits the evenings that ask for it: a Valentine's dinner, a December office holiday party, a fortieth birthday at a cocktail bar, or a Gatsby night where most guests arrive in black. Under candlelight the beadwork picks up small points of light, and with no seam pulling in at the waist, the straight cut stays comfortable through a long night of dancing.

Accessories for the Red Cocktail Dress

Red takes black and gold-tone accents well. Try a black feather headband, black satin gloves to the elbow and gold-tone drop earrings. For a softer result, one faux pearl strand worn long over the V-neck calms the red down. Black T-strap or Mary Jane heels keep the outfit in period, and a small black clutch holds your phone and lipstick.

Red Beaded Dress FAQ

Which shade of red is it?

The supplier lists the color simply as red. Check the product photos for the exact tone, since screens render red in different ways.

How should I choose my size?

Go by your bust measurement and compare it with the size chart on this page. The cut is straight rather than fitted, so the waist and hips have room.

Where does the fringe sit?

At the hem, which falls to the knee, so it swings as you walk and moves even more on the dance floor.

Other colorways of this piece

Mint Green Flapper Dress