A mini dress at a Christmas party is one of the most confident and consistently effective choices you can make for the occasion. Short enough to feel genuinely celebratory rather than just smart. Easy to move in across what is almost certainly going to involve dancing at some point. A blank canvas for everything the Christmas party demands in terms of fabric, embellishment and colour. The Christmas party mini dress in sequin, velvet, satin or a bold print reads as someone who dressed for the occasion properly rather than someone who played it safe and wished they had done more.