Guide

Dress coloring pages: party dresses, gowns and occasion looks

A dress is the most satisfying thing to color: one big shape, one decision, an instant result. Here are three kinds of dress page and how to approach each.

Dress coloring pages are the oldest kind of fashion coloring page — paper dolls and princess gowns go back generations. The grown-up version keeps the pleasure and changes the dresses: real silhouettes with corsetry, draping and ruffles, drawn in fashion-illustration proportions.

Color the Look has four collections that are only dresses: nine short party dresses, seven occasion dresses, nine red-carpet gowns and ten wedding dresses. That is 35 pages before you count the dresses scattered through the other collections.

Short party dresses

Minis have fewer zones than a layered outfit, so they are quick, and each has one big idea — a cape sleeve, a bubble skirt, a shoulder rose. Try the same dress in a deep tone, a pastel and a metallic and compare.

Burgundy Cape: Ruched mini with split cape sleeves. Free to color — **Burgundy Cape**Ruched mini with split cape sleeves. Free to color

Champagne Spark: Sequined corset, bubble skirt — **Champagne Spark**Sequined corset, bubble skirt

Ice Blue Petals: Strapless mini with sculpted flowers — **Ice Blue Petals**Strapless mini with sculpted flowers

Merlot Rose: One-shoulder chiffon with a rose — **Merlot Rose**One-shoulder chiffon with a rose

Chartreuse Twist: Ruched one-shoulder mini — **Chartreuse Twist**Ruched one-shoulder mini

Mocha Jacquard: Floral jacquard halter dress — **Mocha Jacquard**Floral jacquard halter dress

Occasion and wedding-guest dresses

These are the dresses with an invitation attached. If you are deciding what to wear to an event, color the closest silhouette in the shades you are considering; it is faster than ordering three dresses.

Chocolate Drape: Soft drape, high-low hem — **Chocolate Drape**Soft drape, high-low hem

Magenta Tulle: Ruched bodice, layered ruffles — **Magenta Tulle**Ruched bodice, layered ruffles

Silver Satin: One shoulder, crushed satin — **Silver Satin**One shoulder, crushed satin

Red-carpet gowns

Gowns give you the largest single zones in the app and the finest ones too, in the corsetry and beadwork. One jewel tone for the gown and one metal for the crystals is all a page needs.

Burnished Copper Opera: Satin corset, opera overskirt. Free to color — **Burnished Copper Opera**Satin corset, opera overskirt. Free to color

Emerald Gradient: Two-tone corset gown — **Emerald Gradient**Two-tone corset gown

Celestial Ivory: Scalloped tiers, pearl corsetry — **Celestial Ivory**Scalloped tiers, pearl corsetry

Garnet Chain Column: Slim gown with beadwork — **Garnet Chain Column**Slim gown with beadwork

Midnight Petal: Crystal corset, sapphire petals — **Midnight Petal**Crystal corset, sapphire petals

Molten Column: One-shoulder gown in antique gold — **Molten Column**One-shoulder gown in antique gold

Three tips for coloring dresses

Pick the fabric first. Satin, silk, velvet and sequins change the same red completely. In the app, fill the dress, then apply a texture over it.
Keep accessories to one metal. Gold or silver, not both, on shoes, bag and jewellery.
Save more than one version. A digital page can be colored again; keep the emerald and the oxblood and decide later.

Color these in the app

Free printable

Prefer paper? Download this page as a free PDF and color it with pencils or markers. All free printables →

Burgundy Cape printable coloring page (line art) — **Burgundy Cape**Download PDF

Burnished Copper Opera printable coloring page (line art) — **Burnished Copper Opera**Download PDF

Frequently asked

Are there dress coloring pages for adults?

Yes. Color the Look has 35 dress pages in four dedicated collections — Short Party Dress, Dress Code, The Red Carpet Edit and The Wedding Edit — plus more dresses in other collections. They use realistic fashion-illustration proportions rather than cartoon shapes.

Which dress pages are free to color?

Burgundy Cape from Short Party Dress, Burnished Copper Opera from The Red Carpet Edit and Scarlet Ruffle from Evening Atelier are free starter looks. The rest open with Premium.

Can I print these dress coloring pages?

Two of them — Burgundy Cape and Burnished Copper Opera — are free printable PDFs on this page and on the free printables page. The rest are designed for coloring on iPhone and iPad, where you can undo, refill and add fabric textures.