What to Wear in Deep Ellum & Dallas Nightlife
Deep Ellum is Dallas with the volume up — live music, murals, late dinners and bars with personality. Nightlife here rewards a look with edge and color, something fun you can move in. Here's how to dress for a night out that's anything but basic.
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Metallic Blue Selma Ruffle Dress
Bring the personality
This is the place to wear the bold print, the metallic, the piece that photographs against a mural. A flowing dress, a sleek jumpsuit, or a top-and-pants combo all work — keep the shoe comfortable enough to stand at a show and walk between spots. Confidence is the dress code.
Metallic Blue Selma Ruffle Dress
Dress for the night
Live music or a show: something fun that moves, in a comfortable shoe. Dinner then drinks: a dress or jumpsuit that reads polished early and party later. Bar-hopping: bold color and a bag you can wear hands-free.
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Turn it up
Deep Ellum is the place to wear the piece you can't wear anywhere quiet. A metallic or high-contrast statement dress, a column jumpsuit, or a bold goddess kaftan that catches the light off a mural — all in original prints you won't see twice on the same block. Keep the shoe comfortable enough to stand through a set and walk between bars. Confidence is the dress code, and the print is how you wear it.
Where to eat and stay in Deep Ellum
Deep Ellum eats as well as it plays. Start at Pecan Lodge, the most-awarded barbecue in Dallas, or grab a slice at Serious Pizza and a bowl at Oni Ramen before the music starts. The neighborhood runs late and loud, so wear the piece you can move in — a flowing dress or a jumpsuit in a bold print that photographs against a mural.
Staying over? The Pittman, the Kimpton boutique hotel in the heart of the neighborhood, puts you steps from the murals and the late dinners, and its restaurant is a destination of its own. This is the one corner of Dallas that asks you to turn it all the way up — so do.
Keep reading: Uptown, rooftop & cocktail outfits, and resort wear for women.
Find your night-out look
Our showroom is a short drive from Deep Ellum in the Design District — 3,000 square feet with a rooftop, by appointment, champagne included.
