Wedding season continues: I have two more this month before wrapping up for the year. As I started looking into what I might wear earlier this summer, I pulled together and tested a number of options for you to consider as well. The below list of recommendations includes dresses varying in level of formality, style, and color.
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In Rosewood Blotted Floral, this option from Hutch is unique, fun, and colorful, with shades that are perfect for fall with a little bit of a pop. The dress is strapless and maxi length with a drop waist made in shantung. It’s one I imagine will turn heads—in the best way.
Onetta Black Mesh Column Maxi Dress
There’s nothing I love more than wearing black to a formal affair. And Lulus’ Onetta Black Mesh Column Maxi dress offers glamor with a little edge thanks to the mesh detail. It’s comfortable, flattering, and fun. Better yet, it’s marked down right now to $59 from $99 (we love a deal).
Editor's note: The author also works with Lulus in a content creation capacity.
Collection Asymmetrical Cowlneck Dress in Spot-Print Chiffon
Airy and gorgeous, this chiffon option from J.Crew is floor-length and wedding-appropriate. The asymmetrical style features a draped cowl neck. It’s available in Black Multi and August Peridot colorways. I love the Black Multi for fall—and, it’s one you can wear on repeat, dressed up for a formal affair or down for a night on the town. Right now, the dress is 40% off with code “SHOPFALL.”
Banana Republic’s Crepe Twist-Shoulder Dress is another that is likely to become a closet classic and is wedding appropriate. For a cocktail or semi-formal wedding, this dress, which is 90s-inspired, would be a great option.
BHLDN Miley Strapless Drop-Waist High-Shine Satin Maxi Dress
Anthropologie’s BHLDN Miley Strapless Drop-Waist High-Shine Satin Maxi Dress is ageless, timeless and perfect for a formal or black-tie wedding. Exquisitely made, the dress is available in Black and Olive Green. It features a strapless neckline, a full skirt, drop waist and offers a subtle shine effect.
Available in Navy Vintage Upholstery Floral and Navy, Hutch’s Luna Dress offers a stunning silhouette that would be perfect for a black-tie dress code. With a scoop neckline, the style is sleeveless with a drop waist and multiple tiers. Crafted from shantung, both colorways are beautiful. The Navy is deep and perfect for autumn and the Navy Vintage Upholstery Floral offers a similar appeal with an added, impression-making yet not overwhelming print.
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