Cocktail Dress Ideas

Every young girl at some point of time, dresses up in her mother's high heels, wears her mother's makeup, and trots around the house, ready in her own eyes to accept any party invite that comes her way. There starts every woman's intrinsic love for clothes and more importantly, fashion. And whether our intellectual part accepts our 'fashion consciousness' or not, it does not take away from the fact that it is that need to look good that drives us to look out for new trends every season. What we wear in the winter, spring, and summer is determined by the nip in the air and the heat wave, but more so by what is in and what is out. So as the temperature rises and we gulp down glasses of lemonade, what is the prediction for summer cocktail dresses? Here are our top picks as we mark out the best cocktail dresses for summer.

Tips for Cocktail Dresses for Summer

If you are looking out for a summer cocktail dress, then the first thing that you need to keep in mind is to let the dress be simple and well cut. The embellishments on the dress and the accessories you wear need to be determined depending on the time of the day that the party is being held. Given below are some tips that will help you pick out cocktail dresses for the summer.
If it is a morning affair, and you are attending a summer wedding, then try and choose cocktail attire for women that will let you be comfortable and let your skin breathe. Avoid complicated straps, sequins, shiny adornments, fabrics like satin, etc. Stick to dresses that are made of a fabric that is summer friendly and more importantly, wrinkle free.
For evening cocktails, bring out fabrics such as satin, silk, rayon and fine-gauge knits that work very well. A little bit of bling works for evening wear but if this is the case with your dress, then ensure that you do not over-accessorize. Let the prints of the dress be reminiscent of the season that it is being worn in.
Summer is the season of colors. Ditch the blacks and whites and make new additions to your color palette. Wear a bright summer color like yellow or pink. If colors make you slightly nervous, you can try and experiment with different prints on the dress.
Focus on your accessories. While matching accessories in shades of the same color as your dress work well, try and experiment with the adornments that you wear and make a statement, for example, if you are wearing a green dress, instead of wearing heels in the same color or plain old black, spice it up with wedges in a canary yellow. But make sure that you are comfortable in whatever you wear.

Cocktail Dress Ideas