White Heat: How The Little White Dress Became The Must-Have Piece of The Season
It’s time to forget the LBD. Okay, maybe don’t forget it, but this season you can give your much-loved staple some time off while you embrace its playful, underrated counterpart: the Little White Dress. With runway love from brands like Prada, Ferragamo and Chanel, white dresses are having a serious moment, and our favourite local and international brands are following suit. Here, we break down four key white dress silhouettes for the new season, and how to wear them.
AFTER DARK
There’s something incredibly fresh about wearing a white dress out in the evening. Calvin Klein offers unapologetic minimalism with a ‘90s-style slip dress; DISSH have taken lingerie dressing into the evening with a lace-embellished maxi; Bec + Bridge's ‘Lunetta’ has an impossibly chic Greek-style silhouette, and Aje’s ‘Dimension’ dress is ‘party at the bottom’ with statement fringe detailing on the hemline. Our advice? Keep accessories simple, a beautiful white slingback or kitten heel and matching clutch.
SUMMER DAYS
Is there anything better on a warm summer’s day than a breezy white dress? We say no. H&M's maxi dress is as voluminous as it is adorable, Country Road offers breathability and style, all at once, with their crochet mini, Unison’s rolled midi dress is lightweight and chic, and Witchery (available to shop at David Jones and Myer) nailed the perfect shirt dress with their nipped-at-the-waist variation. For accessories? A simple leather sandal in black, tan, or brown and understated gold jewellery.
THE LWD
In the right context, the little white dress is just as power as its LBD counterpart. In spring and summer, we love shorter hemlines like the Bec + Bridge 'Letty' dress and Aje's 'Telma' mini. DISSH's ‘Lula’ dress has an on-trend bubble hem, Camilla & Marc's have opted for a mini with a chic halterneck while Forever New's high neck 'Molly' dress can take you from day to night. The best part about an LWD? You can wear it with a chunky loafer, a minimal sandal, or a towering stiletto.
SPORTY
Call it the Olympics Effect – our favourite brands are obsessed with sporty silhouettes this season. Seed's 'Polo Knit' dress nods to our trusted polo silhouette, Sandro’s pleated suit dress is tennis-inspired dressing done right, and Jacquemus’ buzzy Nike collab, available at Incu, has unexpected details like a cut-out back with red panelling. When it comes to styling, we suggest sticking to the sporty theme with on-trend new-season sneakers (see our round-up of the best via the link below).
GET THE GLOW
The best accessory for a great white dress this summer? A natural, sun-kissed glow. We round-up the best new-season beauty buys that will have you radiating with that fresh-off-the-beach – no sun damage involved.
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