Posts Tagged evening dresses

The Christmas season can be a busy time for parties, and whether you’re planning for a family get-together, a work night out or a New Year’s Eve celebration, chances are you’re going to be on the lookout for the perfect dress to make the right impression. Luckily, there are still a few more days to get your orders in from Freemans for Christmas delivery, and we’ve got a whole host of distinctive party pieces to set the tone for any seasonal occasion.

The Lipsy brand is all about celebrating fashion and femininity, which is why it’s one of our most popular lines for glamorous evening dresses. A Lipsy dress is instantly distinguished by its daring, figure hugging cuts aimed at bringing out effortless confidence in women of all shapes and sizes. If you have a big night out or a fancy meal lined up, the Lipsy collection should be your first port of call.

There’s a tendency in fashion to be overly faithful to the concept of less is more – especially when it comes to evening dresses. Plunging necklines and bare backs can indeed be the height of glamour, but not everyone has the confidence to bare all, and adopting a more demure approach can be a great way to create a classic, old-school look.

Crisp, cool and clean, white has long been one of the definitive colours of summer. The best white evening dresses exude classic Hollywood glamour mixed with elegant purity and understatement. If you get your whites right, you’ll steal the show at a party without even looking like you’re trying. Here are a few of our favourites…

Awards season has had us in a frenzy of red carpet style-watching for the past few weeks, and last Sunday saw the main event take place. Of course, we love the films – and we were happy to see the fabulous The Artist cleaning up as well as home-grown talents such as Christopher Plummer and Kenneth Branagh going head to head. But predictably it was all about the frocks for us, and the A-list celebs didn’t let us down.

Here at Freemans there’s nothing we love more than a good awards show – the excitement, the glamour, the drunken celebrities trying to look gracious when they don’t win… and the Brit awards is definitely one of the best of the year. Naturally, we’re also quite excited about seeing some of the biggest names in the music industry strutting their stuff on the red carpet. Here’s our guide to some of the key players…

When it comes to grabbing an evening dress and preparing for a special occasion, there’s one accessory that all too many of us overlook – our other halves! Wearing matching outfits can be a tricky proposition – wearing outfits that are too closely similar is more than likely to wind up looking naff, but there are ways to make sure that you subtly complement each other without raising too many eyebrows.

As fashion designer Miuccia Prada once observed, lace is a material that follows a woman through her life. From your Christening gown to your wedding dress, to those fabulous lace gloves you wore in the 80s when you were going through your Madonna phase – though that last bit may not apply to our younger readers. It can also be a great material for day dresses and evening dresses, as long as you avoid a couple of potential fashion faux-pas.

Style is all in the details; those finishing touches that turn an evening dress from functional to fabulous in fell swoop. Whether it’s an eye-catching extra feature or a subtle design detail, the little things can make a huge difference to your look. Here’s some of our favourites.

When it comes to above-the-knee dresses, a straight, no-nonsense hemline is the standard. However, if you want to really stand out, a cocktail dress with a frilled skirt can really soften up the look. This Mesh Tea Dress is a gorgeous party piece that strikes the perfect balance between sultry and celebratory. It also comes with another lovely feature in the ribbon detail beneath the bust. This is a dress that just cries out to be combined with a pair of killer party heels!

You’ve got to love Strictly Come Dancing. From the high-kicking routines and camp set-pieces to Craig Revel-Horwood’s withering put-downs and Brucie’s dreadful jokes, it’s pure seasonal indulgence. Plus, from a fashion perspective, it’s great to see women of all ages and body types getting the opportunity to glam-up in some truly fabulous gowns.

Obviously, we don’t all spend a great deal of time tearing up the dance floor, but so long as you don’t go raiding Russell Grant’s collection of gold sequinned jacket and trouser combos, there’s plenty of fashion inspiration to be drawn from some of the stunning evening dresses on display.