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When temperatures rise and your weekends start filling up with plans, reaching for fabulous dresses that will keep you looking and feeling cool is a fail-safe formula. Summer weddings and garden parties call for floaty, statement pieces that bring color and movement to the dance floor – and Lanvin’s creative director, Bruno Sialelli, has mastered this particular assignment. With a ruffled hem and billowy, strapless silhouette, the brand’s blue chiffon gown is guaranteed to deliver glamour at your next warm-weather soirée. Sabina Khan, NET-A-PORTER’s senior fashion assistant, describes it as the perfect wedding-guest dress, with minimal styling needed.
“Wedding season is in full swing for me, as many of my friends are tying the knot, which of course means picking out wedding-guest dresses. I like to keep it simple so that all eyes stay on the bride, and it makes dressing for hot weather easier, too,” says Khan. “This elegant marine-blue dress by Lanvin would be my ideal pick. It’s pared back and simple, yet elevated and exciting for a big event. I would wear it with ’90s-inspired strappy sandals, a small clutch, and keep jewelry to a minimum with a delicate emerald ring by David Yurman. It’s the perfect outfit to show off a summer tan.”
To embrace a similarly chic look for summer in the city, consider pieces by Valentino and Dodo Bar Or. This season, Valentino offers an elevated take on the tennis trend with a white pleated skirt featuring the brand’s gold-tone ‘V-logo’ chain at the waistband. Style it with a silk blouse and flats for business-ready polish, or pair with Dodo Bar Or’s ‘Eichi’ knitted crop top and Bottega Veneta’s pumps in the brand’s signature shade of ‘Kelly’ green for a more playful look. Flower-shaped sunglasses by Loewe + Paula’s Ibiza and a lapis lazuli necklace by Mateo will provide the colorful finishing touches.
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