Parties and weddings don’t matter. In real life, I’ve noticed that my friends come to the kitchen on Friday nights drinking wine in bright green silk shirts and red boots.
On a normal party night, they can jump out the door wearing a Kandinsky painting-like coat and dangling beaded earrings. These are low-maintenance women whose main goal is to never look overdressed, but now, they get dressed all of a sudden, something we never do unless the occasion warrants.
The thing is, if culinary dinners became an excuse to turn the tide (I started wearing platform sandals), we can assume that when it comes to summer weddings and all those revamped parties, it’s going full throttle. Goodbye apricot flower dress, hello bold prints, bright colors, flashy jackets, and then a colorful bag or shoes or both.
The goal is not to dress appropriately (before 2020), but to draw attention. Here’s how to do it in 2022 style.
Shane Watson shares her tips for choosing the best wedding dress. The UK-based fashion expert says hello to bold prints and bold colours. Pictured: Jourdan Dunn
Get a POW jacket
POW – the stage that steals the main event, as at parties or weddings, but also knockout, different and unlike all your other winter coats. We’re talking bold sequined prints like Zara’s rose print jacket (£259, zara.com) or a double print like Max Mara Weekend’s half diamond and half flower number (£395, johnlewis.com).
You can wear an emerald green dress underneath, it doesn’t matter, the jacket is the story here. Note: You can still wear wool on a cool day, and there are some great faux fur collared coats for summer, including Zara’s Sky Blue Wrap Coat (£159).
Buy a printed dress
Left: Paris Hilton is pictured in a stunning polka dot dress with a stunning silver bow. Right: Scarlett Johansson in a colorful and structured issue
While there are so many floral dresses around, a POW dress should have an extra impact – that means a bold print (no floral), bright colors, or both. Boden has a range of eye-catching maxi prints, including bright pink and ‘wild floral’ jade and ‘beautiful peacock’ printed jersey shawl (£140 and £110, boden.com).
Avoid tropical prints (holidays only), then boost reactor power with a colorful bag and shoes.
no black bag
Not in POW time! They will diminish the impact of your gorgeous jacket / dress / whatever, and this is not the time to give up on the juicy color options that accessories offer.
You get a shiny, see-through bag (£160, Essential-antwerp.com) and some stunning (but not stunning) shoes. Sure, these are pretty tall, but my mouth is watering after LK Bennett’s Gigi Scarlet open-toe heels (£279, lkbennett.com). A bright red shoe goes with all your bright outfits – accessories are now meant to stand out and contrast with each other.
go together
Tall – and tall in 2022 means an inch above your ankle so you can see your squeaky shoes – is automatically more of a statement and looks elegant as long as you keep it skinny; nothing tense, layered or choppy. A bright dream by LK Bennett is a slightly ’70s (£499) high collar, cap sleeve maxi dress. Looking for something cheaper? Mango has a black satin dress you can wear almost anywhere (£59.99, shopmango.com).
think boldly
It’s not like exposing your tummy (don’t), it’s like wearing something dramatic and movie star. Me + Em says many customers have bought the red and pink palace jumpsuit (£275, medem.com) to wear to weddings. Note the clash of colors and the slim fit with wide, rustling legs; Too many overalls don’t make wedding attire unsuitable.
turn your head
Back then, the woman you admired the most at the wedding was the woman in the tight polka dot dress. Not this season. Now your money is jaw-dropping, which seems like they’re having the time of their lives. We’re talking feathers, fur edges, and shiny fabrics.
The turquoise color of Essentiel Antwerp’s long sleeve cape dress is out of stock but not yet red (£390).
As for the hats, these are bolder and larger—no one wears a decent amount of dark blue straw—but you guessed it.
Source: Daily Mail
