There are some dresses that are perfect for parties and then there are some dresses that just make you want to party. This would be the latter! I ordered this dress when I was shopping for Vegas a few months ago and it’s been a Saturday night staple ever since. It’s one of those dresses that just makes you want to dance when you put it on. (Red dress emoji, am I right?!)
Oh and PS: If you haven’t read Hallie’s tips for partying and tricks for avoiding hangovers, you and do so here. I’d like to think we’re essentially experts, and I 100% concur with the methods we’ve tried, tested, and developed over the last few years. 😉
I am so in love with this dress! It’s completely backless, though, so it’s not for everyone. You have to be comfortable without wearing a bra! If your girls are on the non-existent side of the spectrum (like mine) and you actually love (and specifically seek out) dresses where you don’t have to wear a bra, I’d highly recommend scooping this dress up. 👌🏼
If you love the color and the pattern, but a bra is a must, the brand also makes this dress in romper form! (And it looks like the back strap would cover a strapless bra!) You can find that here, and it’s on sale, too! Oh, and another thing: the dress and the romper come in white, too (shop the white dress here and the romper here), both of which would be so fun for a bachelorette party weekend!
I can’t really decide if this dress is orange or red, so let’s just say red-orange. (Remember that crayon in Crayola’s 64 pack?! #flashbackfriday) Whichever it is, navy is my favorite color to pair with both orange and with red. For a night out in Chicago, I paired this dress with a navy blue leather clutch and my go-to lace-up suede heels. When I was in Vegas over Memorial Day weekend, I wore this dress with my nude ankle strap heels and my leopard clutch. I kept my accessories simple both times… Just a solid gold cuff. You could have fun and wear a cute pair of statement earrings, too (these turquoise tassels would be fun!), but I kept it simple and let the dress do the talking dancing.
For accessorizing this dress, I think nude or tan heels are probably best. In my opinion, black shoes would take the dress to a Halloween-y kind of place pretty quickly. (Zero to 100, really.) But I think you can have fun with your bag! Any shade of blue, a wicker clutch, leopard print, bright white, navy and white stripes, a classic monogram clutch (Louis Vuitton, Gucci, etc.), any type of print that plays well with the orange-y hue… Lots of options!
Get the Look…
Lovers + Friends Dress
Ivanka Trump Lace-Up Heels (similar here, here, here, & here)
Mark & Graham Envelope Clutch (similar here & here)
Ray-Ban Aviators
Gold Cuff (similar here, too!)
I love this dress! The color is stunning on you.
Looking fabulous as always! This is such a glamorous and lady like combo!
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I love love love the color of that dress! Beautiful heels too
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I totally agree with you that some dresses just scream PARTY!!
Have a great weekend 🙂
xox | Tess
Sequins are the New Black
So cute, that color is stunning on you, xx
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Very cute!
-Meg
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Love that first shot! You look great, Jess. x
Jen | affecionada
For people committed to the backless dress but also in the bra-required category, my best suggestion is this gravity defying front only bra:
https://www.ae.com/aerie-the-bare-bra-dark-nude/aerie/s-prod/0735_2384_292?cm=sCA-cCAD&catId=cat7950051
All my friends have it and we all recommend it! You look at it and think how could this possibly work? But my C cups have lasted all day / night in this bra in the middle of August heat.
What a perfect summer party dress. The color red/orange perfect and your go to lace high heel sandals complements this outfit. Many of your other outfits were awesome but this outfit I think is the best one.
adorable dress! The heels look perf with it. I seriously love reading your blog! It’s so fun to see what you’re wearing 🙂
xxoo
Mary
Love everything about this dress!!!
-kate
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Such a cute color on you!
-Maggie http://www.thatgirlmags.com
Beautiful dress!
Beautiful photos! Love the dress!!
Blonde in Cashmere
Seriously the perfect color on you! Happy Monday!
Need that dress!
xo,
Vicky
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You’re gorgeous!
xxx
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What a fun dress! You look great.
Carrie
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what a fun dress! and, i need these heels in my life. xo
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I remember when you first posted this how much I loved this dress but didn’t have a good enough reason to buy it.. so it’s been sitting in my cart on revolve’s website for months.
I just checked again after I found out about a friend’s bachelorette weekend in Austin this summer and I was hoping this dress was still in stock and it is! and on sale! huzzah!
Just wanted to let you know!
Ahhh thanks so much for letting me know! I’ll have to spread the word. Thanks girl! xx