As special occasions are often quite formal in nature, they will often call for a great dress that is also quite respectable, so nothing too short, low cut or revealing. Instead look for dresses in luxurious fabrics  that skim rather than cling. But that does not mean that you cannot have fun with your occasion dress in great prints, bright colours and with some amazing accessories. If your special occasion lasts into the evening, you will probably also want to consider some sort of cover up that keeps you warm but also compliments your beautiful dress. Pashminas, wraps, shrugs and boleros all look great with occasion dresses as they don’t interfere with the line of the dress. Take your pick from glossy and glamorous accessories, interesting  multi colour pieces or just a simple pendant necklace to compliment your dress perfectly.

Coast dresses are always great for a special occasion with just the right amount of on trend style and flattering looks. This summer they have a great variety of occasion dresses including bright and colourful prints, bright whites and bold primary colours.

This ditsy floral print dress is so eye catching it almost hurts. It would look amazing with some coloured accessories and a great pair of pink shoes.

Take your pick from beautiful turquoise, pink or white accessories to go with this fresh and bright Zita dress, perfect for keeping cool in a hot summer day. It would also work really well for evenings out whilst on holiday.

This Prunelle pleat dress is not only unusual, it is also very gorgeous. White is definitely one of the key colour trends for the season and also looks amazing with a sun tan.

This colour blocked maxi dressis the perfect way to wear the summers hottest trend for maximum impact. It can be worn two ways. Either strapless or with the detachable sash as a halterneck. Perfect for a formal barbecue on a red hot summers day.

This Nadia bandeau dress will take you from the daytime to evening at you special occasion with no need to get changed. The bold and bright spots make it great for those who like to be the centre of attention.

This blue Ginny dress is an incredibly flattering style for anyone. The bright blue colour looks amazing with blond hair. It also has great detailing around the neckline and waist which will help to define the waist and draw you in.

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Special Occasions and Coast Dresses For The Summer

Achieving the wow factor at work is a delicate balance between expressing yourself and maintaining a professional image. You will find that not only do others behave differently towards you depending on how you dress, you will also behave differently yourself. A certain type of clothing may make you become more organised at work whilst another may make you behave more creatively. Think carefully about what you choose to wear to work and whether it sends the correct message that you want to send about yourself.

A good way of looking stylish and professional is by picking a basic shape of women’s dress that suits your body shape and then accessorising with just one of two unique and individual accessories. It is probably the accessories that people will notice first but the dress will create the right impression too. Never wear anything too low cut or revealing for work, these types of clothes are best saved for the weekend or nights out when they will not distract people from the great work that your are doing.

If classic is not your thing, you can also opt for fashion dresses as long as you pick a style that is appropriate for your working environment. Shift dresses work particularly well for work as they are smart, look great with a jacket and are usually available in different colours and prints according to the latest styles and trends. They are also incredibly versatile and easy to wear.

Whilst it can sometimes feel a little boring getting dressed for work, especially if you have a strict dress code and end up wearing dark coloured suits all of the time, but it is completely possible to have a little fun with what you wear for work even with the strictest of dress codes. You can brighten up any women’s dress by using some great accessories such as a scarf, a statement necklace, a brooch or a great handbag. Try wearing a fashion dress in a slightly different way for a new and fresh look perhaps by layering over a brightly coloured blouse or with a cute cropped cardigan. Unless you absolutely have to, try and move away from black for work, other colours can be much less draining and will also make you feel happier. If you have to wear dark colours navy, brown or grey are great alternatives to black and look great with coloured accessories.

This sleeveless shift dress with belt by Marks and Spencers is a modern classic.

For a bright and bold look for the office, try teaming this aztec shift dress by Dorothy Perkins with a  classic black jacket.

For a casual workplace, this wrap dress by Mantaray at Debenhams is a great way to show that you have made an effort.

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Dress For Success – Workwear To Wow The Office

Pear Shaped

A pear shape is the name used to describe ladies who tend to gain weight on their hips and thighs. They also tender to have smaller busts and waists. Flattering clothes for the pair shape will be those that skim over hips and thighs with nothing too tight fitting in this area but with a fitted top to highlight the relatively slim waist. They will also have dark colours on the bottom half and will concentrate detail and fuss to the top half. Wide or boat necks are great for balancing the hips as are wider hems and detail along the hem line. Probably the most flattering of all styles for a pear shaped lady is an a line dress. The hem should fall at about knee length (just above or below is fine).

With a black a line skirt and white top, this 2 in one dress by Ben De Lisi at Debenhams is a great work outfit for pear shaped ladies.

Apple Shaped

Apple shaped is the term used to describe ladies that tend to gain weight around their middle. They tend have slender arms and legs. Women’s dresses for the apple shape is all about finding styles that skim over the stomach area. Apple shaped ladies should avoid style that have lots of fuss, detail or belts around the torso but instead look for anything that creates a vertical or diagonal line down the torso, and dresses that show off the arms and legs. Empire lines dresses and draped dresses are both very flattering options for apple shaped ladies. The baby doll dress which is a mini version of the empire line dress will also look amazing.

This Cotton Floral Hitched Dress ticks all the right boxes for the apple shaped lady. It had a fitted top and the loose fitting body skims over the tummy area.

Hour Glass Shaped

Ladies with larger hips and bust and a comparatively small waist are described as hour glassed shape. This is a classic curvy and feminine figure that looks great with a variety of dress styles. The key thing to remember for this shape is that fitted dresses are great but they should always skim rather than cling. Hour glass shapes should always wear underwear that gives plenty of support and wear dresses fitted at the waist to highlight the slimmest part of their body. If a dress is not fitted at the waist, it can usually be cinched in with a pretty belt to give some definition.

This Hope Floral Rose Dress by Boohoo looks great on hour glass figures when the waist is highlighted with a belt in a contrasting colour.

Rectangular Shape

Ladies that have little waist definition and curves can be described as rectangular shape. They are very lucky as there is no area that they need to minimise and there are many styles of Women’s dresses that will look great on them. Dresses that help to create an illusion of curves with details like peplums or flared and puffball skirts will all look great on this body shape. Rectangle shaped ladies should avoid low waisted dresses as these can look boyish and straight up and down sheath dresses which can highlight a lack of curves. Instead they should wear bias cut dresses, full skirted dressed and shift dresses with some shape to them.

This Wispa Dress by Motel  was made for ladies with a rectangular shape. The large polka dots add some interest and the slightly flaring skirt adds some shape.

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How To Find The Perfect Women’s Dresses For Your Body Shape

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Shopping in specialised Petite collections is a great way to ensure that your petite dress is completely in proportion with your body. But if you cannot find what you want don’t despair, it is possible to find petite clothes in normal collections if you look for styles like empire line which will fit most heights and can easily be shortened if necessary.

Here are just a few things to look out for when shopping for the perfect petite dress:

Petite Black Shift Dress by Debenhams

Solid colours

Solid colours are flattering on anyone but for petites they are particularly good as they make the body look longer. Anything that interrupts the line of the eye down the body is likely to have the effect of making the body appear shorter. The little black dress is probably the most perfect dress for petites as not only is it classic but when worn with black tights and shoes it elongates and slims the body.

Petite flower jersey dress by Precis Petite at John Lewis

Small scale prints

Large prints and patterns will swamp a petite frame but you can still wear bold bright patterns by choosing  a dress with a smaller scale of pattern. Ditsy florals, polka dots and abstract prints all look great on petite dresses.

Petite colour block dress by Minuet Petite at Debenhams

Stripes, vertical and horizontal lines

Any sort of vertical or horizontal line will elongate and slim the body. Look for stripes and details which run diagonally down the body of a  petite dress.

Petite linen blend floral dress by Marks and Spencers

Fitted

Over sized or baggy clothes don’t usually suit shorter people as they tend to make them look too wide and out of proportion. By choosing fitted or tailored petite dresses, you ensure that your petite frame looks amazing. Even if you are plus sized and petite, fitted dresses will help to keep your look in proportion.

Delicate details

Dresses with delicate details are perfect for petites. Embroidery, beading and other interesting details are all great ways to add interest without being too overpowering.

Petite sleeveless panel dress by Marks and Spencers

Just the right length

The skirt of a petite dress will look best if it is knee or just above. Dresses with ankle length skirts can be over powering and those that finish mid calf will have the effect of making your legs look shorter.

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How To Find Perfect Petite Women’s Dresses

Perhaps it is the WAGs (well some of them) in their designer dresses that have brought a little glamour to the game and made those ladies which opt for the predictable football shirt feel a little under dressed. If ever anyone needed a great excuse to get dressed up, then supporting England in the world  cup is definitely it. Instead of just sitting at home watching the game on the box, many people now choose to congregate in public places to watch it on a big screen or go to parties or barbecues.

This year there has been quite a bit of talk about fashion with the FIFA world cup licensing its imagery, including mascots and logos, to be transformed into a clothing brand, courtesy of Singapore-based Global Brands Group. But with so many different options and women’s dresses available, you don’t have to look too far to find some great World Cup fashion with bright and bold to subtle and stylish, there is something to suit everyone. High Street retailers all have their own ranges of England world cup clothes.

Whilst the most popular choice of colours for supporting the England team are red and white, that doesn’t mean that you will have to invest in a red and white dress that you might never wear again. A bright red dress is a really stunning choice and can easily be accessorised with some white accessories for a patriotic football outfit. Similarly white women’s dresses accessorised with red will create the same effect as the England flag. A little navy into the mix won’t do any harm either.

This simple white linen dress by Marks and Spencers combined with these red shoes by Dorothy Perkins makes a stylish and minimalist look for any World Cup parties that you attend this summer.

This bold and bright red striped dress by Dorothy Perkins is a really ’striking’ way to cheer on the England team.

There are plenty of other ways that you can add a little support for England to your world Cup outfit. These fun accessories are perfect for both match day parties and every day wear.

This square faced England watch would look great with a casual dress or shirt dress and some England flip flops. A England sequin clutch is also a great way to support England in style.

Let’s hear it for the boys! Another alternative is the ENGLAND LION TEE (£10). Perfect to team with jeans or a pair of white jersey shorts, cheer on England in this round neck tee available in red or white. or The ENGLAND FLAG TEE (£14) has a large motif print to the front and a slash open back with adjustable tie. Available in red or white.

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Striking Women’s Dresses For The World Cup

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Grace Kelly first became famous as a film star in the fifties, her style changed through out her life as she moved into her role as Princess Grace of Monaco before her tragic and premature death in a car crash in 1982.  As her style and look evolved of the years she did not loose that iconic status that was partly due to her immaculate grooming and sense of style. Her understated but chic look became known as the ‘Grace Kelly look’  was used by many retailers to sell clothes. In Grace’s movie star days, in the fifties, her signature style was Capri pants teamed with a twin set. This retro style of clothing is still really popular today and in particular, this summer retro style Capri pants are back in fashion again.  She was also well known for wearing simple American fashions such as shirt waister dresses and casual shirts and trousers both on and off set.

These Limited Collection cropped stretch trousers by Marks and Spencer’s make a great classic retro style outfit when teamed with a neat round necked jumper in pastel colours.

Grace Kelly wore so many beautiful women’s dresses in real life and her film roles. This simple black Grecian style dress by Debenhams captures something of her elegance and the simplicity of how she dressed.

As Grace Kelly became part of the Monaco Royal family, her clothing became more elaborate with designer Haute Couture gowns and expensive accessories but she always remained true to her simple and elegant signature style. She often wore clothes by Dior which satisfied the need for formality that was important for a member of the royal family but were also modern and fashionable. Her weeding and clothes for the civil and religious ceremonies attracted a huge amount of attention and she looked just as beautiful and glamorous as you would expect a film star princess to look. Last year Vera Wang designed a variation on Grace Kelly’s beautiful wedding dress.

There is even a very popular Hermes handbag named after Grace Kelly, which was designed after she began carrying her  handbag in front of her stomach when she was pregnant. This changed the way that women carried their handbags and retro style handbags carried over the fore arm are still very fashionable. There are so many handbags inspired by the Hermes Kelly bag including this white mock croc grab bag which is part of the Jasper Conran collection at Debenhams.

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Grace Kelly – Fifties Fashion and Style Icon

Eye Popping Brights

Perhaps this is just how floral dresses should be, as bright and colourful as Chelsea Flower shoes itself. With the warm sun shining brightly, why not give this seasons eye popping bright florals a try? Strapless and bandeau dresses look great in these prints like this Lila Floral Bustier Dress. For a really cute look try pairing with some lace leggings or footless tights and wedge sandals.

Pretty and Romantic

This the most typical type of floral dress. It is feminine, it is pretty and it is perfect for wearing with a faded denim jacket for one the seasons most sought after looks. Look for faded washed out flowers on cream, pale pink or yellow backgrounds. Choose from a simple tea dress style like this Aleah Floral Print Tea Dress by Boohooor more frilly elaborate style and dress them down with a pair of gladiator sandals.

Nautical Florals

True, you don’t really get flowers at sea, but if you can’t make up your mind whether to wear the seasons nautical or floral trends, why not combine the two? This seasons combination of  women’s floral clothing  with lots of other patterns but particularly stripes has a sort of retro feel to it. This floral stripe bandeau top is a great choice if you don’t want to look to girly girly.

Ditsy Prints

Just about the easiest every day floral dresses to wear are ditsy prints. The small scale of the flowers makes them a little more subtle than some of the other floral dresses. We love this cap sleeved Ditsy Floral Print Dress from Marks and Spencers. It would look great teamed with denim jacket and work boots if you want to be part of the nineties revival and resurgence of grunge. Alternatively, you can go smarter and more chic look with a tailored jacket and heels.  

Not Quite a Floral Dresses

If the the though of bright colours or floral dresses just scares you, why not try one of this season abstract floral prints, it doesn’t even really look like flowers and you can opt for black and white. This black and white floral sleeveless dress is the perfect way to do florals in a sophisticated way. We think that a mustard yellow clutch would finish off the look perfectly.

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Blooming Florals and Summer Dresses