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Embellished & Occasion Dresses Under $400
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items ‘s elevated mid-range to LUXE sequins and ARRANGE’s full-skirt occasion dresses — the edit for every event on your calendar this summer, from date night to a formal do.
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LUXE & Special Occasion
Embellished & Sequin Minis
Picks
My current picks picks — polished, but make it effortless.
Guava-colored Beach Riot mini that's way more versatile than it looks on the hanger. It holds its shape all day and works equally well at the beach and dinner.
Libbi Mini Dress in Guava Jelly
Racquet court green is having the summer it deserves. The Zephyra has that athletic-meets-chic energy — wear it on the court, off the court, no explanation needed.
Zephyra Dress in Racquet Court Green
The cowl neck maxi you've been mentally bookmarking. Black-and-white dot, slightly fluid, and the kind of dress that makes you look like you've had your style sorted for years.
Elma Cowl Neck Dress in Black & White Dot Mix
Baby blue and slightly floaty — the dress for every outdoor event you've got this summer. Amanda Uprichard's fit is consistently flattering and the Revolve collab is always a win.
x REVOLVE Evianna Dress in Baby Blue
Green lagoon and a name like ‘Bari’ — this is a vacation dress. Floor-length, relaxed, the kind of thing you wear to the last dinner of a trip and feel like everything's figured out.
Bari Maxi Dress in Green Lagoon
Ivory set energy that's actually a dress — it looks like a two-piece moment without the coordination. Travels without wrinkling and somehow always photographs well.
x REVOLVE Maui Dress Set in Ivory
LUXE & Special Occasion
LUXE & Special Occasion that just work — the kind you'll actually reach for.
Pale yellow with a faux feather hem and embellishments — it's the occasion dress that commits. Wear this to the events worth showing up for.
ASOS LUXE embellished scoop neck mini dress with faux feather hem in pale yellow
Light green all-over beaded embellishment — it catches every single light in the room and you won't have to do anything else. Scoop neck, shaped hem, completely ready.
ASOS DESIGN scoop neck mini dress with shaped hem and all over beaded embellishment in Light Green | ASOS
Ice blue paillette sequins on a full-skirt midaxi — this is the one you wear when the event is actually worth dressing for. Square neck, structured skirt, completely unforgettable.
ARRANGE paillette sequin embellished square neck full skirt midaxi dress in ice blue
Silver disc sequins, crescent bandeau, floor-length — this is the formal maxi that actually justifies the word ‘formal.’ You show up in this and the room adjusts to you.
ARRANGE disc sequin crescent bandeau maxi dress in silver | ASOS
Butterfly and heart embellishments in sage and blush — whimsical done at a level that's actually chic. This one has energy, and it's the kind of piece you remember wearing.
ASOS LUXE mini dress with butterfly and heart embellishment in sage and blush | ASOS
Embellished & Sequin Minis
The embellished & sequin minis edit I'd text a friend — no styling degree required.
Yellow 3D floral sequins on a cami mini — this one's doing the talking before you've even arrived. Save it for the party where you want to be the whole visual.
ASOS DESIGN 3D floral sequin cami mini dress in yellow | ASOS
Taupe and shell-embellished — somehow both beach-adjacent and dinner-ready. The shells catch the light in a way that looks like you planned every detail.
ASOS DESIGN shell embellished mini dress in taupe | ASOS
Navy floral with puff sleeves and embellishments — Dream Sister Jane does this category better than anyone at this price point. The mini that gets worn to every summer celebration.
Dream Sister Jane embellished Indigo puff sleeve mini dress in navy floral | ASOS
Orange sequins with a clean round neck — this is what summer parties should look like. Fitted enough to photograph well, and the sequins are small-scale so it reads genuinely chic.
Dream Sister Jane Citrus sequin round neck sleeveless mini dress in orange | ASOS