4 Brands You Need to Shop For Dresses – Unexpected Picks

Are you looking to add dresses back into your wardrobe? I realize that for most people dresses never really left their closet, but personally I went through a serious phase of “shorts-and-pants-only”.

With pants offered for virtually every occasion, it can be hard to know where to start when you want to make the move back to dresses.

So, here are four brands to shop for dresses for every occasion:

1)    Reformation

Tight dresses? They have them. Loose Fitting Dresses? They have those too. The name drew me in, but the stunning silhouettes kept me there.

The variety of shapes and color palettes featured in the designs make Reformation dresses extremely versatile. They offer a number of looks that you can easily adapt for work to play. These dresses can be accessorized to be worn to virtually any event you can think of. They even make a wedding line so if you’re looking to elope, they have you covered as well.

2)    Vena Cava

I know, I know. We haven’t seen them on the runway since 2013. However, you can still find the brand’s thrifted looks second-hand and they are still as sexy as ever.

If you notice that their dresses have a very ‘it-girl’ feel, it may be because they frequented Serena Van Der Woodson’s closet as the height of the clothing line coincided with the height of the show’s popularity.

Now, Vena Cava designer Sophie Buhai, together with her husband, fellow designer Jeff Halmos, have a t-shirt company that they launched together.

However, this article is about dresses, not t-shirts. So back to the topic of what brands to shop for, for the best dresses.

3)    Free People

This one is a bit more obvious. You’ve undoubtedly encountered Free People, and if you’re into floral dresses you undoubtedly have some of their dresses in your closet.

Free People makes the list because they are another brand, like Reformation, that produces beautiful floral dresses in an era of a lot of jeans and sweatpants.

Free People dresses are especially fun to style because of the sizing options. You can go up or down in sizing for a lot of the loose-fitting looks so you have more options when selecting the perfect dress and you can customize the look to your aesthetic.

4)    Milly

Milly nails it both with colors and silhouettes. Their looks have the effortlessly chic feel of Vena Cava, but more preppy.

The diverse selection of pieces in their most recent collection feature looks that you could wear to work, for special occasions, and for anything in between. The line features of lot of day-to-night dress options and if you find a specific fabric that you love, they offer multiple items made from each of their fabrics so you can achieve the exact look that you’re going for.

For all of these brands, if you’re looking to shop the same quality at a discounted rate or thrifted check out Off5th, TheRealReal, PoshMark, or Threadup.

Hope that this list helps you continue to level up your style and find the dresses of your dreams. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to reach out on Instagram @sweetcaroline_bababah or email me through the contact form on this site. I look forward to hearing from you!