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Start Saving Now: 13 Perfect Dresses For A Summer Wedding


By Holly O'Neill
14th Jan 2016
Start Saving Now: 13 Perfect Dresses For A Summer Wedding

In the words of IMAGE magazine editor Rosie McMeel, “it’s universally accepted by Irish fashion insiders that the new season doesn’t really kick off until Brown Thomas preview their key pieces.”?Now that Brown Thomas have held their Spring Summer 2016 catwalk show, we know exactly what we want to wear this summer.?

If you have a wedding coming up this year and you’re stuck for what to wear, look no further. Whether you wish to be celestial?in florals from Erdem, polished in Victoria Beckham, or romantically feminine in Balenciaga, Brown Thomas has it all this SS16.

We’ve chosen 13 of our favourite items from the Brown Thomas Spring Summer 2016 catwalk show, so you can start saving now for the perfect dress.

summer wedding

Balenciaga dress, €1,295

summer wedding

Chlo??dress, €2,970

summer wedding

Dolce & Gabbana dress, €1,650

summer wedding

Erdem dress, €1,645

summer wedding

Erdem top, €1,080, Erdem skirt €2,970

summer wedding

Erdem dress, €4,500

summer wedding

Erdem dress, €1,530

summer wedding

Givenchy dress, €2,300

summer wedding

Lanvin dress, €3,550

summer wedding

Stella McCartney Kaitlyn Embroidered Maxi Dress, €2,360

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Stella McCartney Floral Print V-Neck dress, €1,175

summer wedding

Stella McCartney Marianna Floral dress, €1,575

summer wedding

Victoria Beckham top, €970, Victoria Beckham skirt €2,250

See more pictures, news and views from the Irish fashion media’s elite of the Brown Thomas Spring Summer 2016 Press Preview here.?All dresses available soon from Brown Thomas.