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Little Red Dresses: The Christmas Party Season Edit


By Jeanne Sutton
11th Dec 2015

9. Mini dress, Zara, ?49.95 dress, Zara, ?49.95

Little Red Dresses: The Christmas Party Season Edit

9. Mini dress, Zara, €49.95

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I love the colour red. It’s the decision of a woman determined to make an entrance. If I was a mistress in a Victorian novel and my lover decided to marry me after his wife passed away from apoplexy, whatever that is, I would wear red to our first opera outing. Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman would be channelling’me. Other non-hypothetical times red dresses stopped time? Kate Winslet in Ben de Lisi at the 2002 Oscars. Dakota Johnson at this year’s Academy Awards in Saint Laurent. Cher Horowitz’s?Ala?a.?You, potentially, this Christmas.

Every December we hear reams about the search for the perfect LBD, yet the sexy cousin, the ultimate red dress, doesn’t get nearly as much love as she deserves. Here are some suggestions to convert you to the crimson side.

  1. Red scoop neck, Karen Millen, €210
  2. Silk Tie Dress, Topshop, €170
  3. Red lace dress, Karen Millen, €275
  4. ‘Parakeet’ dress, Altuzarra, €1375
  5. Jersey turtleneck dress, Issa, €650
  6. Silk-georgette mini dress, Giambattista Valli, €2155
  7. One shoulder dress, Atterley, €85
  8. Madori Dress, Reformation, $258
  9. Mini dress, Zara, €49.95
  10. Kimono sleeve wrap dress, Closet on ASOS, €49.27
  11. Laselle Dress, Reformation, $218
  12. Sonja Dress, Reformation, $218
  13. Midi Dress, & Other Stories, €75
  14. Structured Dress With Stitched Belt, COS, €99
  15. Dress With Curved Sleeves, COS, €79