Summer Cocktail Dresses

Cocktail parties can instantly give you respite from your otherwise extremely monotonous schedule. Cocktail parties can pack a punch enough to transfer you to the serenity of the clouds while also managing to leave ‘Mother Earth’ far behind. It’s these exhilarating feelings that are a part and parcel of the aura of a cocktail party that make cocktail parties as popular as they are. For women, however, cocktail parties other than translating to copious amounts of fun are just another excuse to dress up. ‘Dress up’ here; however, does not stand to signify a random dress, but cocktail dresses. Cocktail dresses, speaking in terms of fashion, make for sugar, spice and all things nice. Go ahead and read on to discover four extremely popular dress ideas for summer cocktail dresses. These ideas are versatile and can have you feeling comfortable in your own skin, but that is only if you are willing to feel comfortable in your own skin.

Ideas For Summer Cocktail Dresses

The One Shoulder Dress
Do you think you have a good body, do you think you are willing to show it off, then the one shoulder cocktail dress is just the kind of dress for you. The dress can be worn short, long or to a length that has the dress flowing to just a little lower than your knees. The dress comes with only one strap, and that makes for its hallmark feature. If you badly want to wear this dress, but believe you can’t because you don’t have a flattering figure, you can wear this dress with a gathered skirt. This will help mask a bulging belly.

The Shift Dress
The shift dress is just like a frock, except that it does not flow as much. The shift dress is extremely popular amongst people who frequent cocktail parties. The dress is best when worn during the summer. Its design draws inspiration from the clothes of the women who belonged to the ‘Love Generation’. The dress is typically worn short and comes in colorful variants, and with flowers printed on it. It after all is a dress that is inspired by the women who were part and parcel of the ‘Love Generation’.

The Cocktail Suit
The cocktail suit is a dress that may not be as typical as most other summer cocktail dresses, but it sure can be worn for a summer cocktail party. This dress idea comes especially handy when you have to shift from the confines of the boardroom to the environs of a cocktail party. The design of the cocktail suit resembles that of a frock’s, but in terms of classiness, it surely scores higher. Sometimes, however, the cocktail suit can get a little too formal. To get rid of this disadvantage, you can simply ruffle the top and not wear a jacket. It may please you to know that the cocktail suit works especially well for women who have slightly rounded figures.

The Sheath Dress
The sheath dress, as good as it looks, cannot be worn by anyone and everyone. It is best when strictly restricted to those women who have perfect or svelte figures. The kinds of women who can wear this dress are the women who have bodies that can instantly grab attention when they walk into a random room. The sheath dress is a figure hugging dress and is almost always worn short. In terms of design, the dress comes in two variants, they are, the variants that have straps and the variants that do not have straps.