Tip #1: Go demure-meets-edgy in a LWD with side cut-outs.
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A LWD might seem like the pinnacle of innocence, but Taylor Swift added an edge to the look with a flirty dress at the Teen Choice Awards. The singer took a break from the colorful retro party dresses and sleek bangs we’ve gotten used to seeing her in, wearing a beautifully draped LWD and side-swept ‘do. Her Maria Lucia Hohan dress’ side cut-outs showed some skin, and Swift completed the romantic look with pearly accessories.
1. Coast Batilda Clutch – $75; 2. Alice McCall Anais Dress in Silk Cotton with Cutwork Bodice – %571.67; 3. Jane Norman Leaf and Stone Detail Earrings – $9.40; 4. Rare Halter Neck Dress – $70.76; 5. Beige Patent Leather 125mm Sandals – $41
Tip #2: Score style points in an athletic-inspired LWD.
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Athletic-inspired fashion is huge this season and sporting an athletic LWD is an instant way to get of-the-moment style. Actress Cody Horn wore an appropriately sporty LWD by Cushnie et Ochs to the ESPY Awards, adding a feminine touch with strappy sandals that matched the black piping on the dress. Get inspired by chic tennis whites and pick a dress with details like stretchy materials, exposed zippers, sporty stripes, mesh, or a halter neckline for a winning athletic look.
1. Forever 21 Contrast Trim Cutout Shift Dress – $27.80; 2. Alexia Admore Cut Out Shift – $221; 3. Tobi Strapping Banded Mesh Dress – $71; 4. Alexander Wang White Matte Tricot Netting Combo Long Tank Dress – $180; 5. Zara Shiny Heel Strappy Sandal – $129
Tip #3: Combine two white pieces for a LWD lookalike.
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You don’t have to rush out and buy a brand new LWD to get this look—all you need are two chic white pieces from your closet. Alexa Chung wore white on top and bottom to create the effect of a LWD at the amfAR Gala. The style-setter combined a white silk top and a leather studded skirt, both from Louis Vuitton Spring 2012, into one luxe LWD look.
1. Mint Velvet Silk T-Shirt – $86.50; 2. Ports 1961 Pleated Silk-Satin Top – $158; 3. Marni Knee Length Skirt – $348; 4. Topshop All Over Flower Skirt – $55; 5. J. Crew Everly Cap Top Leather Pumps – $258
