FASHION STYLING


DRESS-ING FOR EVERY OCCASION


In this month’s Fashion Styling, we look at the dresses that are shaping this year’s trends and the popular styles out there.


Left: b.young BYFALAKKA dress with a tie waist detail


Right: b.young BYLIPPY dress with black lace trim


Far right: Kaffe KAkitty dress with lace trim


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dress is a versatile piece of fashion. It can serve for workwear and occasion wear, casual and smart; it is a staple for a lady’s wardrobe.


However, knowing which brand, fit, length or material to go for can be a


little difficult to navigate in the vastness that is the fashion sector. With all the brands, fits, styles and ranges it can be difficult to navigate which trends and styles to focus on. Across the industry trends are said and queried, but here are the trends that Vogue and Who What Wear – notable industry figures – have taken note of.


Embodying sleeping beauty A clear trend within 2026 has been the nightie-style dress in its many forms, short to long, sheer to opaque, it’s been notable both on and off the runway. The eponymous London-based fashion brand, Connor Ives, showcased


the nightie style dress in his Spring/Summer 26 collection, On Pop, highlighting the growing trend for 2026. It was then seen again on Chloé’s Spring/Summer 26 runway, in a


dramatic white, off-the-shoulder maxi dress with asymmetric ruffles. This style can be found in high street fashion from b.young in its


BYFAWN dress, with its billowy sleeve, V-neck and floaty silhouette. The LBD


Originating in the 1920s, Coco Chanel revolutionised the way people saw a ‘little black dress’, as a chic choice for day and evening wear instead of just for funerals and mourning. It then struck people’s fancy again with Princess Diana’s famous


‘revenge dress’. Princess Diana’s dress was an off the shoulder, plunging neckline black dress, that had an asymmetrical hemline above the knee. The little black dress is a timeless staple and a great example of a


versatile piece of fashion, from day to evening wear to creating that ‘revenge dress’ moment. A good style and brand that is executing the ‘LBD’ is Kaffe’s KAkitty little black dress with lace trim around the bust. This is a chic and stylish dress that can either be dressed up or down, giving a customer a varied style with just one garment.


A dress to slip into A summer favourite – the slip dress. A convenient, chic and often lightweight dress, the slip dress has been around for centuries. The garment, originated in medieval times, and was then made notable in 18th century France by Queen Marie Antoinette as a comfortable garment to wear among close friends.


40 • FOOTWEAR & FASHION TODAY • JUNE 2026 Over the years it then developed into being worn over clothes, in a


movement in the 1990s where underwear became outerwear, especially slip dresses, which then resurfaced in the 2010s. From then on, the slip dress has become a trend and a style all onto


itself. A good example is b.young’s BYLIPPY dress with a black lace trim, with neutral brown as this season’s colour it’s a great choice for retailers to offer their customers. The geometric dress Out with the polka and in with the stripes. The polka dot print was popular at the beginning of the year with many brands such as Nobody’s Child, Next, Stradivarius, there has been a shift in the leading print to stripes. This theme running through the runways has then been echoing


throughout ready-to-wear and high street brands, becoming just as popular as the earlier polka dot print. A brand jumping onto the striped dress trend is b.young with its


BYFALAKKA dress with a pin stripe pattern that captures the vibes of a Mediterranean holiday, and it a great staple for any woman’s wardrobe. Trends do come and go but the ones mentioned above for repeated for a


reason, the solid lines of the geometric dresses and statement of the Little Black Dress are all reasons to pay attention to the trends, as although some may come and go, some stay chic for generations.


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