White cocktail dresses - spring summer 2010 fashion trend

If you were thinking of wearing a white cocktail dress to a spring or summer wedding then you will certainly be keeping up spring summer 2010 white beginnings trend.


Calvin Kleine minimalist white designs for spring summer 2010. Pictures from http://www.style.com/
White beginnings as a trend refers to the fact that several fashion designers including Pringle of Scotland, Gucci, Fendi, Osman, Calvin Klein and Yves Saint Laurent all commenced their spring summer 2010 fashion shows with a succession of all-white ensembles.

Yves St Laurent ruffle and lady like looks for spring summer 2010. Pictures from http://www.style.com/

Osman in particular did an all white spring summer 2010 collection with touches of gold on some designs. What he lacked in colour he certainly made up for in architectural designs and shapes. Who said white is boring?

Osman and models on the catwalk for spring summer 2010. Picture from http://www.style.com/

Other designers like Ralph Lauren may not have started their collection with a white ensemble but certainly interweaved them in their collection.

Ralph Lauren makes use of white organza coats, white caps, white waistcoat and white dresses to put his white outfits together fro spring summer 2010. Pictures from http://www.style.com

So don't shy away from white this summer. You can look absolutely fab in this Ellos off the shoulder dress white cocktail dress from La Redoute. With white keep it simple, minimal and go for statement necklaces like this leather flower necklace for maximum impact. What better accessory to symbolize spring and summer but flower jewellery.

White Cocktail Dresses

The British restaurants refused from savage etiquette and changed over to liberal approaches to their guests' clothing. It is mostly due to the rivalry reinforcement, and under its conditions, the public catering establishment prefer to take no notice of their clients' clothes.

In the course of decade, many establishments like that required men to wear strict suits with tie or bow tie.

Jeans or any "casual trousers" were not allowed. As for women, there were definite restrictions regarding the trouser suits.

By the way, the name "dress code", as the world goes, has appeared more than 100 years ago just in London for the first time.

On the safe side

Since "dress code" is going on to work in any other places after its cancellation in British public catering, here is the decryption of the more widespread terms, accepted, for example, for the invitation cards for public and business events.

White Tie - the modest formal code. Man should be dressed in a tailcoat with a white bow tie, jacket also in white; for a woman - an evening dress "till floor", gloves, heeled shoes and a tiny purse. Costume jewelry and naked arms are not allowed. Possible events: president's or ambassador's banquet, wedding reception, ball, prize presenting.

Black Tie or Formal - man in a jacket, woman in an evening dress "till floor" or in a cocktail dress. Jewelry is allowable. Possible events: official evening reception, for example, Christmas or New Year's banquet, wedding, opening night in a theater.

Black Tie Invited - man in a jacket, woman in a cocktail dress, a long dress or a stylish suit. Possible events: banquet in an elegant restaurant, corporate banquet, family occasion. The organizing making such events and celebrations can require another dress code.