9 Dresses Defining Cool Style Right Now

The holiday season is in full swing, and I’ve noticed that fashion choices are following suit. Right now, the fashion set is gravitating toward dress styles where the volume is turned up. What that means is you’ll be sure to see plenty of luxe fabrics like satin and velvet, bold pops of red, and feather-adorned pieces that all feel festive and a little “extra.”

After combing through Instagram, it’s clear that fashion girls are flocking to the buzziest brands for cool dress styles at the moment. Labels like Attico and Nanushka are dominating their closets, but they’re also making room in their wardrobes for pieces from newly launched brand Rotate. Ahead, I’m breaking down the coolest dresses on the fashion scene now. Scroll on to see how fashion girls are wearing the dresses defining cool styles right now and then shop them for yourself.

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Nanushka is a well-loved brand among the fashion set, and this cutout style is one of the most popular dresses of the moment. Here is Who What Wear’s editor in chief, Kat Collings, wearing hers.

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Red feels especially right over the holidays. If you’re celebrating somewhere warm, this is the dress for you.

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What better time than the holidays to wear feather-adorned dresses? I fell in love with this strapless version from LPA. This one has been so popular that it already sold out, but now you can preorder it.

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French girl AnneLaure Mais is clearly in agreement about how dresses with feathers are cool.

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Puffy sleeves have been around for a few seasons, but they’re showing no signs of slowing down.

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Newly launched brand Rotate has one of the most coveted versions around, and you can snap it up in pink or black.

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Another huge trend for the holiday season? Velvet. This luxe fabric always seems to pick up around this time of the year.

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Paco Rabanne’s recent runway show was one of the most critically acclaimed, and fashion girls are stepping out in support by wearing some of the brand’s iconic pieces.

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The chain-mail dresses are everywhere right now.

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Associate Director, Special Projects

Kristen Nichols is the Associate Director, Special Projects at Who What Wear with over a decade of experience in fashion, editorial, and publishing. She oversees luxury content and wedding features, and covers fashion within the luxury market, runway reporting, shopping features, trends, and interviews with leading industry experts. She also contributes to podcast recordings, social media, and branded content initiatives. Kristen has worked with brands including Prada, Chanel, MyTheresa, and Luisa Via Roma, and rising designers such as Refine and Tove, and her style has been featured in publications including Vogue.com, Vogue France, WWD, and the CFDA. Before Who What Wear, Kristen began her career at Rodarte, where she worked on assistant styling, photo shoots, and runway shows, and at Allure, where she moved into print and digital editorial. She graduated from the University of Southern California, where she studied art history and business, and currently lives in New York.