The best Taylor Swift-themed events happening around Dublin this weekend
The best Taylor Swift-themed events happening around Dublin this weekend

Sarah Gill

Meet Paula Rowan, the Irish designer Taylor Swift has been spotted wearing
Meet Paula Rowan, the Irish designer Taylor Swift has been spotted wearing

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Supper Club: Spiced chicken with glass noodles and chilli peanut sauce
Supper Club: Spiced chicken with glass noodles and chilli peanut sauce

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The surprisingly easy way to build your child’s emotional intelligence
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Page Turners: ‘Meeting Mae’ author Karen O’Connor
Page Turners: ‘Meeting Mae’ author Karen O’Connor

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Inside Ireland’s first Pride-themed hotel room
Inside Ireland’s first Pride-themed hotel room

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Hotel Review: The Chancery Hotel in Dublin 8
Hotel Review: The Chancery Hotel in Dublin 8

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What exactly is the brain-gut connection and how can I improve mine?
What exactly is the brain-gut connection and how can I improve mine?

Shayna Sappington

Escape to the country: a city-dweller’s rural adventure
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The summer dresses we’re loving this season
The summer dresses we’re loving this season

Sarah Finnan

The drop waist dresses we’re loving this summer

The drop waist dresses we’re loving this summer


by Sarah Finnan
06th Jun 2024

Feminine and romantic, drop waist dresses are the dress of the summer.

Drop waist dresses are all the rage this season with searches for the style up 33% this month already.

A style made popular in the roaring 20s, modern versions are characterised by long, stretched-out torsos (often shirred or ruched) with full-bodied, flowy skirts on the bottom. Ciao Lucia’s take on the classic silhouette leans into the coquette aesthetic, adding bows at hip level, while House of CB’s interpretation almost resembles a bodysuit. 

 

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Even celebrities have been jumping on the bandwagon with Law Roach styling Zendaya in a custom Thom Brown drop waist gown during the Challengers press tour. If it’s good enough for Queen Z…

Shop our edit of drop waist dresses below. 

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