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Home · Fashion

Chic and Shimmery Fashion Trends

Chic and Shimmery Dresses
By · September 22, 2010October 29, 2020
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Gam Glam

Beyonce shows off her banging gams in a super sexy sparkling mini dress.

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Booted Up

An easy way to make sequins less dressy is to pair it with casual boots.

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Doses of Shimmer

For easy day to night wear opt for a dress with patches of shimmer like this wide frontal sequins stripe.

MICHAEL Michael Kors Habutai sequined silk dress
$150 – Net-A-Porter

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Short and Sweet

Chanel Iman is party pretty in a short and sweet shimmery shirt dress.

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Silver Lining

Keke Palmer is a dazzling beauty with a one shoulder silver dress.

07
Gorgeous Gown

Selita Ebanks looks like an old Hollywood beauty in a glitzy gunmetal gown.

08
Shine On

Ombre sequins in a body hugging bandeau silhouette is simply jaw dropping.

09
Candy Coated

Kandi Burruss dazzles in a belted 3/4 sleeve dress.

10
Freak ’em Dress

Ciara is definitely working this sharp shoulder LBD.

11
Spotlight Stealer

Keep accessories to a minimum when wearing this knockout shiny mini.

A.B.S. by Allen Schwartz pewter sequin padded shoulder mini dress
$159 – Bluefly

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The Shining

Letoya Luckett shows off her best assets in a sparkling mini skirt.

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Sweetheart Sparkler

Sweet and sassy all rolled into one sexy sequins mini.

Two Tone Sequin Tube Dress
$69 – Arden B

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Peek-a-Boo

Halle Berry takes the stiffness out of a pants suit but adding a shiny sheer top underneath.

17
Lala Leopard

Lala Vasquez-Anthony goes for understated shimmer with a leopard dress that neither too shiny nor too dull.

18
Pretty Pattern

Instead of traditional sequins this dress put the shine into a pretty floral patterns, and it’s gorgeous.

Logical Sequins Dress
$87.99 – ModCloth

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Show Stopper

Eva Marcel just about stole the show in this intricate frock with tons of shimmery detail.

20
Day to Night

Darker doses of shine, like Aisha Tyler’s off the shoulder dress, work for both day and night events.

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Glistening Blue

This off the shoulder blue ombre dress is like a real life take on a glam Barbie outfit.

Ombre Sequin One Shoulder Dress
$69 – Arden B

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