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Style 24-7: 20 Rooftop Soirée-Worthy Dresses

Get ready and dressed-up for your next cocktail outing with the girls.
By Celia L. Smith · Updated October 28, 2020
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Party Print

Neoprene dress, Clover Canyon, $255, shopbop.com.

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02
Cut It Out!

Cut-out bodycon dress, SuperTrash, $156, supertrash.com.

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03
Leather Love

Leather shift dress, Reiss, $520, reiss.com.

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04
Body Good

Knit tank dress, Cynthia Rowley, $289, cynthiarowley.com.

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05
Golden

Tiered georgette dress, ACNE, $300, acnestudio.com.

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06
Spotted!

Dotted dress, J. Crew, $148, jcrew.com.

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07
Go Green

Georgette halter dress, Olcay Gulsen, $350, olcaygulsen.com.

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08
Jersey Girl

Jersey maxi dress, H&M, $10, hm.com.

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09
It’s A Wrap

“Glennis” silk wrap dress, Diane von Furstenberg, $245, theoutnet.com.

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10
To The Max

Colorblocked maxi dress, Splendid, $141, netaporter.com.

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11
Flirty Florals

Ruffled maxi dress, H&M, $25, hm.com.

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12
Block Party

Colorblocked fit-and-flare dress, Rag & Bone, $550, rag-bone.com.

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13
In The Print

“Mabel” pattern mixed dress, Boxing Kitten, $269, boxingkitten.com.

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14
Flower Girl

Floral print dress, Topshop, $58, topshop.com.

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15
Striped Style

Silk printed shirtdress, Kenzo, $740, lagarconne.com.

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16
Chartreuse Chic

Silk blend shantung shirtdress, J. Crew, jcrew.com.

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17
Earning Stripes

Floral striped dress, MICHAEL Michael Kors, $150, netaporter.com.

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18
White Out

Leather dress, Cynthia Rowley, $399, cynthiarowley.com.

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19
Black & White Affair

Striped dress, Mango, $60, mango.com.

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20
Mellow Yellow

Cape dress, Zara, zara.com.

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