Even if you have a whole collection of perfectly tempting and flashy cocktail dresses already dangling in your closet, there is something about New Year’s Eve that requires a brand-new dress. Something about welcoming the stroke of midnight, confetti and Champagne abounding, just doesn’t feel right any other way! So set off a spankingly stylish tone for 2012 with one of my five favorite fiesta-friendly dresses:
1) Peter Pilotto Mar Printed Stretch-Silk Dress: Prints charming! Pilotto’s signature pattern has an allure like Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” – intriguing and magnetic to the eye. A brilliant construction provides you with an instant hourglass figure. On Net-a-Porter for $2,075.
2) Marc Jacobs Metallic Lamé and Mesh Striped Dress: Not only is the flapper dress a party classic, it’s on-trend right now. Bring the festivities with you wherever you go with frothy mesh and sparkling platinum lamé. On Net-a-Porter for $2,900.
3) Kaufmanfranco Sequined Asymmetric One-Shoulder Dress: Ever fantasize about being a disco diva? Here’s your chance to do it in modern style. Louche Grecian draping gives the shimmering mini an edge. On Net-a-Porter for $1,995.
4) Parker Vintage Beaded Open-Back Dress: The casual silhouette says you’re relaxed and unbothered, but the intricate silver and gunmetal beading announces you have a deeper purpose: to sparkle and shimmy! On ShopBop
5) Dion Lee Perspective Interlock Dress: The most unexpected of the bunch might also be the most eye-catching. Who needs glitter when you have risqué sheer paneling, subversively geometric lines, and a color as bright as the Caribbean sea? On ShopBop for $1,800.