28 Reasons Why We’re Hooked on Crochet Dresses
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As temperatures rise, so does our longing for a beachside escape. While you patiently wait to get away, recreate those tropical holiday feelings by slipping into one of the best crochet dresses. These airy but comfortable destination-worthy pieces are not your ordinary summer dresses, they’re in many instances, artisanal works of art.
Vogue’s Guide to the Best Crochet Dresses
- The Party in the Back: Mango crochet dress with open back, $190
- The Beach Cover-Up: Farm Rio striped crocheted cotton cover up, $265
- The Evening Crochet: Diotima talisman crocheted cotton midi dress, $1,485
- The Elegant Day Dress: Ulla Johnson Ianna sleeveless crochet midi dress, $1,650
- The Crafty Polo: Zara crochet knit polo dress, $70
- The Sunburst Maxi: La DoubleJ dazzling striped crocheted maxi dress, $650
- The Red Hot: Akoia Swim Fernanda Crocheted Cotton Maxi Dress, $282
- The Vacation Pick: & Other Stories crocheted halterneck mini dress, $129
- The Flirty Mini: Simon Miller Beep Beep crochet mini dress, $395
The labor and love that goes into crafting crochet makes these dresses ones to keep indefinitely. Many of them are versatile enough to wear in a city; if you plan to do so, opt for ones that look less like cover-ups for maximum coverage while running around in a concrete jungle. Oftentimes, the dresses require specific undergarments such as nipple covers and tonal briefs, though if you are by the sea, a swimsuit is all you need.
It isn’t any wonder that a crochet dress is a constant offering for the spring and summer fashion season. On the runways this season, to name a few, JW Anderson proposed two mini crochet dresses, one in cobalt blue and another in cherry red, Michael Kors’s late ’60s/early ’70s collection featured two white versions—one floor-length and the other a babydoll with bell sleeves, while Ulla Johnson presented an ankle-length geometric-pattern maxi in pale blue and navy that was handmade by Peruvian artisans. Each designer’s take was different from the other and catered to distinct aesthetics.
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