30 Sweet Romantic Dresses for All of Your Summer Soirées

 The best romantic dresses exhibit a quiet elegance and are effortlessly versatile for all occasions. Wear one on a summertime date, weekend picnic, museum outing, or a wedding—the options are far and wide. A romantic dress can take many forms but is most often characterized by an A-line silhouette and midi-length. Find options in whimsical floral prints or in solid shades; styles made from lace and linen to silk and satin. They can be smocked at the bodice and puff-sleeved; sleeveless or one-shouldered, but above all, they are feminine and flattering to wear, all with an accentuated waist.

 

Romantic dresses were spotted throughout the Spring/Summer 2022 collections, from Emila Wickstead to Markarian. Discover more of these delicate, charming dresses in Over the Moon’s exclusive collaboration with Brock Collection or from cult-favorite labels like Dôen and Hill House Home, who have made a household name for these one-and-done dresses. Style one with a set of espadrilles, slides for something more casual, or dress them up with a pair of heels for a special occasion. In short, a sweet romantic dress is the ultimate summer wardrobe staple. Shop one now from our edit ahead.

There are few Hollywood film legends who know how to have fun with fashion and beauty quite like Andie MacDowell. The 64-year-old actor—and former model for the likes of Yves Saint Laurent and Bill Blass, lest we forget—has spoken regularly in the past about her decision to embrace her gray hair, telling Vogue’s Lauren Valenti last year that it was a “power move” after years spent coloring her curls a deep brunette. (A power move that also saw her become the face of Coach last spring for a mother’s day campaign alongside her daughter, the musician Rainey Qualley.)

MacDowell first debuted her salt-and-pepper locks on the red carpet at Cannes last year for the premiere of Annette. And this year, she returned to the festival with a new beauty look in tow: an eye-catching, crystal-embellished eye that could have come straight out of Euphoria. Attending the closing ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival earlier this evening, MacDowell took to the Croisette in a green dress that was set off by the smattering of matching emerald crystals dotted under her eyelids.
It isn’t the first headline-grabbing fashion moment MacDowell has had at this year’s festival, which she is attending as part of her role as a spokeswoman for L’Oréal. Yesterday, she made an appearance at the premiere of the acclaimed immigrant drama Mother And Son in an archival Dior haute couture gown from 2018—but it was her moment with fellow L’Oréal ambassador Helen Mirren that truly got people talking, as the pair danced down the red carpet, laughing gleefully while doing so.