Spring Summer 2018 Dress Trend Analysis: #SlubAnalytics

From casual slip dresses to metallic cocktail dresses, check out our Spring Summer 2018 dress trend analysis with SlubAnaltyics!

Spring Summer 2018 Dress Trend Analysis

Alberta Ferretti

1. Sleeveless black maxi dress
2. Cape maxi dress, front slit, cut out
3. Knitted sweater dress worn over a skirt, hoodie, slit
4. Sheer maxi dress
5. Belted, layered maxi dress, nude
6. Feather mini dress
7. Strapless mini dress, appliqué
8. Sequined metallic mini dress
9. Full sleeved, embellished mini dress

Alexander Wang

1. Sleeveless mini dress with knot detail
2. Cut-out mini dress, dress on dress, sheer panel
3. Two tone half shirt dress, one shoulder dress, shirt style
4. One shoulder tuxedo style dress

Alice + Olivia

1. Slit maxi dress, tropical prints, belted, bell sleeves
2. Printed mini dress
3. Asymmetric maxi dress
4. Full sleeved maxi dress, floral print
5. Satin mini dress, cold shoulder

Altuzarra

1. Slip dress, mesh top, full sleeved, belted, fur trimmings, dress on dress
2,3. Asymmetric midi dress, sleeveless, patterned, fringed hemline
4. Metallic maxi dress, slit, fringed hemline

Badgley Mischka

1. Dress with pants, knot detail
2. Shirt dress, bell sleeves
3. Embellished neckline, maxi dress
4. Tiered mini dress, floral appliqué, lace
5. Belted mini dress, ruffle details on sleeves
6. Sleeveless asymmetric dress with pockets
7. Floral appliqué
8. Feather trimmings cocktail dress, embellished, metallic

Balmain

1. Shoulder pads, belted, patterned mini dress, sheer panel
2. Sequin metallic mini dress, graphic art print
3. Sweater dress with fur trimmings, cold shoulder, sheer panel, sleeve cut outs
4. Sequin metallic maxi dress with front slit, zipper detail
5. One sleeved belted mini dress, sheer panel, appliqué, fringed detail on sleeves
6. Shoulder pads, embellished mini dress
7. Embellished mini dress with feathers
8. Sheer maxi dress, ruffled mermaid hemline, zipper detail, double sleeves
9. Floral appliqué mini dress, thread fringes

Carolina Herrera

1. One shoulder midi dress with bow detail
2. Checkered midi dress
3. Sleeveless striped midi dress
4. Peplum midi dress, ruffles
5. One shoulder midi dress, ruffles
6. Belted midi dress
7. Strapless appliquéd midi dress
8. Poofy sleeves, silver metallic midi dress

Chanel

1. Tweed dress, fringes
2. Pencil dress with front slit
3. Woven fabric dress, empire waist
4. Silver metallic dress with pockets, double sleeves
5. Tiered mini dress
6. Sleeveless scarf dress
7. Full sleeved embellished dress, fringes, bell sheer sleeves
8. Embellished midi dress with pockets
9. Metallic dress with ruffles
10. Ruffled mini dress with bow detail

Chloé

1. Sleeveless midi dress
2. Shoulder pads, full sleeved midi dress, bell sleeves
3. Printed mini dress, ruffled bell sleeves
4. Ruffled layered printed mini dress, one sleeved, poncho
5. Turtleneck, sleeveless mini dress, laser cut outs
6. Embellished asymmetric dress

Christian Siriano

1. One shoulder midi dress with front slit, floral print, bell sleeves, sleeve cut outs
2. Sleeveless asymmetric midi dress
3. Cold shoulder, dress with front slit, sleeve cut outs
4. Sheer maxi dress with pockets
5. Turtleneck, midi dress with cut out
6. Midi dress with cut outs, bell sleeves, poofy sleeves, ruffles
7. Slip midi dress with front slit
8. Sheer midi dress, ruffles, halter style
9. Floral print nude dress, poofy sleeves, metallic print
10. Ruffled mini dress, 3D bold appliqué

Christopher Kane

1. Embellished floral print midi dress
2. Ruffled asymmetric dress, multicolored
3. Midi slip dress with slit, knotted straps, cut out at sleeves
4. Embellished coat dress, extra long sleeves
5. Knitted sweater dress, extra long sleeves
6. Ruffled midi dress
7. Sheer midi dress, floral appliqué with poncho detail
8. Layered ruffled dress
9. Cut out metallic midi dress, sleeve cut outs, sweat shirt style, zipper detail, oversized
10. Off-the-shoulder sweater dress with appliqué
11. Ruffled sheer maxi slip dress
12. Lace asymmetric slip dress
13. Embellished maxi dress with slit
14. Sheer crochet dress with cut outs and appliqué
15. Dress on dress, sheer cut outs, skeleton dress

Coach

1. Dress on dress, satin, lace
2. Slip dress, sheer top panel
3. Sequin metallic slip dress worn over a sheer tee shirt
4. Sheer sequin metallic dress
5. Pleated printed dress
6. Metallic slip dress worn over a sleeveless sheer top
7. Sequined metallic dress, graphic motifs, dress on dress, sheer lace dress

Dior

1. Pleated dress worn over a button up shirt, front slit
2. Full sleeved sheer dress, inverted V, front slit
3. Leather mini dress, zipper detail
4. Pleated bustier leather dress with front slit, belted
5. Graphic art print tee shirt dress, cut outs
6. Sheer midi dress with patchwork, scarf detail
7. Maxi dress worn over a button up shirt with crochet details
8. Strapless tulle sheer mini dress, belted
9. Leather mini dress with fringes and belt worn over a tee shirt
10. Sequined metallic dress with sheer skirt, high neck
11. Strapless sheer ruffled maxi dress
12. Denim maxi dress with lace details with peasant sleeves
13. Sheer slip maxi dress with knot detail
14. Sheer maxi dress with patchwork
15. Ruffled mini dress
16. Appliquéd sheer slip dress
17. Pleated maxi slip dress
18. Sequin metallic mini dress with laser cut

Dolce & Gabbana

1. Sheer slip midi dress
2. Cold shoulder, slip dress
3. Sleeveless printed dress with slit, turtleneck
4. Printed midi dress
5. Sequined metallic pleated mini dress
6. Sheer full sleeved dress
7. Belted printed dress, poofy sleeves
8. Embellished mini dress, sheer sleeves
9. Poofy sleeves, printed maxi dress with scarf detail
10. Patchwork, tulle midi dress with knotted slit and belt
11. Floral appliqué embellished mini dress
12. Off-the-shoulder mesh midi dress
13. Matching dress with pants
14. Bell sleeves, floral print, midi dress with slit
15. Metallic dress with peasant sleeves
16. Metallic mini slip dress
17. Full sleeved appliquéd maxi dress

Dries Van Noten

1. Slip dress, fringes, sheer
2. Printed asymmetric sleeveless midi dress
3. One shoulder dress, belted with scarf
4. Sleeveless midi dress
5. One shoulder maxi dress
6. Poofy sleeves, dress with pockets, different patterned sleeves
7. Printed dress, waist cape
8. Embellished midi dress, sheer, with poncho detail
9. Sequined metallic midi dress

Elie Saab

1. Sheer maxi dress with slit, patchwork, belted
2. Belted midi dress, slit, coat dress
3. Sleeveless, belted midi dress with sheer panels with scarf detail
4. Pleated ombré midi dress
5. Fringed mini dress
6. Maxi dress with sheer top panel, ombré
7. Fringed midi dress, belted, lace, sheer
8. Kaftan dress
9. High low dress with fringes and cut outs

Emporio Armani

1. Printed belted mini dress
2. Tee shirt dress, graphic print, dress with pants
3. Graphic art print dress worn over a sheer top
4. Printed maxi dress
5. One shoulder mini dress, belted with poncho detail, metallic
6. Strapless sequined metallic mini dress
7. Bell sleeves

Fendi

1. Striped mini dress worn over a bodysuit with poncho detail
2. Cold shoulder, midi dress
3. Fringed midi dress, cold shoulder, sheer
4. One shoulder dress, cut outs, slit
5. Midi dress worn over a tee shirt, cold shoulder, laser cut outs
6. Plaid pencil midi dress
7. Floral fur midi dress
8. Transparent slip midi dress
9. Belted midi dress with slit, cold shoulder, stripes, with collar detail
10. Plaid midi dress worn over a button up shirt, cold shoulder

Giorgio Armani

1. Dress on dress, floral print, front slit
2. Printed mini dress
3. Fringed hemline, mini dress
4. Pleated mini dress, strapless, belted
5. Skirt worn over a mini dress, belted
6. Floral printed mini dress
7. Mini dress with pockets
8. Patchwork mini dress with pockets
9. Full sleeved dress with pants
10. Front slit slip dress
11. Dress on dress
12. One shoulder pleated mini dress

Givenchy

1. Asymmetric printed dress
2. One shoulder layered dress
3. Printed shirt dress, pleated, shirt dress
4. Shoulder pads, printed mini dress
5. Mini dress with pockets and cut out worn over a sheer top
6. Poofy sheer sleeves with bow detail
7. Belted mini dress with pockets
8. One shoulder, sheer top, asymmetric midi dress
9. One sleeved mini dress, ruffled detail on sleeves

Gucci

1. Asymmetric metallic midi dress, bell sleeves, turtleneck, bow detail
2. Printed leather dress, patchwork, embellished, kimono style
3. Pleated maxi dress, shoulder pads, embellished
4. Metallic maxi dress, bow detail
5. Embellished maxi dress, sequined
6. One shoulder, pleated, midi dress, sheer
7. Extra long sleeves, printed maxi dress

Hermès

1. Belted pencil midi dress, plaid
2. Bell sleeves, belted midi dress
3. Striped midi slip dress worn over tee shirt
4. Belted maxi dress with slit
5. Sleeveless coat dress with pants

Isabel Marant

1. Lace mini dress
2. Ruffled one shoulder mini dress
3. Poofy sleeves, turtleneck
4. Floral mini dress, sheer
5. Off-the-shoulder metallic mini dress
6. One sleeved studded leather dress

Louis Vuitton

1. Silver metallic sleeveless dress worn over a tee shirt
2. Extra long sleeves, striped pencil dress, turtleneck
3. Cold shoulder, slit maxi dress, ruffled detail
4. Double slit maxi dress
5. Fringed leather dress, metallic detail
6. Fringed metallic top dress

Maison Margiela

1. Sheer midi dress, skeleton style
2. Pleated midi dress with cut outs, bell sleeves
3. Sheer midi dress worn
4. Floral sweater dress with bow detail, bell sleeves
5. Striped tee shirt dress, fringes, sheer

Marc Jacobs

1. Floral print maxi dress, belted, floral appliqué
2. One sleeved maxi dress
3. Strapless maxi dress, fringes
4. Floral appliqué, belted

Sahana Govindaraju

Sahana is a Senior Staff Writer at ShilpaAhuja.com. With an experience in fashion and lifestyle writing, Sahana is responsible for Indian and international fashion week coverage every year, and is developing an expertise in apparel trend forecasting. She also writes about health and fitness, having pursued yoga for 6 years now. She’s not a gym person at all but is all for “running in the park” and is an amateur cyclist. Books and coffee are her other passions. She’s also an amateur photographer. She’s a hardcore Bollywood fan and she loves to cover the nostalgic topics on the same. From fashion trends to famous characters, she can make anyone love Bollywood! Her best article has been 90s Bollywood fashion, a readers’ favorite so far! Prior to her experience with ShilpaAhuja.com, Sahana has written as a freelance author for online magazine, Mashup Corner, and interned at EventsHigh as a content writer. Her blogs on basic fashion, makeup, fitness and city’s food joints that gave her a chance to experiment with her writing. She also has voiced her opinions about feminism and equal rights for men and women at PolkaCafe journals and after quitting her job, she decided to take up writing as her full time career.

Sahana is an engineering graduate and has worked in an MNC, Tesco, for more than a year as an Operations Support. It was her sheer love for fashion that made her quit the monotonous 9 to 5 job to pursue a career in the fashion industry. She’s originally from Bangalore and is currently settled in Chennai (she’s loving the city)! For any queries and discussions, contact her at [email protected] You can also tweet her at https://twitter.com/Sahana_17