Prom is one of the biggest photo opp’s of the entire year and GMD is here to guide you through the 4 key trends of ss13 to save you feeling like a clown! Follow our guide and browse through the GMD prom dresses to find your perfect look.

1. Stripes
Marc Jacobs paved the way for this trend which is all about lines, both horizontal and vertical!

If you love the graphic look and want to send everyone into vertigo try our By Malene Birger Rasminel Mixed Media Dress which you can hire from just £59

2. Floral
Another key trend seen on the catwalks was floral, with pretty blossoms gracing anything from trousers to dresses!

Tap into the feminine look and WOW in our Alice and Olivia Tabitha Print Dress, available to hire from £39 

3. Lace
Lace brought an essence of elegance to the ss13 catwalks, becoming the main attraction for the likes of Dolce and Gabbana and Oscar de la Renta.

Be the main attraction at your prom in our Gorgeous Couture Evita Maxi Dress, to hire from £69

4. Pastel
Dainty pastels, in ice cream shades were a strong colour palette for many ss13 collections. Our new range of Ariella Gowns matches this trend perfectly.

The Sofia Gown as seen on Pussycat Doll, Ashley Roberts will ensure your title as Prom Queen! Available to hire from £109

Let us know which GMD prom dresses you’ll be rocking for ss13!

By Carla Challis

The trend: Exposé
Reveal and conceal with the sexiest way to flash the flesh. We’re not talking giant cut-outs or whole areas exposed, more a carefully placed slash or accented cut-outs – Elizabeth Banks‘ Bill Blass LBD is a prime example. For those more daring, make like Kate Bosworth and show off a toned middriff, which she did in a folk-inspired Alturazza Fall 2012 folk. The less confident can take a leaf out of Zoe Saldana’s book who revealed and concealed with sheer panels on her Prabal Gurung.

Dare to bare with these hot little numbers:

From left: Carven Striped Cut Out Dress,  Temperley London Astrid Dress, Gorgeous Couture The Alexis Dress

The trend: Easy embellishment
An entirely embellished dress means high glamour stakes right? Wrong. Rachel Zoe, Kristen Bell and Erin Fetherstone chose relaxed, almost slouchy dresses to bring a laid back air to otherwise stuffy, super luxe sequinned gowns. A loose fitting kaftan-style dress, like Rachel Zoe‘s own designed black and silver version or opt for a t-shirt style like Kristen Bell‘s Reem Acra or opt for Erin Fetherstone’s short and flirty vest dress.

Show sequins who’s boss in these equally easy embellished choices:

From left: Alice and Olivia Nala Knit Dress,  See by Chloe Black Sequinned Dress, Anna Sui Klimt Sequinned Dress

The trend: True blue
Peacock, aqua, cornflower, periwinkle – everyone was feeling blue this week with every shade featured. Jessica Stam chose a sapphire blue Jason Wu to showcase her new darker locks, mixing it with black lace for a delightfully witchy vibe. In complete contrast, Heather Graham‘s custom made Nicole Miller cornflower blue gown was unashamedly girly, full of frills and ruffles and Hilary Rhoda went tri-blue with a colour blocked Rebecca Minkoff formal frock in azure, navy and sky.

Show your true colours in these blessedly blue dresses:

From left: Dina Bar-El Eleni Gown,  Marchesa Notte Silk Frill Detail Gown, Erdem Moe Dress

Kelly Rowland has certainly wowed the crowds as she has stepped out week after week in literally show-stopping dresses that have set the net alight with girls asking where her dresses are from and deciding which they prefer.  So, at GMD HQ we thought it only fair to help our fans steal her oh so glamorous X Factor style…

Here are our suggested GMD dresses inspired by Miss Rowland…

Dries Van Noten‘s Silk Draped Column Dress is simple and elegant.  In a burnt, faded orange with geometric print, it drapes around the body helped by a hidden inner drawstring to fit it to your body perfectly.

Gorgeous Couture‘s Harlow Maxi Dress is simply stunning.  A floor-length, grecian inspired gown, it drapes around the body and highlights the cutaway detailing at the hips.  A favourite of the girls at GMD HQ, the dress is also available in red.

Suzannah‘s  Lawn Party Silk Dress is delicate, girly and a great choice for day or night.  Vintage inspired, this little white dress comes with a detachable silk scarf sash to cinch in the waist and add a pop of colour.

For styling advice please email enquiries@girlmeetsdress.com.  Happy hiring!

By Caroline Dawe

Olivia Phillips of mynewfavouritething.com gives us an insight into the past, present and future designer dresses she’s crazy about.  Here we take a peek into the wardrobe of this London fashionista to find out all about her favourite things…

Your first ever dress was:

A Kermit-green number covered in giant hot pink polka dots that came with a little matching jacket. Ah, the 80s. I think it must’ve cost a fortune as one of my earliest memories was my Dad manically scrubbing pen marks out of it in a desperate bid for my mum not to find out.

Your oldest dress:

A tailored grey wool-silk pencil dress with bra straps from Joseph that my mum bought me when I was 14. I’m pretty chuffed that I can still fit into it. Just. The wonder of Spanx, eh?

Your most expensive dress:

A white ruffled Temperley cocktail dress. It has tiered scalloped edging and plaited straps – it’s utterly beautiful!

Seen the most dancefloors:

A scandalously tight bright purple bandage dress from Reiss.

Favourite dress:

My silk-jersey Elizabeth and James LBD. It’s 4 dresses in one, really – you can wear it sleeveless, strapless, asymmetric or off-the-shoulder and every which way it looks amazing. I’ve had it mistaken for Lanvin, too which can never be a bad thing!

What was the last event you wore a dress to and what did you wear?

My birthday! I wore a bright orange draped H&M number that looks straight out of Studio 54. I paired it with sky-high leopard-print platforms and too much gold jewellery. And I wore it in the daytime, too. Well, if you can’t overdress on your birthday, when can you?

Mini or Maxi?

I love mini dresses but don’t like my legs so I wear maxis quite a lot. I like the sense of drama they create, too. Rachel Zoe can rock a maxi like noone else.

Who are your red carpet idols?

Ashley Olsen, Diane Kruger, Eva Mendes, SJP. None of them are afraid to experiment and they also all know what suits them and what will photograph well.

Who always gets it right?

Very few people! Christine Centenera and Miroslava Duma are two of my ultimates – can’t hurt that they’re both fashion editors!

What is your most memorable dress moment?

Probably my cousin’s wedding when I was maid of honour. I know the day was all about her, but I still felt like a princess walking down the aisle after her in my floor-sweeping cobalt Tibi gown and red Louboutins.

Which dress would be top of your Girl Meets Dress lust list?

There are so many! It’s a tie between the sapphire Gorgeous Couture Harlow maxi and the Alice + Olivia blush mini wrap Goddess dress. I think I could get into a whole world of trouble in either. In a good way, of course.

As someone who always has a new event to attend – how would Girl Meets Dress complement your life?

I’m so fickle, get bored of trends so easily, am constantly on the hunt for the next thing – it’s part of the reason I called my blog My New Favourite Thing. A service like GMD instantly solves all my bratty problems – ingenious!