“In order the be irreplaceable, one must always be different.”

Coco Chanel 

Even the most dedicated follower of fashion needs to stand out from the crowd. No matter how perfect your cocktail dress, how well cut your suit, or how wonderfully well-worn your jeans are, it’s the way you accessorize an evening dress and give it that personal touch that make it yours.

From classic pearls and glittering crystal to silk flowers or flowing scarves, there’s a look for everyone and every occasion. Next time you hire a designer dress, try these starters for ten…

You can’t beat a bit of sparkle. This stunning Swarovski Crystal Cluster statement necklace (£180) adds instant glamour to an evening dress or gives the Wow Factor to a super-smart suit. It’s an investment piece that you’ll be taking our season after season.

Introduce a vintage twist with this beautiful statement necklace (£25). Its hematite grey, pale blue and opal stones work beautifully with jeans or simple day dresses, making it the perfect piece to team with everything from strappy summer camisoles to cosy, cashmere cardigans – without any effort at all.

Working with everything from pixie crops to flowing locks, adding a swish of art deco glam to your lobes is a surefire way to make even the most unimaginative outfit into a style statement – try these gold crystal-drop earrings (£9) with jeans and a jumper and watch the compliments roll in.

 If your evening dress just needs a simple accessory to finish it off then a bracelet is the way to go.  Bring some vintage bling to your wrist with this muted silver pearl bracelet with a crystal bow detail and a crystal heart band.  (£18)

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TREND ALERT! 

Metallics were a big hit on the red carpet for the Grammy’s and are sure to be right on trend for this season. Metallics are great for evening dresses because they create instant glamour and make you shine out. Long evening dresses are best for a formal occasion like a ball or dinner party. At Girl Meets Dress we have loads of fabulous metallic long evening dresses for you to choose from.

Evening dress hire with us is the perfect way to get your dream dress for a special event. We have designer evening dresses for you to rent for a fraction of the price from designers such as Marc Jacobs, Alexander McQueen and Stella McCartney. You can shop all these designers plus long evening dresses, evening dresses with sleeves and dinner dresses on our online boutique.

Today we’re giving you inspiration for metallic evening gowns. You may be thinking – I don’t like metallics they look harsh and cold… Maybe you think they’re too daring and don’t want to end up looking like you’re wearing tin foil! Don’t fear! We can show you how to get the metallic evening dress look right! Finding the perfect metallic hue for your skin tone is key and the right style is essential to make sure you’re futuristic metallic look is more Princess of Space instead of anything like a shiny Cyber man!

The Diva Sophia Jessica Gold Gown has grecian goddess written all over it! Wear this metallic evening dress and feel like royalty! As seen on celebrities, this evening gown flows beautifully creating a luxurious feminine look perfect for some metallic glam. At only £39 to rent, this dress is one of our bargain evening dresses.

The Ariella Ivy Silver Gown is an elegant metallic evening dress. This silvery dress will certainly NOT give you the ‘robot look’ as it is ultra girly with its floaty long to short graded skirt. The soft silver tone of  this dress makes it a sophisticated, refined classic which will allow you to feel like a princess.

For ultimate metallic glitz go to the top of the metallics scale with BRIGHT GOLD. The Ruth Tarvydas Hidden Gem Dress is a fully embellished gold-pailette evening gown and has a sexy open back element with cross straps. This shimmering evening dress will be a show stopper at any event and oozes lux glamour to make you feel fabulous!

Find more amazing metallic evening dresses in our SHINE collection!

Enter our Instagram competition to win a FREE metallic evening dress of your choice!  Follow @girlmeetsdress!

Last night Girl Meets Dress were tweeting LIVE from the National Television Awards! We were lucky enough to be at the O2 with all the celebs and witness their amazing evening gowns first hand. The hostess of the evening who had won a competition to be there was even wearing one of our dresses, the Carmen Marc Valvo Crepe Halter Gown. It was so exciting to watch the awards at the actual arena and we were happy to see our favourites, Paul O’Grady, Ant & Dec and The Strictly Come Dancing team win awards!

We spotted some phenomenal fashion statements as well as some fashion disasters! No one wants their dress to be see through under the lights or to flash their pants! Here at Girl Meets Dress we can help you stay away from any fashion faux pas with sensational evening dresses to hire. We have long evening dresses, open backed evening dresses and evening dresses with sleeves. It’s easy to hire evening dresses from us, making it a stress free way to sort out your dress for a special event like an awards show, ball, wedding or black tie event.

With our evening dresses you can sparkle like the stars on the red carpet at last nights awards!

Holly Willougby kept it simple in a stunning black dress. Grab her look with the Ariella Scarlett Gown – this striking black evening dress is an understated classic. The ruffled skirt adds a bit of old Hollywood glamour.

Model Amy Willerton also looked gorgeous in an emellished Jovani key hole dress. This beautiful long evening gown was encrusted with sparkly beads which definitely made Amy shine out on the night! You too, can be centre of attention in one of our Jovani evening dresses.

The Jovani Sequin Tulle Gow is a glamourous, glittering gold number sure to be a show stopper! And we also have a collection of  Jovani body con dresses which have coloured encrusted beads covering the whole dress with a nude mesh body. The Jovani Multi-coloured Sequin Dress is great evening dress for a less formal occasion such as a party or girls night out.

So dress like the stars in our hire evening dresses and dazzle in Jovani or stick with a classic Hollywood glamour in Ariella.

Evening dresses can be hard to find. Not every high street store will stock floor length numbers to wow your fellow guests with at a special event. Choose Girl Meets Dress to hire evening dresses for affordable prices. We have long evening dresses, evening dresses with sleeves and dinner dresses. We cater for you when you want something that little bit extra special!

When there’s a black tie dress code you need a long evening dress that’s going to make you shine out from the crowd. Who wants to go to a ball looking like Cinderella before the Fairy Godmother arrived?

At Girl Meets Dress you can hire designer evening dresses with a discount on the original retail price. Evening dress hire couldn’t be easier with us, with our quick delivery service and option to choose from 3 dresses. If you attend lots of black tie events throughout the year than our service is perfect for you as you can spread your budget for evening dresses across the year with our prices starting from £29.

The NLY Luna Dress in Dusty Pink is just £39 to hire for 2 nights. What a steal for a night of glamour! The soft pink colour makes this an ultra feminine evening dress with the sequinned front adding some sparkle to your outfit. This is an evening dress suitable for a summer ball or wedding reception.

Another glam evening dress from NLY is the Finale Dress in Black. You can splash out on this glittery floor length gown which is sure to be a show stopper. Team with some diamanté jewellery to add even more glitter to your look. This is a great dinner dress for an anniversary or birthday and can also be worn for maximum impact at a black tie ball.

The Dina Bar-El Audrey Gown is a gorgeous classic black evening dress. With an open back and and off the shoulder design this dress will make you feel so desirable. This is one of our long evening dresses that is perfect for a grand ball. You can also browse more black evening dresses in our online boutique to find more classic gowns.

SHOP NOW to find many more amazing evening dresses at Girl Meets Dress