I always think that the simple, yet striking cut of an off-the-shoulder dress calls for unprecedented minimalism. Hair up and off the face, earrings rather than a necklace, and accessories kept equally understated. By drawing attention to the more unusual shape, the long evening dresses remains the real statement.

With a mostly monochrome wardrobe I surprised myself when it came to picking my favourite one-shouldered evening dresses, ending up with a couple of colourful choices in the mix. Having said that, I have to begin with a classic black dress; the Chaitain Dress by MaleneBirger is effortlessly simple, with the silk ruff bringing just enough detail to balance out the black.

With a tendency for oversized, slightly shapeless pieces, I was predictably drawn to the dramatic shape of the Volcanic Drape Dress by Stolen Girlfriends Club. I would team it with black shoes to accentuate the edging and to emphasise the amazing abstract print.

Whilst my first two evening dresses are probably more suited for winter, the second options would be perfect for spring. I love the beautiful floral colours of the Vintage Romance dress by Mia Jafari, whilst again keeping it simple with The Liberty Dress by Gorgeous Couture, which has a really flattering shape.

These are just some of the one-shouldered evening dresses online available to rent from the wonderful selection at Girl Meets Dress; four simple dresses, perfect for making a stylish statement the next time you’re dressing up for an evening out.

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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!

We are excited to announce one of our lovely Student Brand Ambassadors at Cardiff University, Sophie Charles, has written a blog post for us detailing her experiences as a SBA at Girl Meets Dress.

 

I’d heard of being an ambassador for a newspaper before, and promoting club nights in the city but when I found the opportunity to do this for designer dresses, I couldn’t resist…seriously, what girl would?! Joining the GMD team as an ambassador allowed me to talk about some of my favourite things, without feeling guilty for it! Fashion, designers, beautiful dresses and special occasions to wear these stunning outfits to. Perfect!

 Above are some of the dresses that we received in our Fashion night in box. The four dresses  above from L-R are: Opulence England Lace Tutu Dress, Estradeur Rich Dress, Alice By Temperley Roussillon Dress, Nicole Miller Eva Dress Watermelon

As a student ambassador my role varies from handing out leaflets, to raising awareness of the company through word of mouth, social media sites, and organising events, which incorporate the GMD brand. I started my role as an ambassador in September, which was ideal timing with thousands of freshers coming to my university. I gave out flyers outside the student’s union in the first few welcome weeks, offering discount designer dresses to the girls…which, understandably, created a lot of excitement!

Creating and updating the profile for GMD Cardiff on Twitter and Facebook provides me with a fantastic opportunity to experiment with successful social media. It’s fun and easy to use as these platforms are already a part of my daily life. Finding interesting photos and cheeky slogans to share with followers is always a welcome break from university work!

One of my favourite nights so far this year has to be my girly night in with GMD dresses. I organised an evening with some close friends, we made a range of delicious cocktails and had some chocolatey nibbles before opening up our surprise box of 10 designer dresses. All the girls loved the variety we had been sent. We had a good old giggle swapping and changing around until we found a favourite, and there was no cat fighting needed with all that choice!

There are so many perks to my role as an ambassador, but just indulging myself in thinking about all these gorgeous dresses is still a highlight for me!

Girl Meets Dress currently have an Instagram competition running, where you can win a free dress hire! Visit our Instagram @girlmeetsdress to enter!

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.