Kick-Off 2020 In Style With These 18 NYE Dresses December 20, 2019 at 09:15AM

You’ve read the 2019 recaps, made your reservations (and/or bought your club crawl tickets), and planned your resolutions — now all you have to do before New Year’s Eve is figure out what to wear. Dressing for the ball drop used to be simple: Throw on your one sequin dress, pack your metallic clutch, and toss on a pair of slinky black heels. But since this New Year’s Eve isn’t just ringing in a new year, but a new decade, why not use the night as an excuse to give your go-to party look a bit of a refresh? 

All that’s left to do now is find a dress that’s perfect for you. But since dress shopping probably isn’t on your already-overbooked agenda, we went ahead and did some digging for you. Loyal to sequins? We’ve got those covered. Sticking with black? We’ve found those too. Feathers, rhinestones, velvet, and more — no matter which NYE sartorial trope you’re planning on kicking off 2020 in, we’re betting that it’s somewhere in the slideshow ahead. 

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Zara Sequined Velvet Dress, $, available at Zara

Sleeper “Voulez Vous Dancer?” Dress, $, available at Sleeper

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Torrid Tuxedo Blazer, $, available at Torrid

Torrid Bombshell Skinny Jean, $, available at Torrid

Khaite Leona Velvet Mini Dress, $, available at Net-A-Porter

Ganni Jacquard Wrap Dress, $, available at Ganni

For Love & Lemons Cherie Babydoll Dress, $, available at For Love & Lemons

Eloquii Long Sleeve Sequin Easy Dress, $, available at Eloquii

Area Stretch Lamé Shirred Mini Dress, $, available at Shopbop

& Other Stories Sequin Mini Wrap Dress, $, available at & Other Stories

Avavav Puff V-Neck Dress, $, available at Avavav

H&M Plus Plus-Size Velour Dress, $, available at H&M

Violeta By Mango Plus-Size Sequins Fringed Dress, $, available at Mango

Reformation Peri Dress, $, available at Reformation

Motel Cypress Side-Slit Midi Dress, $, available at Urban Outfitters

H&M Mesh Dress, $, available at H&M

Babaton Ruched Mock Neck Mini Dress, $, available at Aritzia

Georgia Alice Eva Gown, $, available at Georgia Alice

ASOS DESIGN Curve Wrap Kimono Dress, $, available at ASOS

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