16 dresses you need right now

The funnest, sweetest, loveliest dresses to wear right now. We'll take two of each, pretty please.

ALL WHITE

From left: Lace dress, price on request, crocheted wool dress, Rs 2,30,865; both Stella McCartney. Leather flatforms, Rs 7,999, Charles & Keith. 

Pleated polyester dress, Rs 82,697, Kenzo. Leather block heels, Rs 6,499, Clarks. Metal and stone necklace, Rs 1,345, Accessorize

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BOHO MAXIS

From left: Georgette dress, Rs 24,750, Stephany D’Souza. Leather lace-up heels, price on request, Paula Cademartori. Metal and wood cuff, Rs 12,200, Loupe. 

Embroidered silk and tulle dress, Rs 1,80,557, Temperley London. Leather lace-up heels, price on request, Paula Cademartori. Metal and wood ear cuff, Rs 7,200, Loupe

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PURE GOLD

From left: Silk-Lurex maxi dress, Rs 26,385, Shift by Nimish Shah. Gold-plated brass earrings, Rs 3,200, ring, Rs 1,800; both Malvika Vaswani. 

Sequinned silk dress, Rs 3,28,693, scarf, Rs 42,986; both Temperley London. Metal necklace, Rs 795, rings, Rs 1,945 (part of set); all Accessorize

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SOFT PASTELS

From left: Embellished jersey dress, Rs 45,000, Pankaj & Nidhi. Silver circle ring, Rs 6,800, silver square ring, Rs 7,500; both Suhani Parekh

Cut-work jersey dress, Rs 38,000, Pankaj & Nidhi. Silver earrings, Rs 11,500, silver circle ring, Rs 6,800, silver square ring, Rs 7,500; all Suhani Parekh

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PRAIRIE GIRL

From left: Silk dress, price on request, péro by Aneeth Arora. Metal necklace, Rs 3,480, Isharya 

Embroidered cotton dress, Rs 22,000, Hemant & Nandita. Metal necklace, Rs 3,480, Isharya

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COLOUR-BLOCKED

From left: Jacquard dress, price on request, Dior. Leather and pony-hair stilettos, Rs 12,990, Kenneth Cole. Silver earrings, Rs 8,900, Suhani Parekh

Neoprene dress, price on request, Tanieya Khanuja. Leather pumps, price on request, Paula Cademartori

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WINTER FLORALS

From left: Embellished silk brocade dress, price on request, Dries Van Noten. Metal ear cuff, Rs 4,680, Isharya

Embellished neoprene dress, Rs 21,500, Namrata Joshipura. Silver rings, Rs 6,400 (each), Suhani Parekh

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NOODLE-STRAPPED

From left: Embroidered satin dress, Rs 18,500, Anand Kabra. Metal and glass bracelet, Rs 4,483, Isharya

Pleated georgette dress, price on request, Gucci

Photograph: Manasi Sawant; Styling: Akanksha Kamath; Make-up and Hair: Kritika Gill; Models: Toabh Talent Management; Assisted by Jannat Bhasin

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