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101 Holiday Dresses

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101 Ideas: Black on Black

holiday dresses, black dress, dress, dresses, fashion, bcbg, maxazria, erica davies alice wetterlund and lenka zajicova in black party dresses ALICE WETTERLUND, 26, designer.\r\nDevelopment by Erica Davies, $437\r\n\r\nLENKA ZAJICOVA, 22, student.\r\nBCBG MaxAzria, $640

101 Ideas: Jeweled Neckline

holiday dresses, white dress, dress, dresses, fashion, h&m eugenia chung in white dress EUGENIA CHUNG, 21, student & designer.\r\nH&M, $79.90

101 Ideas: Mega-shiny Black

holiday dresses, dresses, dress, black dress, sequins, fashion, kensie lauren merlino in black sequined dress LAUREN MERLINO, 29, handbag designer.\r\nKensie, $98

101 Ideas: Vintage-inspired

holiday dresses, dress, lace dress, dresses, gold dress, bcbg, maxazria, nieves lavi new york, fashion jenna pace and stephanie pace in party dresses JENNA PACE, 23, actress & host.\r\nBCBG MaxAzria, $320.\r\n\r\nSTEPHANIE PACE, 26, lawyer.\r\nNieves Lavi New York, $396

101 Ideas: Steve Madden Dress

holiday dresses, brown dress, sequins, dress, dresses, fashion, steve madden lauren walter in brown dress LAUREN WALTER, 29, attorney.\r\nSteve Madden, $190

101 Ideas: Red with a Dash of Black

holiday dresses, red dress, dress, dresses, fashion, johnny martin frena lynne picazo in a red and black dress FRENA LYNNE PICAZO, 24, student.\r\nJohnny Martin, $65

101 Ideas: Sweet Chiffon

holiday dresses, gold dress, dress, dresses, fashion, hot kiss debbie binikos in gold dress DEBBIE BINIKOS, 28, internal-audit consultant.\r\nHot Kiss, $48

101 Ideas: Thread Social Dress

holiday dresses, dress, black dress, dresses, hat, black hat catie cambria in black dress and hat CATIE CAMBRIA, 23, publicist.\r\nThread Social, $632

101 Ideas: Blue Fire Dress

holiday dresses, blue dress, dress, dresses, fashion, fire ashley nugent in blue dress ASHLEY NUGENT, 27, aesthetician.\r\nFire, $48.

101 Ideas: Black Lace

holiday dresses, dress, black dress, dresses, fashion, tocca jennifer bassett in black dress JENNIFER BASSETT, 28, book editor.\r\nTocca, $462

101 Ideas: Black, Gold, Silver, and Bold

holiday dresses, gold dress, sequins, dress, dresses, mng, mango molly natali in gold silver and black dress MOLLY NATALI, 28, staffing coordinator.\r\nMNG by Mango, $169

101 Ideas: Forever 21 Dress

holiday dresses, black dress, dress, dresses, fashion, forever 21 nancy lan in black and gold dress NANCY LAN, 26, makeup artist.\r\nForever 21, $32.80

101 Ideas: Jessica McClintock Dress

holiday dresses, blue dress, dress, dresses, fashion, jessica mcclintock christy gray in blue dress CHRISTY GRAY, 27, MBA recruiter.\r\nJessica McClintock, $205

101 Ideas: Gold Dress

holiday dresses, gold dress, dress, dresses, fashion, laundry by design sarah bolan in gold dress SARAH BOLAN, 22, fashion sales executive.\r\nLaundry By Design, $265

101 Ideas: Brown and Black

holiday dresses, dress, dresses, fashion, copper dress jane marie guistra in copper and silver dress JANE MARIE GIUSTRA, 27, wedding planner.\r\nTo The Max, $130

101 Ideas: To The Max Dress

holiday dresses, silver dress, dress, dresses, fashion ashli stockton in silver dress ASHLI STOCKTON, 28, beauty-marketing executive.\r\nTo The Max, $150.

101 Ideas: Velvety Soft

holiday dresses, dress, red dress, dresses, fashion, dkny samantha giordano in red dress SAMANTHA GIORDANO, 21, student.\r\nPure DKNY, $225

101 Ideas: DKNY Dress

holiday dresses, maroon dress, red dress, purple dress, dress, dresses, fashion, dkny shyema azam in maroon dress SHYEMA AZAM, 23, research editor.\r\nPure DKNY, $275

101 Ideas: Green Sheen

holiday dresses, green dress, dress, dresses, fashion, laundry by design alison koplar in green dress ALISON KOPLAR, 26, advertising-sales executive.\r\nLaundry By Design, $275

101 Ideas: Sisley Dress

holiday dresses, black dress, dress, dresses, fashion, sisley anjana chanayil in black dress ANJANA CHANAYIL, 26, photo researcher.\r\nSisley, $139

101 Ideas: Flirty Black Dress

holiday dresses, black dress, dress, dresses, fashion, rebecca taylor antonella spina in black dress ANTONELLA SPINA, 30, fashion publicist.\r\nRebecca Taylor, $297

101 Ideas: Love Tease Dress

holiday dresses, black dress, dress, dresses, fashion, love tease chloe elizabeth rosen in black dress CHLOE ELIZABETH ROSEN, 20, student.\r\nLove Tease, $59

101 Ideas: BCBG MaxAzria

holiday dresses, black dress, dress, dresses, fashion, bcbg, maxazria christy alcebo in black strapless dress CHRISTY ALCEBO, 28, stylist.\r\nBCBG MaxAzria, $280

101 Ideas: Johnny Martin Dress

holiday dresses, black dress, dress, dresses, fashion, johnny martin gabrielle bernstein in black dress GABRIELLE BERNSTEIN, 28, lifestyle & career coach.\r\nJohnny Martin, $65

101 Ideas: Black Pleated

holiday dresses, black dress, dress, dresses, fashion, allen schwartz jenn ok in black dress JENN OK, 29, events manager.\r\nA.B.S by Allen Schwartz, $358

101 Ideas: See-through Sleeves

holiday dresses, black dress, dress, dresses, fashion, kensie kara davis churchman in black dress KARA DAVIS-CHURCHMAN, 27, fashion publicist.\r\nKensie, $98

101 Ideas: Theory Dress

holiday dresses, black dress, dress, dresses, fashion, theory katie flahive in black dress KATIE FLAHIVE, 26, actress.\r\nTheory, $315

101 Ideas: Black with Red

holiday dresses, black dress, dress, dresses, fashion, fire melynda barnes in black dress with red shoes MELYNDA BARNES, 25, medical student.\r\nFire, $44

101 Ideas: Little Black Dress

holiday dresses, black dress, dress, dresses, fashion, sangria shena thomas in black strapless dress SHENA THOMAS, 28, teacher.\r\nSangria, $84

101 Ideas: Sheer Overlay

holiday dresses, black and white dress, dress, dresses, fashion, hot kiss elysia dawn in black and white dress ELYSIA DAWN, 24, ballet dancer.\r\nHot Kiss, $48

101 Ideas: White Top, Black Bottom

holiday dresses, black and white dress, dress, dresses, fashion, calvin klein erica sackin in black and white dress ERICA SACKIN, 27, PR executive.\r\nCalvin Klein, $198

101 Ideas: BCBG Dress

holiday dresses, white dress, dress, dresses, fashin, maxazria jackie washecka in white dress JACKIE WASHECKA, 24, consultant.\r\nBCBG MaxAzria, $300

101 Ideas: Black Dress with White Roses

holiday dresses, black and white dress, dress, dresses, fashion, fire jamie han in black and white dress JAMIE HAN, 28, registry director.\r\nFire, $39

101 Ideas: Dress by Mango

holiday dresses, black and white dress, dress, dresses, fashion, mng, mango loren larsen in black and white print dress LOREN LARSEN, 30, attorney & documentary filmmaker.\r\nMNG by Mango, $79

101 Ideas: Sangria and DKNY

holiday dresses, dresses, red dress, dress, fashion, dkny, sangria natalie distefano and revecca hickey in short wine colored dresses NATALIE DISTEFANO, 24, makeup artist.\r\nSangria $84.\r\n\r\nREBECCA HICKEY, 23, makeup artist.\r\nDKNY Jeans Juniors, $89

101 Ideas: Two-tone Dress

holiday dresses, black and white dress, dress, dresses, fashion, dkny moza saracho in black and white dress MOZA SARACHO, 27, set designer.\r\nDKNY, $345

101: Black and White Sheer Floral

holiday dresses, black and white dress, dress, dresses, fashion, kitty rosabell jiminez in black and white dress ROSABELL JIMENEZ, 24, marketing executive.\r\nKitty, $98

101 Ideas: Intricate Pattern

holiday dresses, black and white dress, dress, dresses, fashion, laundry by design vanessa villarreal in black and white dress VANESSA VILLARREAL, 27, financial coordinator.\r\nLaundry By Design, $265

101 Ideas: Black and White

holiday dresses, black and white dress, dress, dresses, fashion, debra rodman stephanie puntillo in black and white dress STEPHANIE PUNTILLO, 22, fashion intern.\r\nDebra Rodman, $305

101 Ideas: Black Dress with Jewels

holiday dresses, black dress, dress, dresses, fashion, ann taylor audrey jaynes in black dress AUDREY JAYNES, 22, student.\r\nAnn Taylor Loft, $99

101 Ideas: Black and Silver

holiday dresses, black dress, dress, dresses, fashion, eci new york brisalis polanco in black dress BRISALIS POLANCO, 24, insurance executive.\r\nECI New York, $168

101 Ideas: Hot Kiss Dress

holiday dresses, black dress, dress, dresses, fashion, hot kiss diana szego in a black dress DIANA SZEGO, 29, attorney.\r\nHot Kiss, $48.

101 Ideas: Matty M Dress

holiday dresses, dress, dresses, purple dress, fashion, matty m joy lynn alegarbes in purple dress JOY LYNN ALEGARBES, 28, sexual health educator.\r\nMatty M, $98

101 Ideas: Holiday Blue

holiday dresses, blue dress, dress, dresses, fashion, mac & jac kristen dietrich in blue dress KRISTEN DIETRICH, 23, advertising assistant.\r\nMac & Jac, $119.

101 Ideas: Shimmer and Shine

holiday dresses, dress, dresses, fashion, as u wish, roulette erica desimone in black dress and stephanie prommer in purple dress ERICA DESIMONE, 23, account executive.\r\nRoulette, $100

\r\n\r\nSTEPHANIE PROMMER, 30, fashion writer.\r\nAs U Wish, $54

101 Ideas: DKNY Jeans Dress

holiday dresses, gold dress, dress, dresses, fashion, dkny audrey smith in gold dress AUDREY SMITH, 24, actress & host.\r\nDKNY Jeans Juniors, $89

101 Ideas: Kitty Dress

holiday dresses, white dress, dress, dresses, fashion, kitty jaime l cotter in white dress JAIME L. COTTER, 28, paralegal.\r\nKitty, $95

101 Ideas: On the Fringe

holiday dresses, gold dress, dress, dresses, fashion, dkny mary zank in gold fringe dress MARY ZANK, 35, dancer & designer.\r\nDKNY Jeans Juniors, $89

101 Ideas: BB Dakota Dress

holiday dresses, white dress, dress, dresses, fashion, bb dakota melissa ann duren in white dress MELISSA ANN DUREN, 21, student & fashion publicist.\r\nBB Dakota, $68

101 Ideas: Alexander Wang Dress

holiday dresses, gold dress, dress, dresses, fashion, alexander wang nancy hang nguyen in gold dress NANCY HANG NGUYEN, 32, real-estate agent.\r\nAlexander Wang, $334

101 Ideas: Red Hot

holiday dresses, dress, dresses, red dress, fashion, love tease catherine smith in red dress CATHERINE SMITH, 19, student.\r\nLove Tease, $79

101 Ideas: Pretty Pockets

holiday dresses, dress, dresses, fashion, blue dress, mara hoffman daniela cerini in blue dress DANIELA CERINI, 27, director of operations.\r\nMara Hoffman, $460

101 Ideas: Brilliant Blue

holiday dresses, blue dress, dress, dresses, fashion, banana republic kim rosado in blue dress KIM ROSADO, 27, art teacher.\r\nBanana Republic, $148

101 Ideas: Armani Exchange Dress

holiday dresses, purple dress, dress, dresses, fashion, armani lisa mooney in purple dress LISA MOONEY, 27, product developer.\r\nArmani Exchange, $150

101 Ideas: Strapless with Ruffles

holiday dresses, purple dress, dress, dresses, fashion, johnny martin nadia owusu in strapless purple dress NADIA OWUSU, 26, actress & writer.\r\nJohnny Martin, $65

101: Pink Spaghetti Straps

holiday dresses, pink dress, dress, dresses, fashion, love tease melissa ventura in pink dress MELISSA VENTURA, 26, project manager.\r\nLove Tease, $89

101 Ideas: Red Strapless Dress

holiday dresses, red dress, dress, dresses, fashion, express michelle taylor in redd babydoll dress MICHELLE TAYLOR, 32, Internet producer.\r\nExpress, $69.50

101 Ideas: Shimmery Stripes

holiday dresses, dress, silver dress, dresses, sequins, fashion, h&m anjali virmani in striped sequined dress ANJALI VIRMANI, 32, marketing & events manager.\r\nH&M, $29.90

101 Ideas: White and Silver

holiday dresses, silver dress, dress, dresses, fashion, necessary objects, ady gluck-frankel janine miller in silver patterned dress JANINE MILLER, 22, student.\r\nNecessary Objects by Ady Gluck-Frankel, $88

101 Ideas: Sequined Sweater

holiday dresses, dress, black dress, dresses, sequins, fashion, victoria\'s secret mary nguyen in black shiny dress MARY NGUYEN, 29, stay-at-home mom.\r\nVictoria\'s Secret, $150

101 Ideas: Silver Passion

holiday dresses, silver dress, sequins, dress, dresses, fashion, kenneth cole maxx passion in silver dress MAXX PASSION, 24, dancer.\r\nKenneth Cole Reaction, $169

101 Ideas: Black Sequins

holiday dresses, sequins, black dress, dress, dresses, fashion, h&m sahar zodeh in black sequined dress SAHAR ZODEH, 28, consultant.\r\nH&M, $79.90

101 Ideas: Sparkle and Shine

holiday dresses, sequins, dress, dresses, black dress, fashion, rebecca taylor terri wolfe in black sequined dress TERRI WOLFE, 23, showroom manager.\r\nRebecca Taylor, $320

101 Ideas: Kensiegirl Dress

holiday dresses, silver dress, dress, dresses, fashion, kensiegirl adrienne mixon in dark silver dress ADRIENNE MIXON, 24, fashion designer.\r\nKensiegirl, $78

101 Ideas: Long Silver Gown

holiday dresses, silver dress, dress, dresses, fashion, tart alya christman in silver dress AYLA CHRISTMAN, 24, photo editor & photographer.\r\nTart, $300

101: Mark Ecko Dress

holiday dresses, silver dress, black dress, dress, dresses, fashion, marc ecko brianne disylvester in black and silver dress with silver hair piece BRIANNE DISYLVESTER, 26, online editor.\r\nRed by Marc Ecko, $79

101: Silver Floral Print

holiday dresses, silver dress, dress, dresses, fashion, ann taylor carrie twardowski in silver dress CARRIE TWARDOWSKI, 29, finance & insurance specialist.\r\nAnn Taylor Loft, $99

101 Ideas: Silver Sequins

holiday dresses, silver dress, dress, dresses, fashion, chaiken kristina zacharias on white stool in silver dress KRISTINA ZACHARIAS, 30, hotel-renovations project manager.\r\nChaiken, $392

101 Ideas: Belted Silver Dress

holiday dresses, silver dress, dress, dresses, fashion, zinc mary beth coughlin in silver dress MARY BETH COUGHLIN, 26, insurance underwriter.\r\nZinc, $78

101 Ideas: Silver Babydoll

holiday dresses, silver dress, dress, dresses, michael kors, fashion salem leinbach in silver dress SALEM LEINBACH, 22, accountant.\r\nMICHAEL Michael Kors, $179.50

101 Ideas: Silver Shine

holiday dresses, silver dress, dress, dresses, fashion, h&m sarah mcguire in silver dress on white stool SARAH MCGUIRE, 26, buyer.\r\nH&M, $69.90

101 Ideas: Black A.B.S. Dress

holiday dresses, black dress, dress, dresses, fashion, allen schwartz anar allidina in black dress ANAR ALLIDINA, 26, student.\r\nA.B.S by Allen Schwartz, $275

101 Ideas: Old Navy Dress

holiday dresses, black dress, dress, dresses, old navy, fashion caroline casey in black dress CAROLINE CASEY, 26, advertising executive.\r\nOld Navy, $39.50

101 Ideas: Gap Dress

holiday dresses, dress, dresses, black dress, fashion, gap colleen marucci on white stool in black dress COLLEEN MARUCCI, 24, producer.\r\nGap, $59.50

101 Ideas: Belted Dress

holiday dresses, dress, purple dress, dresses, fashion, kensiegirl jessie bazata in purple dress JESSIE BAZATA, 24, graphic designer.\r\nKensiegirl, $78

101 Ideas: Chadwicks Dress

holiday dresses, black dress, dress, dresses, fashion, chadwicks joelle caputa in black dress and heels JOELLE CAPUTA, 26, music publicist.\r\nChadwicks.com, $89.99

101 Ideas: Black Strapless Dress

holiday dresses, black dress, dress, dresses, fashion, forever 21 juli mani in black strapless dress JULI MANI, 22, nursing student.\r\nForever 21, $27.80

101 Ideas: Short and Soft

holiday dresses, gold dress, dress, dresses, fashion, old navy mallory hughes in gold dress MALLORY HUGHES, 22, student.\r\nOld Navy, $39.50

101 Ideas: Simply Vera Dress

holiday dresses, dress, dresses, vera wang, fashion ramona meyer piagentini in dark gray dress RAMONA MEYER-PIAGENTINI, 28, customer-experience analyst.\r\nSimply Vera Vera Wang, $118

101 Ideas: Drapey Dress

holiday dresses, silver dress, dress, dresses, fashion, joseph sha sha shiau in silver dress SHA-SHA SHIAU, 34, art-department coordinator.\r\nJoseph, $460

101 Ideas: Soft Silver

holiday dresses, silver dress, twinkle, wenlan, dress, dresses, fashion charisse adams in silver dress CHARISSE ADAMS, 25, receptionist.\r\nTwinkle by Wenlan, $271

101 Ideas: Gold Sequins

holiday dresses, dress, dresses, fashion, gold dress, sequins, mng, mango aina fadina in gold sequined dress AINA FADINA, 25, real-estate investor.\r\nMNG by Mango, $99

101 Ideas: Red Dress

holiday dresses, dress, dresses, red dress, allen schwartz, fashion grace savage in red dress GRACE SAVAGE, 25, actress.\r\nA.B.S by Allen Schwartz, $320

101 Ideas: White Dress

holiday dresses, dress, dresses, fashion, sequins, sequined dresses, white dress, scottie walden in white sequined dress SCOTTIE WALDEN, 24, publicist.\r\nECI New York, $158

101 Ideas 1207

101 ideas, dresses, holiday dresses, metallic, black, white, color, sparkle, silver, \'20\'s, 1920\'s, gold 101 Dresses \r\n THERESA ALSTON, 31, School psychologist; Kensiegirl, $78. \r\n\r\n

101 Ideas 1207

101 ideas, dresses, holiday dresses, metallic, black, white, color, sparkle, silver, \'20\'s, 1920\'s, gold 101 Dresses WHITNEY ROBERTS, 24, fashion publicist \r\nBB Dakota, $55 \r\n

101 Ideas 1207

101 ideas, dresses, holiday dresses, metallic, black, white, color, sparkle, silver, \'20\'s, 1920\'s, gold 101 Dresses ELEANOR BRYANT, 30, ad agency producer; Gap, $59.50. \r\n

101 Ideas: Black Dress

dresses, holiday dresses, dress, wd-ny lauren patterson in short black dress LAUREN PATTERSON, 22, sales representative. WD-NY, $128\r\n

101 Ideas: Fringe Dress

dresses, holiday dresses, miguelina, fashion eloise priest in maroon dress on stool ELOISE PRIEST, 27, Web recruiting manager; Miguelina, $295 \r\n

101 Ideas 1207

101 ideas, dresses, holiday dresses, metallic, black, white, color, sparkle, silver, \'20\'s, 1920\'s, gold 101 Dresses LAUREN KAY, 24, Journalist; MNG by Mango, $109 \r\n

101 Ideas 1207

101 ideas, dresses, holiday dresses, metallic, black, white, color, sparkle, silver, \'20\'s, 1920\'s, gold 101 Dresses MIA FONTAINE, 25, author; The Limited, $78 \r\n