Summer Cocktail Dresses

Sometimes great cocktail dresses are challenging to find in the summer. Some that are in the middle between casual and fancy are even more difficult. So here's some that might spark some ideas of what to buy, or where to shop, for your nightly boy-hunting and bar-hopping.


1. Cross-Front Babydoll Dress in Grape Clusters, $15, oldnavy.gap.com
2. Beaded One-Shoulder Dress, $395, Shoshanna, piperlime.gap.com
3. Sunnie Dress in White Water, $60, quiksilver.com
4. Lani Lace Black Dress, $395, rebeccaminkoff.com