If Your Vibe Is Bottega Veneta But Your Budget Is H&M, This $75 Dress Is a Must
If you speak to any fashion editor about the dresses on their current wish list, they'll likely bring up some iteration of a halter-neck midi dress. The style has been gaining momentum for a while now, in large part due to Matthieu Blazy's Bottega Veneta collections, which have included the silhouette in a variety of colors and fabrications. Nipped-in waists, bubble hems, fringe details, and voluminous skirts are also features of his halter-neck frocks. Of course, an off-the-runway Bottega Veneta dress isn't exactly within everyone's budgets, and with the dress style in question trending right now, there isn't a ton of time to save up. Fortunately, I just stumbled upon a $75 alt that checks off similar trend boxes without the rather large investment.
The dress in question comes courtesy of H&M's latest fall drop and is a black V-neck halter dress with an A-line shape and a fringed jacquard-pattern skirt. Did I mention that it's $75 and fully stocked? There's only one catch that I can think of, and that's the high likelihood of it selling out as soon as the masses find it hidden in the brand's nearly 1000-item new-arrivals section. That's why I made it extra easy to snag by linking straight to the dress below. You're welcome.
Scroll down to shop the frock you genuinely need if Bottega Veneta is your vibe but H&M is your budget.
There were a couple of different iterations of the halter dress in Bottega's S/S 23 show, and the biggest showstoppers were this vibrant orange number with a sculpted waist and fringe skirt and another teal alternative that was fully embellished with fringe.
As you can see with this '50s-inspired drop-waist dress with a heart-shaped neckline, fall/winter 2022 halters for Bottega were slightly more pared back and wearable for every day.
Shop Bottega Veneta's take on the halter-dress trend:
Shop the $75 H&M alt that's bound to sell out:
Shop more chic H&M arrivals:
This cashmere set simply needs to live in my closet.
Shop the matching Flared Cashmere-Blend Pants ($139).
I wouldn't have batted an eye if this set was $300+.
Shop the matching Shimmery Knit Skirt ($58).
Kitten-heel pumps have a very strong hold on me at the moment.
Eliza Huber is an NYC-based senior fashion editor who specializes in trend reporting, brand discovery, and the intersection of sports and fashion. She joinedBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing in 2021 from Refinery29, the job she took after graduating with a business degree from the University of Iowa. She's launched two columns, Let's Get a Room and Ways to Wear; profiled Dakota Fanning, Diane Kruger, Katie Holmes, Gracie Abrams, and Sabrina Carpenter; and reported on everything from the relationship between Formula One and fashion to the top runway trends each season. Eliza lives on the Upper West Side and spends her free time researching F1 fashion imagery for her side Instagram accounts @thepinnacleoffashion and @f1paddockfits, watching WNBA games, and scouring The RealReal for discounted Prada.
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