Fairy tale dresses: The fantasy way to do party dressing
Party dressing has taken a super-pretty, fantasy turn all thanks to fairy tale dresses. It's the juxtaposition of super sexy, flesh-baring and bold coloured red carpet fashion. Instead, we're seeing a lots of celebrities dressing like they're in a fairy tale.
Think the pastel-coloured looks of Alice in Wonderland, Sleeping Beauty, Goldilocks and Cinderella all reincarnated on our modern day celebrity muses.
It's also completely wearable and doesn't have to be sickly-sweet if worn with an edgy beauty look.
See our pick of the best fairy tale looks...
Getty ImagesKeira Knightley looked utterly dreamy is Valentino at the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2017. The green, silk ribbons on the arms contrast with the neutral tulle to give the dress some edge. Fit for a rock'n'roll princess.
Rex FeaturesJennifer Lawrence looked almost bridal in an off-white custom Christian Dior Couture gown for the New York premiere of Mother! . J-Law posed beside boyfriend (and film director) Darren Aronofsky - is her white dress a sign of things to come? 👰
Brie Larson looked every inch the princess last night at The Glass Castle premiere in New York in a chiffon Monique Lhuillier gown. Is it a dress? Is it a cape? We don't know or care - it's stunning!
Getty ImagesAttending a dinner - hosted by Doutzen Kroes and Lucy Yeomans in honour of Save the Elephants - Cara Delevingne wore the perfect princess dress complete with ruffles and tulle in a stunning turquoise colour. We love how she's given it a punky edge with smoky eyes and a studded belt.
REX FeaturesFor the Oscars after party 2017, Kate Bosworth stunned in a turquoise green J. Mendel dress. The tulle skirt and colour had princess written all over it.
Getty ImagesFor a premiere, English actress Rosamund Pike stunned in a Giambattista Valli Haute Couture dress. Now THIS is a what a princess would go partying in.
Getty ImagesActress Jenna Dewan-Tatum looked stunning at the 5th Annual Baby2Baby Gala wearing a pink satin Marchesa gown with a floral embellished bodice.
To the Children's Hospital Los Angeles 'Once Upon a Time' Gala, Katy Perry wore a stunning embellished Marchesa dress. On her Instagram, the pop star said she "felt like a fairy godmother." Side note: Wouldn't Katy be the best fairy godmother EVER?
Getty ImagesElle Fanning is a fan of the fairytale dress. She wore this stunning lilac look to the International Film Festival 2016 which was complete with sequin embellishments.
Getty ImagesModel Miranda Kerr looked like she could have been pulled directly out of a Disney movie. The old Milano backdrop makes it.
PA PhotosElla Purnell looked utterly princessly at the premiere of [i]Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children</iu>.
Getty ImagesActress Haley Bennett was clearly inspired by Game of Thrones when she opted for this regal-style beaded Valentino gown for the Girl on The Train premiere, in which she stars.
Getty ImagesWorn to the 2016 Toronto Film Festival, Dakota Fanning wore an iridescent green glittery Gucci gown, and looked utterly princess-like.
Getty ImagesNatalie Portman looked super elegant in this fairytale dress at the New York premiere of A Tale Of Love & Darkness.
Getty ImagesSupermodel Natalia Vodianova wears a modern, mini version of Princess Aurora's pink gown for Ulyana Sergeenko's couture show in Paris.
Getty ImagesThere's real Princess Aurora vibes about Elle Fanning's Elie Saab embellished gown worn at the London premiere of The Neon Demon.
Getty ImagesThere's something a little Belle-like about Emilia Clarke's yellow ruffled dress.
Getty ImagesThe tricky pastel green colour is given a fairy tale update by model Lindsay Wixon who looks other-worldly in this floral embroidered midi dress.
Getty ImagesGigi Hadid looked like some sort of sexy fairy godmother in this Yanina Couture bridal-style gown.
RexRihanna, who it's fair to say favours super-sexy dressing, shocked all when she stepped out at the BRITs in this beautiful, lilac Armani Prive gown. She's the modern day Ariel, on land.
Getty ImagesAlicia Vikander was the belle of the ball at the 2016 Oscar awards.
Getty ImagesNaomi Watts looked like a dreamy princess in this seafoam-green Valentino dress while simultaneously working another big spring trend: ruffles.
Rex FeaturesEm Rata in this Reformation mini is how we'd imagine a princess would look when grabbing an iced coffee.
Getty ImagesAnother award winning actress, another seafoam-coloured fairy tale dress. We adore Cate Blanchett in this ornate, playful flower-adorned Armani Prive gown.
Getty ImagesAt the LAMCA gala in 2015, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley could have easily been a princess when she wore stunning fuschia Gucci.
