Retro-inspired dresses hold a special place in our hearts. That’s why as soon as we laid eyes on this new ‘Rainey’ dress from Kate Spade, we were instantly smitten.
Cocktail Party Kate Spade New York Rainey Dress, $498.00 at Nordstrom
Of course, this dress can be a day dress, a date dress, a work dress or any other dress you envision it to be, but because the print is of a cocktail party, we just have to call it “your next cocktail dress”.
The pretty print is done in a 60’s-style watercolor drawing with the figures sporting bobs, Sabrina necklines, Jackie O pedal pushers, and high-collared shift dresses:
The dress itself is a simple sleeveless shell top and A-line skirt but clearly, this dress is all about the print!
Kate Spade’s functional femininity is also in full force in this design. The dress’s silhouette is universally figure-flattering, but unabashedly girly details like the looped cutouts along the neckline say that it’s not the “one-size-fits-all” kind of dress.
This is a dress that’s meant to be worn with similarly retro-inspired footwear like sweet-looking Mary Janes, cork wedges, and beribboned pumps!