The “Ugly” Dress Trend That’s Everywhere on Instagram Already

Over the last 12 months, the stereotypical image of the fashion girl has been turned on its head. Forget leg-sculpting stilettos and waist-whittling frocks because right now the Insta crowd only has eyes for “ugly” fashion trends. From chunky sneakers and nerdy knits to slime green and Hawaiian shirts, ironically, it looks like bad taste has become the gold standard for style in 2019.

If you need further evidence of this shift, look at the latest dress trend to grace Instagram feeds: smock dresses. Originally worn by laborers, the smock style went on to become a popular style for children’s fashion in the 19th century. It can be identified by its voluminous silhouette that hangs loosely on the body and the ruched fabric, which typically features on the shoulders and bust.

Style Notes: María Bernad goes all-out with her mid-length floral smock dress, which she pairs with a color-coordinating green bag and nude heels. 
Style Notes: We can totally imagine ourselves wearing this checked iteration. Suzanna Gembege sets the tone nicely with oversized earrings and Western-style boots.
Style Notes: These girls offer a lighter interpretation on the trend with floaty pink tulle and princess sleeves.
Style Notes: We love how this fashion blogger has accessorized her dress with pearl pieces and ’60s-style white ankle boots.
Style Notes: Ganni’s Weston horse-print dress was everywhere in 2018. The shorter length is perfect for those who want to dip their toe in the trend. 

This post originally appeared on Who What Wear UK.

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Emma Roberts’s Affordable Airport Sneakers Are Cooler Than All the Others

Fact: Emma Roberts has one of the most enviable shoe collections in all of Hollywood. She’s proven this over and over again, whether she’s the first to wear the season’s It flats or she’s literally setting the shoe trends everyone else will follow. So we were hardly surprised (but definitely still delighted) to spot her wearing the latest drop from every celeb’s favorite affordable sneaker brand, Converse.

While traveling to Park City, Utah, for the premiere of her upcoming movie Paradise Hills atSundance Film Festival, Roberts chose a pair of Converse classic high-top sneakers in a buzzy new colorway: leopard print. Seeing as the brand just dropped its new capsule collection including her leopard-print pair, along with fun zebra and camo options, it’s safe to say that Roberts beat everyone else to the punch and wore the sneakers first. As a fashion editor, I’m over the moon to see that she styled the trendy sneakers in an extremely chic way by playing up their neutral tones with a brown suede jacket, brown T-shirt, and fuzzy creme tote bag. In case you didn’t know, earth-toned outfits are having a big moment right now, so Roberts hit the nail on the head with this look.

Keep reading to see how she wore the new Converse shoes to the airport, and then shop styles from its latest sneaker drop along with everything else Roberts wore.

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Beyoncé Wore $50 Shoes and an It Bag on Instagram

Beyoncé’s Instagram account undoubtedly proves her love for fashion. We like to think that Jay-Z puts his Instagram husband skills to good use for many of her OOTD posts, but we digress. What’s really intriguing to us is the looks Beyoncé chooses to share with her 123 million Instagram followers. While she doesn’t tag the brands, the internet is full of sleuths (including us) who are quick to spot the fashion items she wears in her posts. 

Beyoncé has been on a roll lately with her outfit posts, and one, in particular, featured a couple standout accessories: a pair of $50 “naked” shoes and an under-$1000 Jacquemus It bag which also happens to be adorable. Keep scrolling to shop the Beyoncé-approved accessories (and the rest of her look) and see more of our favorite @beyonce outfit posts.