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A babydoll dress by any other name might be more inviting. Their puffy sleeves and flouncy skirts are whimsical and a little flirtatious at their best; pure wedding guest material. In the hands of viral sensation Selkie, they're wearable, bucolic escapism. Then there's that name—and the incorrect suspicion that these dresses are just for kids.
With the runway as your guide and a few choice styling tweaks, babydoll dresses can look—dare we say it?—undeniably cool. When I ask Jaclyn Alexandra Cohen, fashion and accessories editor here at BAZAAR, for some styling advice, she recommends a lesson in opposites. Share your babydoll dress with a chunky combat or Chelsea boot. "The key is a heavy weight sole to balance the flounce and femininity to the look," she says. "The designers that do this well have made it somewhat of a signature in their collections, like McQueen, Valentino, Simone Rocha, and Alaïa."
