The 5 Most Elegant Dress Trends Celebs Are Wearing This Summer

If I see one more back-to-school advertisement, I'm going to scream. Summer's not over until I say it's over! Even though the calendar has officially flipped over to August, it's never too late to enhance your summer wardrobe. At the top of my wish list? Elegant dresses. To help you find the perfect frock, I've culled five excellent celebrity outfits that are ripe for copying.
Cindy Crawford, for instance, was just photographed at the Olympics in Paris wearing a posh halter dress—a trend that can easily work for the office, a wedding, and everything in between. Scarlett Johansson, meanwhile, went with an LBD with a square neckline that's absolutely inspiring my next dress purchase. Scroll down to shop the five most elegant dress trends celebrities are wearing this summer.
Square-Neck LBD
On Scarlett Johansson: Courrèges dress; Messika earrings and ring
Halter Dress
On Cindy Crawford: A.L.C. Fiona Dress ($517)
Spaghetti-Strap Maxi Dress
On Zendaya: Louis Vuitton dress and bag
White Lace Dress
On Ashley Graham: Simkhai Elise Midi Dress ($1295)
Ruched Dress
On Serena Williams: Dolce & Gabbana dress and bag

Erin got her start as a Who What Wear intern in 2011—back when the site only published a single story per day. (We have since increased that number twentyfold.) She graduated magna cum laude from USC and lives in Los Angeles. In college, she also interned at Refinery29, where she was promoted to editorial assistant and then assistant editor. After nearly three years at R29, she came back to WWW in 2015, where she is now the Associate Director of Fashion News. From the Oscars to the Met Gala, she leads the site's entire red carpet coverage strategy. She specializes in celebrity and fashion news but also enjoys writing travel features and runway reports. She frequently contributes to WWW's social accounts and has a sizable following on her personal TikTok.