Taylor Swift Just Wore the Perfect Wedding Guest Dress—Shop the Pretty Trend

When Taylor Swift is a guest at a wedding, it's easy to guess whose dress will be the second most-talked-about look—after the bride's of course. In this case, the wedding was for Swift's longtime friend and producer Jack Antonoff to actress and Chanel ambassador Margaret Qualley. The wedding took place in a New Jersey beach town, and based on the photos I've seen, I'd call it a classic, semiformal affair. Swift dressed accordingly, opting for a light-blue lace midi dress by Erdem, which is now on sale but is going fast.
The romantic dress, with its corsetted bodice and ruffled skirt, is as perfect for a wedding as it gets. While there are many trend-forward elements to Swift's dress, it's the balconette detail that makes the most impact, in my opinion at least. Balconette dresses feature bra-style cups, and it's a pretty, lingerie-inspired trend I've seen a lot of as of late. I can tell that people love it because dresses of this style are often very quick to sell out.
Scroll on to follow Swift's lead and shop the pretty balconette-dress trend for yourself.
On Taylor Swift: Erdem Melora Dress ($2937); Vintage Cartier French Diamond Yellow Gold Agrafe Herringbone Twisted Rope Necklace ($21.5k)
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Allyson is a senior editor for Who What Wear. She joined the company in 2014 as co-founder Katherine Power's executive assistant and over the years has written hundreds of stories for Who What Wear. Prior to her career in fashion, Allyson worked in the entertainment industry at companies such as Sony Pictures Television. Allyson is now based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She holds a BFA in theater arts. Her path to fashion may not have been linear, but based on the number of fashion magazines she collected as a child and young adult, it was meant to be.
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