Jessica Alba Wore the Off-the-Shoulder Dress Style That's Still Cool in 2019
Remember a few years ago when basically all anyone wore was off-the-shoulder dresses? Well, it's safe to say that the trend has tapered off a lot since then, but one of 2019's biggest dress trends is often accompanied by off-the-shoulder sleeves. That trend is smocked dresses, and if you want to see a perfect example of a great smocked, off-the-shoulder dress, Jessica Alba just provided it.
Alba stepped out in New York wearing a Caroline Constas white-and-black polka-dot maxi dress with voluminous sleeves and a smocked bodice. The '90s detail (the smocking) brings a freshness to the off-the-shoulder look that feels just right for summer 2019. Scroll on to see how Alba expertly styled the dress with strappy sandals and a crossbody bag, and shop some of our favorite smocked, off-the-shoulder dresses on the market.
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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. 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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