Chase Sui Wonders Just Cosigned Wearing Dresses Over Trousers

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Dresses over trousers is not a pairing for the risk-adverse. Having said that, choose the right dress, the right trousers and you'll have found an option for summer-evening dressing that, miraculously, doesn't involve a dress. (This, by the way, follows on from the daytime alternative we've already covered: a tunic over trousers.)

Chase Sui Wonders, who's on the promo trail for I Want Your Sex, provided evidence of this claim just last night. At the film's premiere in New York, the actor wore a look from Valentino, opting not for an ingénue gown but a diaphanous cape over a sheer bustier dress over high-waisted trousers. The colour palette's moodiness gave the fabrics—the pairing of lace and lustrous satin—even more edge. In short, dresses over trousers? Definitely a good idea for late-summer (or autumn) nights out.

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Intimissimi

Asymmetrical Slip

Intimissimi's asymmetric slip might be originally intended as sleepwear, but you can easily wear it out of the house over trousers.

Leset

Daniel Satin Wide-Leg Pants

Leset does a brisk trade in cotton utility trousers, but its slightly more luxurious satin version is perfect for pairing with dresses.

Valentino Garavani

Open Toe Révélé Suede Pumps 105mm

Valentino's peep-toe pumps might have divided the internet, but we're a fan and so, more importantly, is Chase Sui Wonders.

In autumn, you can factor an oversized blazer into the equation (Arket's single-breasted wool style will also be a great addition to your office wardrobe). And, obviously, you can always experiment with different shades of slip and trouser, brightening the combination if you're on holiday—or at home but dreaming of being out-of-office (By Malene Birger's coral slip dress would perfectly offset taupe silk bias trousers by Comme Si).

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ZARA

Zw Collection Sequin Draped Top

Style this purple sequin tunic over a pair of skinny front slit trousers.

SELF-PORTRAIT

Sequined-Trimmed Satin and Lace Mini Dress

For an unexpected dinner look layer over a pair of black cigarette pants.

ZARA

Zw Collection Short Lace Dress

Give a bohemian feel to summer outfits with duck-egg blue dress

DILARA FINDIKOGLU

Cold Morning Lace-Trimmed Sheer Tulle Mini Dress

Go all in for an evening event with a pair of lace leggings or trousers.

Natalie Hammond is a writer, editor and author who’s contributed to publications including Marie Claire, Elle, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Who What Wear, The London Standard, CNN and The Times. She was most recently senior fashion news editor at Grazia, and previously worked on the fashion desk of The Times. Her first book was published in August 2024, Bowie: His Style Principles, which is part of an ongoing series about world-famous wardrobes. She writes the Substack How Much?, a newsletter examining the culture of shopping.