white smocked dress Heirloom Bishop or keep it easy with white sneakers and a denim jacket for a casual summer afternoon Ainsley White Smocked Cami Mini

Lightweight and breathable, cotton and linen A-lines are ideal for summer

My favorite looks to style in the springtime are beautiful, casual dresses

Make-Ahead Strategies This salad can certainly be made an hour or so ahead of time, but all those (deliciously festive!) toppings can really weigh down the greens if you add them too far ahead, and the arils will start to turn the goat cheese pink after a couple of hours

Check out our guides to Yellowstone and Beth Dutton costumes for more ideas

I think we can all agree that year's end is when it makes the most sense to wear all of the sequined, appliqued, embellished, and tulle-covered dresses your heart desires