25 Festive Dresses For Office Parties and Family Dinners

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• Red Midi Dress, $99 at Pixie Market
• Creatures of Comfort Claudia Dress in Light Print, $380
• H&M Patterned Dress, $69.95
• Maje Dustique Dress, $320
• Porter Grey Metallic Racerback Dress, $450 at American Two Shot
• Theia Belted Crepe & Glittered Lace Dress, $595 at
• Catherine Malandrino Embroidered-Mesh Sleeveless Dress,
• Girl by Band of Outsiders Jewel Print Dress in Green, $395 at Steven Alan
• Cooperative Embellished A-Line, $89 at Urban Outfitters
• Plenty by Tracy Reese Lesina Dress, $248 at Anthropologie
• Aqua Metallic Abstract Knit Dress,
• Madewell Leather-Trim Dress in Dusty Burgundy, $134.50 (from $165)
• Corey Thea Hourglass Dress, $233 at Article&
• Kate Spade New York Rumer Dress in Black/Gold, $478
• Pinkyotto Houndstooth Zooey Dress, $248
• WYLDR Sequin Chiffon Maxi Dress in Gold, $118 at Topshop
• Zadig & Voltaire Reman Dress, $415
• Clover Canyon Decon City Dress, $281 at Otte
• In God We Trust Snake Print Harley Dress, $224 (from $320)
• Talula Notting Hill Dress in Nautical Navy, $60 at Aritzia
• Trophy Open Back Halter Dress, $85 at Dalaga
• Diane von Furstenberg Gidget Crystal Cutout Gown in Black/Ecru, $845
• by SMITH Mulberry Dress in Red, $320 at Diana Warner
• Pim + Larkin Brocade Fit & Flare Dress in Emerald/Black, $119 at Piperlime
• C. Wonder Soutache Embellished Sheath Dress in Sterling Combo, $178

While putting out feelers for holiday dresses we were met with a surprising number flaunting sheer panels, super short hemlines, and cuts that are way too body skimming for a slice of pie (and let's be honest, there's no such thing as just one slice of pie). A mission was born: hunt down the kind of festive dresses a girl can wear to a work party or a family dinner without looking like Mistress Claus.

Find 25 contenders in the gallery for your Thanksgiving sit down, religion-rooted family celebrations, or non-discriminatory office bash. Glittery and girly or punk-revival plaid, it's all in the galley.

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