The Best Bridesmaid Dresses That Your Friends Will Actually Love Wearing

Maids To Measure's satin, cowl-back dress is the perfect choice for your bridal party. The flattering shape and subtle cap sleeves look super chic, while the open back allows your maids to dial up the drama ever so slightly.

If you're after something effortlessly chic for your bestie's upcoming wedding, look no further than the Nova Tie Back dress. Made using 100% deadstock materials, the deep neckline and open back is just what you need to dance the night away. OMNES has also just launched the most beautiful selection of minimalistic bridesmaid dresses.

Looking for the perfect sage green dress, a very popular shade in the world of bridesmaid dresses? Pretty Lavish has a great selection of styles and colours that promise not to break the bank. This classic maxi dress is complete with a flattering cowl neck and pretty back detail.

Whistles has a famously good bridesmaids edit on its website, with a selection of classic styles that still feel modern. Available in sizes 4-20, this strapless maxi dress is no exception, with a traditional-with-a-twist silhouette that means it stops at the ankle. For shoe-mad bridesmaids, this has got to be the one.

It might sound like a cliché, but your bridesmaids will really want to wear this dress after the big day is done and dusted. Rixo's easy-to-wear yet elegant slip dress comes in seven different shades, but the sage green is a particularly good choice for spring. Available in sizes 6-20, this will almost certainly get an 'I do' from your bridesmaids.

ASOS should be a first port of call for any bride who's looking for something affordable that doesn't compromise on 'fashion' details. Take this satin midi dress, which has a flared skirt that finishes at the ankle and a bow-tie back that will create the perfect 'ahhh' moment as your girlfriends walk up the aisle.

Needle & Thread's modus operandi is embellishment - and lots of it, which is perfect if your bridesmaids like a sequin (or several). This long-sleeved frock is ideal for a winter ceremony, with its sheer long sleeves, spangled bodice and frou-frou skirt.

For a black-tie themed wedding celebration, Self-Portrait's dress selection is hard to beat. Although it's famous for its cut-work floral detailing, this sequinned dress - finished with thousands of paillettes to create a shimmering teal surface - is the high-octane way to do bridesmaid dressing.

Part of the oh-so-sweet collaboration between J.Crew, America's high street hero, and Anna October, the womenswear brand founded in Ukraine, this side-split dress combines lingerie detailing with a sugary colour palette to make the perfect bridesmaid dress for fashion girlies.

Black might sound like an unusual colour for a bridal party dress code, but, then, it is universally chic, especially if you're having a city wedding. H&M's silk take has an almost athletic silhouette that will look very cool with dark sunglasses and plenty of diamanté.

Monsoon has a wealth of choice when it comes to bridesmaids dresses, whether your friends are minimalists or maximalists. This elegant halter-dress, with just a whisper of lace, is particularly worthy of note.

Yellow isn't a colour you see often on bridal websites, but this warm gold shade is particularly good. Ghost is also a very safe bet when it comes to bridesmaids dresses, with its signature fluid material a staple for nuptials far and wide.

Coast is another high street destination for reliable bridesmaids dresses. This blush number is perfect if your friends would prefer to cover their shoulders, while the bow-tied back is a subtle yet statement-making detail that will photograph beautifully.

This beaded frock certainly isn't for the faint of heart. But for something head-turning that is guaranteed to create waves at a hot-weather wedding, Warehouse's showgirl approach to bridesmaid dresses gets our vote.

Another great option for a black-tie wedding comes in the form of this dress by Atsu. Bows! Ruffles! The message, clearly, is the bolder, the better - and we couldn't agree more.

Asceno's resortwear is unparalleled, but it also makes slip dresses (in both silk and silk-velvet) that would most definitely pass muster on the bridal circuit.

Made using 100% recycled polyester, Omnes' emerald green dress ticks the sustainable box from multiple angles because, with an easy-to-wear silhouette and sunny shade, it can double as a date-night dress on special occasions.

With its ankle-sweeping length and corsage-embellished neckline, this would be the ultimate bridesmaid dress for upping the ante to a 10.

For a slinkily sexy bridesmaid dress, it's got to be Reformation. Its Senna dress, available in block colours as well as blooming floral prints, has a thigh-high split that would look fabulous at the height of summer.

For Millennials who remember fluttery ruffles from the first time round, this dress will either be perfectly nostalgic or a step too far down memory lane. Personally, I think its orchid pink shade and silk fluidity would make a surprisingly chic bridesmaid dress.

Kate Middleton is a big fan of Jenny Packham, often wearing the designer's gowns for more formal public occasions or red carpet premieres. This sequinned dress, with a plunging necklace and a sea-foam green shade, would make your bridesmaid a very happy woman indeed.

For summer nuptials, M&S has the dress equivalent of a sunny-side-up, with pretty lace details and an on-point square neckline.

You don't often see printed bridesmaid dresses, but there's a blooming nice crop over at Nobody's Child, the ultimate high street destination for dresses your friends will be desperate to wear to future weddings.

French Connection's halter-neck is a pleasingly '90s approach to a bridesmaids-appropriate dress, with an off-white shade and a minimal silhouette that could have come straight out of everyone's favourite style decade.

For girly girls, this velvet dress complete with a spray of flowers at the hem couldn't be more fitting.

Made using a fluid jacquard-printed fabric, Kitri's maxi dress is a demure choice that can be dressed up with sling-back heels or down with sandals.

Rewritten is one of the most bankable labels for bridesmaid dresses that never miss, but what if your friends aren't partial to dresses? No matter, the brand also has this oh-so-elegant jumpsuit with flaring wide legs for a hint of drama.