15 Fancy Dresses That Only LOOK Expensive

You may be ready to chuck your phone out the window after yet another calendar alert for an upcoming shindig or weekend wedding, but it’s about time you face reality: Your summer is jam-packed with parties. (Yeah, yeah, boo hoo for you.) On top of juggling these to-dos, though, you're also forced to figure out what to wear and when — after all, you probably don’t want to be seen by your crew in the same dress at every formal affair. What you need is a few throw-ons you won’t feel guilty wearing only once now and not again for a while.

Fortunately, this season offers a range of under-$100 cocktail dresses — sultry LBDs, abstract floral shifts, long gowns, and more — that you can sport to any fancy occasion. Click through to shop 15 of our favorites and conquer the summer-party circuit. Take that, iCal.