Embellishment is the difference between a dress you wear and a dress that's remembered. This edit gathers everything with surface work: sequin, crystal, rhinestone, pearl, beading and diamante, applied as scattered detail or as full coverage. Heavily embellished pieces carry real weight, which changes how they hang — often for the better, since the fabric falls straighter and moves more slowly. These are occasion dresses first: galas, receptions, New Year, anything photographed. Under artificial light they read far brighter than they do in daylight, so judge them by where you'll wear them. Treat embellished pieces gently — store them flat or padded rather than hung, and keep them away from anything that can catch a thread.