Below, we round up some of the best evening dresses to wear this season and beyond and if you're buying for a black tie event, don't miss our guide to approaching the dress code here.

There’s just something so royal & truly elegant about an emerald green evening dress! Rate this #ootd from 1-10💫 Today’s affirmation: “I trust that everything in my life is unfolding ...

The allure of the green dress has been keenly felt again recently. On the SS20 catwalk they’ve appeared in numerous guises: jewelled and shiny at Sies Marjan; vivid and voluminous at Victoria ...

“Emerald is the dark horse of the season as well as the colour palette,” says Roland Mouret, whose autumn/winter collection includes emerald and jade body-conscious dresses (£1,250) and gowns ...