25 Feminine Dresses You Can Wear This Winter Without Freezing

Whether you live in the heart of New York City or the middle of Nebraska, the rule still applies: in order to feel your best, you should also make an effort to look your best. And for many of us, black leggings or baggy sweats just don't cut it. If we truly want to embrace our femininity in 2025, dresses are the way to go - not only in the Spring and Summer when they're everywhere, but in the Fall and Winter, too.

Look, I get it. Peering into my closet at my sundresses while knowing full-well the temperatures outside are below freezing doesn't exactly make me run to slip into one. But, here's the thing: we don't have to force our lightweight dresses to, well, be anything but lightweight. There are plenty of gorgeous, feminine dresses out there already that fit the bill. Dresses made from thick, cozy fabric; dresses that are made to be worn with your cutest tights and tall boots; dresses that quite literally have built-in Winter accessories (who doesn't love a two-in-one?).

Bonus: All of these dresses will work for the transition into Spring as well. Depending on where you live, you can opt for tights, tall boots, and a coordinating coat, or you can simply wear the dress on its own until the Spring sun sets you into a full-blown sweat sesh.

Let's take a look, shall we?