Dresses

15 products ranked by Scout score

Best dresses right now

Quince 100% European Linen Square Neck Jumpsuit 100/100
Scout's analysis: Quince 100% European Linen Square Neck Jumpsuit scores 100/100. A square-neck jumpsuit made from 100% European linen. Linen is a natural fiber, and microplastic risk is…
Polo Ralph Lauren Belted Silk-Blend A-Line Dress 100/100
Scout's analysis: Polo Ralph Lauren Belted Silk-Blend A-Line Dress scores 100/100. A belted A-line dress in a silk blend with linen and cotton. All three fibers are natural, and…
Coucou Intimates The Midi Slip Cherry Red Pointelle 100/100
Scout's analysis: Coucou Intimates The Midi Slip Cherry Red Pointelle scores 100/100. A midi-length slip dress in a pointelle fabric made from organic cotton. Organic cotton is the only…

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Shein Women's Sequin Wide-Leg Jumpsuit 1/100
Scout's analysis: Shein Women's Sequin Wide-Leg Jumpsuit scores 1/100. Independent lab testing by Greenpeace (2025) detected heavy metal antimony (Sb). Antimony is a toxic metalloid…
Shein Women's Paisley Print Maxi Skirt 1/100
Scout's analysis: Shein Women's Paisley Print Maxi Skirt scores 1/100. Independent lab testing by Greenpeace (2025) detected heavy metal antimony (Sb) and formaldehyde. Formaldehyde is a…
Shein Women's Sequin Fishtail Party Dress 1/100
Scout's analysis: Shein Women's Sequin Fishtail Party Dress scores 1/100. Independent lab testing by Greenpeace (2025) detected formaldehyde, aromatic amine PPD (para-phenylenediamine),…

Independently lab-tested dresses

3 of the 15 products ranked here have a lab panel on their pages — each measured amount, the level it falls in and the report it comes from.

Ingredients to watch in dresses

The flagged ingredients that show up most often across these 15 products. Each link opens Scout's analysis of the ingredient.

Polyester in 4 of 15

What the better dresses have in common

Cotton in 5 of 15
Silk in 2 of 15
Organic Cotton in 2 of 15

Common questions about dresses

What scores highest in dresses on Scout?

Quince 100% European Linen Square Neck Jumpsuit leads Scout's dresses ranking at 100/100, followed by Polo Ralph Lauren Belted Silk-Blend A-Line Dress (100) and Coucou Intimates The Midi Slip Cherry Red Pointelle (100). Scores compare products within the category on ingredients, processing, packaging and any lab results.

What should I avoid in dresses?

Shein Women's Sequin Wide-Leg Jumpsuit scores 1/100, the lowest of the 15 products Scout has analyzed in dresses; next lowest are Shein Women's Paisley Print Maxi Skirt (1) and Shein Women's Sequin Fishtail Party Dress (1). Each product page lists the ingredients behind the number.

What drags scores down in dresses?

Across these 15 products the one flagged ingredient that recurs is Polyester — it appears in 4 of them.

Is anything in dresses independently lab tested?

3 of the 15 products on this page carry independent lab results — Shein Women's Sequin Fishtail Party Dress, Shein Women's Paisley Print Maxi Skirt, Shein Women's Sequin Wide-Leg Jumpsuit. Each of their product pages shows the measured amounts, the level each falls in and the report they come from.

How does Scout score dresses?

Every product in dresses gets one 1–100 score for comparison within its category: the full ingredient list judged by a category-specific framework, the published processing level, the packaging, and any credible lab results. Lab results are disclosed, not scored. Scout takes no payment for scores or placement.

How Scout scores dresses

One 1–100 score per product, judged within its category: every ingredient on the label through a category-specific framework, the published processing level, the packaging, and any credible lab results. No brand pays for a score or a position on this list. Read the full methodology →