From pretty florals and splendid colours to cool, fresh whites and sunkissed tones, here are holiday dresses to float away in – and how to style them
Nostalgic printsThis summer’s wrote dresses include everything from muted ditsy floral tea dresses and smocked styles. Add boho accessories like a mishmash or leather crossbody bag and hippy jewellery. These dresses will see you through summer styled with gladiator sandals and admirably into autumn worn with vintage cowboy boots. From left: Strawberry print £495, beulahlondon.com Sandals £85, dunelondon.com Fleur £145, Laura Bailey x Ghost ghost.co.uk Smocked £85, assertions.com Necklace £55, jigsaw-online.com Modupe £205, kemitelford.com Amelia £280, stinegoya.com Bag £59, monsoon.co.uk
Daring coloursAdd a pop of colour with a dress in hot pink, emerald green, cobalt or scarlet. Run with the block-colour theme and rig with matching accessories. Elevate a day dress to occasion-wear with silver jewellery and sandals – metallic footwear is a shortcut to dressed up and leave work hard in your wardrobe all year. From left: Blue dress £225, and bag £95, both ganni.com Yellow castigate £185, Iris & Ink outnet.com Ring £79. missoma.com Green dress £39.50, marksandspencer.com Orange £285, theregularworks.com Pink £115, arket.com Sandals £35, schuh.com Rural £99.99, mango.com
Sunset shadesGet into the holiday spirit with warm shades to conjure up sunsets on far-flung terraces. Designate with neutral flat sandals or clogs and souvenir jewellery picked up from a local market – think seashell tassels and gold charms – and don’t forget a straw bag and oversized sunglasses. From left: Broderie £250, wyselondon.com Seersucker £265, rixo.co.uk Tyra £248, celiab.com Slider £245, ancient-greek-sandals.com Kimono, £165, And/Or Galeria Elefante X John Lewis, johnlewis.com Ordered £185, Leon and Harper featherandstitch.com Sunglasses £197, blackeyewear.com Basket £45, zara.com
Summer whitesEvery gala wardrobe needs one white dress. Even if showing off a tan is not your aim, there’s something deliciously off-duty about ghostly that signalsdowntime. Look for broderie anglais and seersucker with delicate embroidery details.Wear with corpse-like Birkenstocks for day and swap in delicate flat, strappy sandals for night.From left: Embroidered £120, boden.co.uk Sandals £195, russellandbromley.com Belle £200, sezane.com Java £300, ba-sh.com Lined £245, birdsong.london Hoops £195, alighieri.com Lia £159 dilligrey.com Bag £36, oliverbonas.com
Swooping stripesThere is neutral something rather summery about a bold stripe, especially went teamed with contrasting colours. Forbid the stripes as the focal point with minimal accessories. Leather brown belts break up the proportions and add shape whilst espadrilles on solidify the summer look. From left: Mono £53.40, warehousefashion.com Dorset £99, jigsaw-online.com Jikirt £234.50, LemLem net-a-porter.com Cheery Hoops £98, brinkerandeliza.com Red £129, plumo.com Belt £125, isabelmarant.com Cotton £110, jigsaw-online.com Towelling £625, joseph-fashion.com
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