Spring and summer are full of weddings, baby showers, holiday lunches. Consider this email your guide to dressing for all of them! From lacy, boho dresses to crisp, stark shirt dresses, we found all the best daytime dresses to swan around in all season long.
Someone recently told me about Nordstrom’s in house line, which feels like a well-kept secret. I found the butter yellow midi dress I’m wearing in the header image for under $100! I was really impressed with the quality of material and drape, too. It looks expensive!
In fact, there are a lot of affordable options out there. You can always rely on J.Crew, and their most recent dress offerings are really cute. This white fitted waist shirtdress and this black drop-waist tank dress look like something Audrey Hepburn would wear on a scooter in Rome. I also love this seamed cherry red linen dress. The belt makes it super flattering, and the delicate line of buttons means you can wear it buttoned up or down.
Floral dresses are still everywhere right now, and it feels like every day there are new ones arriving that I’m tempted by. If you don’t have a Hill House Home Nap dress already, this pomegranate blossom version is a great place to start. La Ligne’s pale blue and yellow Nadege dress has beautiful fluttery sleeves and an elevated silhouette. For the maximalists out there, Tuckernuck’s Jardin dress is a multicolored masterpiece, with illustrations of florals, greenery, and strawberries.
Do you have FOSD (fear of sleeveless dresses)? Don’t worry, there are still stylish more conservative options that won’t leave you overheated. The key is to keep things breezy and in breathable fabrics, like this tiered Brochu Walker maxi dress, this sandy Tuckernuck dress, or this belted cherry-print dress from Essentials Antwerp.
Shop our favorite daytime dresses below:
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