What To Wear: Top 10 Floral Dresses

With enough botanicals to rival London’s infamous Columbia Road Flower Market, this season is all about the prairie-style floral frock. From an oversized bouquet of lilies to a busy Lizzie ditsy print, our favourite designers are serving us a healthy dose of summery sweetness.

To prove that florals aren’t just for church, our womenswear buyers have picked out their top ten floral dresses. From subtle to statement-making, these printed pieces are what we would call ‘blooming marvellous’.

Shop Dresses

1. Les Rêveries Silk Maxi Dress
A silk slip midi is a key trans-seasonal piece. Pair this white and blue floral double split dress from Les Rêveries with these Studio Amelia sandals for a whimsical look, or toughen it up with these chunky Prada boots.

2. Bernadette Monica Floral Maxi Dress
A vintage floral print in a classic silhouette, Bernadette’s long-sleeved maxi dress commands attention with its bright colour. Simple and elegant to wear, pair with some Manolo Blahnik pumps for a timeless occasion look.

3. By Timo Floral Tiered Midi Dress
We all need a day dress that we can spin around in, and By Timo went and fulfilled that request. Wear it out with heels or to the office with sneakers.

4. Dolce & Gabbana Floral Midi Dress
Floral prints with Italian flair, Dolce & Gabbana’s new season bouquet features a flourish of lilies across dresses, skirts and swimwear. Embrace the 50s silhouette in this corseted full-skirted midi dress, and add extra glamour with a pair of our exclusive Amina Muaddi heels.

5. Zimmermann Plunge Floral Maxi Dress
Pretty in pastels, this button-down Zimmermann dress is giving us 90s vibes with its soft palette floral print. Add some seashell jewellery from Anni Lu and a pair of Jacquemus mules to complete the look.

6. Johanna Ortiz Lady Marmalade Floral Mini Dress
This season Johanna Ortiz has taken a walk on the wild side with some jungle inspired prints, hiding leopards in amongst a floral backdrop. With frills in all the right places, this mini dress is our go-to date night staple.

7. HVN Morgan Floral Silk Mini Dress
Model and DJ Harley Viera-Newton knows how to make ‘incredible wearable dresses’ and this green floral tea HVN dress has got to be one of our faves. A wardrobe essential, it’s best worn with your Ganni cowboy boots.

8. Ganni Floral Ruffled Mini Dress
Channel your inner 70s siren in this ruffled floral smock dress from Ganni. Add an edge to this girlish dress with some chunky boots, or pair with Gucci platforms for the full ‘Almost Famous’ vibe.

9. Reformation Elee Floral Mini Dress
This season we’re all about the milkmaid dress, and thanks to Reformation we’ve finally discovered the perfect one. The feminine ditsy print, flattering square neckline and puff sleeve tick all the necessary boxes. We like to pair ours with our Acne Studios leather jacket.

10. The Vampire’s Wide Floral Ruffled Dress
We all need a dress Scarlett O’Hara would be envious of and The Vampire’s Wife has given us the floral gown of dreams. Unapologetically elegant with a ruffled hem and large floating bell sleeves, all this dress needs is an occasion to wear it.

Words by Alexandra Oliver