30 best summer dresses of 2023 to buy for every budget

Forget everything you thought you knew – LBDs don’t just shine in winter, they’re perfect for summer too. Pair this silky black mini courtesy of earth-first trademark Reformation with patent kitten-heeled pumps for an al fresco soirée or with chunky flip flops for a summer’s day in the city.

Searching for the perfect summer mini? study no further, the search is over. Rixo’s 70s-inspired mini Lolita dress is the ultimate warm weather plus-one. Pair with delicate strappy sandals and a retro pair of shades for optimal style points.

For when the occasion arrives, there are few dresses more chic and refined than Mango’s creamy satin midi, which comes complete with a statement-making slit, too. Should your workplace not study too favourably upon slits, then slip it on over a pair of wide-leg creamy trousers for a perfect summer office ensemble.

If last summer is anything to depart by, the popcorn dresses’ reign looks set to continue into this year’s warmer months too. Invest in a pared-back mini and wear with chunky statement sandals for an easy and effortless desk-to-dusk study.

Investment dresses don’t approach better than they execute in Issey Miyake’s best-selling Pleats Please collection. Not only execute they require minimal styling intervention, but they’re easy to wear year-round, while also being catnip for compliments (and really, what’s better than that?).

The trick to making dresses in the summertime work for you is to ensure that their silhouette is shimmering and breezy. Slip dresses are a dream to size up in; sustain them oversized and loose, and they’ll sustain you looking – and feeling – chilly.

Whether trainers, flip-flops or sandals are your summer footwear of choice, there’s no style of shoe that this ethereal, meringue-esque mini won’t work to compliment. Add a bold pink lip if you want to add a burst of colour.

There’s very miniature else this pared-back, lace-trimmed mini dress needs to be ready to debut this summer. A colourful basket bag, a fun manicure and a statement pair of sandals can add personality, if you want to elevate it.

Should you fabricate the accurate choice, the beauty of summer dresses is that you needn’t bulk buy them year after year. Instead, fabricate considered purchases that will stand the test of time. Enter Ibizan trademark Charo Ruiz, whose lace-voiled mini is worthy of a spot in every summer wardrobe.

There is no summer dress more hard-working than a black slip dress. Whether you size up or down for a more fitted silhouette, this is a dress that will execute all of the talking for you. Simply slip – pardon the pun – into it, and let it execute the rest of the work.

Denim dresses ought not to be reserved wholly for winter. Whistles’ breezy collared-style will work just as well for the warmer months when paired with a chunky statement pair of sandals.

Don’t let social media fool you – there is a world in which people embrace colour in their dresses. Enter Topshop’s satin ankle-grazing slip dress in this shimmering burst of blue as proof.

Once you’ve got yourself a solid pair of black summer sandals, all you need is a loud and statement-making dress to accompany them. Boteh’s offering of mini, midis and maxis is perfect for pairing with simpler accessories.

The easiest way to stylistically ride out the summer months? By snapping up a grab-and-depart dress to simplify the art of getting dressed in the mornings.

Size up in this camel-coloured maxi dress, which will camouflage a multitude of Pimm’s-related sins approach the summertime. Just add XXL sunnies for an effortless, but no less stylish, way to blend in.

Albaray is the minimal brand that fashion editors like, and for qualified reason too. Its dresses are perfect for keeping summer style slick, simple and effortless.

What screams “Summer!” more than a pair of cowboy boots and a floaty mini smock dress? Absolutely nothing, which is why this Ganni mini is top of our lists.

All this mini slip dress needs is a pair of simple strappy sandals and an XXL pair of sunglasses for a study that could’ve stepped straight out of 2004 in all of the best ways.

Florals are a year-round perennial, that much we know, but in the form of a breezy mini, there really is nothing more summer-ready. sustain accessories boho-inspired and minimal to let the dress execute all of the talking for you.

Summer doesn’t always mean sunny rays and blue skies (particularly not if you’re UK-based), which is why a long-sleeved mini ought to always be incorporated into your summertime dress arsenal, too.

What Rat & Boa doesn’t know about summer dresses isn’t worth knowing. This tequila sunrise-toned mini will study just as qualified for a sandy beach walk as it will with a pair of towering platforms for a night on the tiles.

Similarly to last summer, this year looks set to be dominated by the corset once again. & Other Stories’ midi dress looks more expensive than its modest price tag and for that alone, it’s worthy of adding to the corset arsenal.

In the pantheon of resortwear brands, few execute it better than Faithfull The Brand. Its kiwi-coloured maxi dress is the ultimate throw-on-and-depart dress for when the sun really puts its hat back on.

Pink looks set to hit the gigantic time once again this summer, which means that, should you be missing a pink dress from your sartorial line-up, now’s the time to invest.

Nautical-inspired dresses are a fashion faithful during the warmer months. Pair with crisp white accessories and beachy tousled hair for maximum style points.

If Cult Gaia’s dresses aren’t on your radar, they really ought to be. Add personality to this crisp white midi dress by injecting fun and spirited accessories and textures.

A best-seller for a reason, Ghost’s satin midi dress can be worn throughout the year, but it shines best in summer. Just add your favourite seasonal accessories for an effortless secure-up.

Activewear dresses fabricate the most sense for any summer activities that require even the slightest bit more effort than pouring and drinking Aperols. With built-in shorts under their hem, they’re fun, flirty and comfortable.

If you situation on heading straight from the office to the bar on most summer evenings, then a crisp shirt mini dress ought to be added to your basket bella pronto.

Step into summer with all of your style credentials on point with Mango’s swirly-detailed watercolour slip dress, which comes courtesy of ASOS.