Fashion for all ages: summer dresses – in pictures

Without overstating things, a summer dress is the kind of purchase that can really pep up your life. I don’t mean a pastel, flowered shift worthy of a garden party. Instead, go for one with a bit of twist. That can mean anything from a midi-length lace shirt dress, as worn by Pam, to a subtly asymmetric number such as Lisskulla’s. Print and texture aren’t out, of course; just find a smart play on the classics – for instance, the fringing at the waist and hem of Hanna’s knitted shift worn with clashing red sandals, the graphic squares on pleats such as Amber’s, or oversized blooms on a maxi, as worn by Nyamka. Expect – or demand – the unexpected from your summer dress and you’ll come back to it again and again.