Henry James said the two most beautiful words in the English language were “summer afternoon”. And the only thing that can make a summer afternoon more perfect is a perfect summer dress.
The perfect summer dress is the one that makes you feel the way you do on that blissed-out afternoon: a sunnier, more carefree, more relaxed version of yourself. The perfect summer dress is pretty, but easy to wear. It is poetic, or a little romantic, rather than dramatic or provocative. Not too formal – it has to work with espadrilles, or bare feet. It shouldn’t be too screamingly trendy, because it is a love letter to the platonic ideal of summer, rather than to summer 2023 or any other fashion season.
