If you’ve just spent winter wrapped up to the eyeballs in woolens and scarves, you’re probably itching to get into your summer dresses. Well, we can’t say we blame you: summer dresses don’t just keep you cool, they’re also very easy to wear, and require much less accessorising winter woolies -just throw them on, add a pair of sandals and you’re good to go! Here are some of our favourite summer dresses: Floral Summer Dresses L-R Topshop print prom dress, £50; Floral tube dress, Charlotte Russe; Pink summer dress, John Rocha at Debenhams, £52 Floral print tends to start appearing in the stores in some form or another every summer, making it the perfect print for dresses. The picture above shows three different styles of floral print dresses for summer. While both the Topshop dress on the far left of the picture and the Charlotte Russe dress in the centre are strapless, however, the traditional prom style of the Topshop dress means that it’ll be more suitable for more formal occasions, while the Charlotte Russe dress could be thrown on over a bikini or with flip flops and worn casually. The John Rocha dress, meanwhile, uses just a small amount of print around the hem, and could be dressed up or down, with the linen fabric making it particularly appropriate for summer! Striped summer dresses Stripes are another popular print for summer dresses, especially this summer, when the nautical look has been in all the stores. Stripes can be either retro, modern or vintage looking, as the three dresses above, show, but the use of bright, sometimes contrasting colours is what makes each of these dresses so very summery. L- R Red and white chevron dress, Debenhams; Belted bubble dress, New Look; Stripe sundress, Topshop

Polka dot summer dresses

Polka dots aren’t particularly summery by themselves, but put them in a bright colour or add a halter neck or some spaghetti straps, and you have a fun, cool summer style. Nanette Lepore’s Dollbaby dress, on the right, meanwhile, would be perfect for summer days at the office.

L-R: White/blue polka dot halter dress, Gina’s closet. Polka dot tie back dress, Wet Seal; Dollbaby dress, Nanette Lepore

Block colour summer dresses

Of course, sometimes simple is best, and you want to forget about all the patterns and stick to one colour. Summer dresses are a really easy way to wear bold, block colours, and you can break them up with a belt or cardigan in a different shade, should you wish to. And if you don’t want to be too colourful, there’s always good old white…

L-R: Typical summer dress, Forever 21; tie-strap dress, New Look; White cutout sundress, Dorothy Perkins