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Holiday Dresses That Look Even Better in the Sun

Holiday dressing is one of the genuine pleasures of fashion and it deserves to be taken seriously as a category. The holiday wardrobe has a completely different set of requirements to everyday life. Things need to pack without destroying themselves. They need to work in heat. They need to be versatile enough to go from the beach to lunch to a slightly smarter dinner without requiring a complete outfit change every time. And they need to photograph well because holidays are extensively documented occasions. The best holiday dresses are the ones that look even better in the sunshine than they did on the website, which is a higher bar than it sounds.

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Beach Cover Up Dresses for Holidays

The beach cover up dress sits in a specific category that requires something practical enough to walk from the beach to lunch in without a change while looking put together enough to actually sit in a restaurant. Light enough to wear over a swimsuit without adding heat. Interesting enough to look like an outfit rather than just a cover up. The ones that work best tend to be in cotton or linen with enough of a defined shape to read as a dress rather than just fabric thrown over a swimsuit. These are the beach cover up dresses that make the transition from sand to restaurant genuinely easy.

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Maxi Dresses for Holidays

A maxi dress is one of the most versatile and useful things you can pack for a holiday. It works from the beach to lunch without requiring a change. It works for an evening out with different sandals and accessories. It packs well in most fabrics and takes up no more space than a midi while delivering considerably more range. The holiday maxi needs to be in a fabric that works in genuine heat, a print or colour that photographs brilliantly in outdoor sunlight, and a silhouette with enough movement to feel effortless rather than managed. These are the maxi dresses that earn their space in the holiday luggage.

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Printed Dresses for Holidays

A print on holiday has a different quality to a print at home and the best holiday dresses are chosen with that in mind. Colours that are warmer and stronger than you might choose for everyday wear. Prints that photograph brilliantly in direct sunlight and outdoor settings. Patterns that suit the relaxed and celebratory energy of a holiday in a way that more formal prints do not. Bold tropical prints, vibrant florals, graphic patterns in holiday palettes. These are the printed holiday dresses that look even better in the photographs than they did in the shop and that is a standard worth holding out for.

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Holiday dressing is one of the genuine pleasures of fashion and it deserves to be taken seriously as a category. The holiday wardrobe has a completely different set of requirements to everyday life. Things need to pack without destroying themselves. They need to work in heat. They need to be versatile enough to go from the beach to lunch to a slightly smarter dinner without requiring a complete outfit change every time. And they need to photograph well because holidays are extensively documented occasions. The best holiday dresses are the ones that look even better in the sunshine than they did on the website, which is a higher bar than it sounds.

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