If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Warm weather makes us not want to wear pants. Perhaps it’s the humidity or the laziness that comes with spending more than one minute in the sun, but here’s what we’re sure of: coordinating a matching top and bottom from late May to September is daunting, and relying on a dress is the perfect antidote.
AT A GLANCE: The Best Summer Dresses Below, we’ve rounded up a variety of dresses that are perfect for summer travel . We’ve focused on things that are fundamentally easy to wear and versatile, appropriate for both daytime and nighttime activities pending your shoe choice. This is where we say a gracious and heartfelt thank you to the rise of athleisure, and the tennis dresses that come with built-in shorts.
If you’re sick and tired of layering bike shorts underneath dresses, this mini romper dress is likely your answered prayer thanks to built-in shorts that mean you don’t have to worry about walks up steep hills or sudden gusts of wind. The beauty of the Norma Kamali Pickleball Dress is that, as the name would imply, you can hypothetically play pickleball by wearing it (note: I will not). So consider this an upscale tennis dress that can be worn for both sightseeing with sneakers and dinner with heels for a night out.
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