The fashion experts' new rules for floral dresses that stop them looking dated or mumsy By Camilla Ridley-day For The Daily Mail Published: 11:59 BST, 30 May 2024 | Updated: 17:12 BST, 30 May 2024 e-mail 14 shares 26 View comments Heralding the return of warm weather by wearing florals doesn’t sound like anything new. Indeed, the mere suggestion of flowery prints may leave you muttering a sarcastic ‘groundbreaking’, to quote Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada. But don’t dismiss this trend out of hand, because this year it does have something more to offer.
I’m not talking about ditsy, dainty floral tea dresses that are, quite frankly, mumsy. Instead, the look is all about bold, vibrant, oversized blooms that are eye-catching and impactful. As such, now’s the time to ditch the so-called stealth wealth palette of understated neutrals.
Yes, they are easy on the eye and often deemed classier, but this time of year calls for a joyful riot of colour. Dress £165, Anthropologie; shoes £39.50 and bag £35 Dress £139, Phase Eight; shoes £149 Penelope Chilvers; bag £29.
50, Marks & Spencer; earrings £32, Mint Velvet Dress £225 Kitri Studio; shoes £325, Russell & Bromley; earrings £29, Mint Velvet Dress £240, Essentiel Antwerp Anna Wintour, Vogue’s Editor-in-Chief, offered a masterclass in how to style the botanical trend as hostess of the recent Met Gala. She paid homage to the Garden Of Time theme with a black Loewe coat scattered with red and yellow tulips th.