![Thandiwe Newton wearing a floral dress, model wearing floral summer dress, floral converse trainers, floral sleveless top, and floral halterneck summer dress](https://media.guim.co.uk/89e637c6d59ff07147aeaa926534bd678120cf25/0_0_2560_1536/1000.jpg)
As the saying goes, March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers. We’ve had plenty of inclement weather this spring, so let’s get to work on our florals.
Borrow a styling trick from the Oscars’ red carpet and sharpen your look with a crisp white shirt. Try Zara’s deep-cuff style (£29.99) tucked into a mini or midi skirt. For every day, style your florals with white trainers or pull out one accent colour from the print for your sneakers or jeans to match. Rixo’s pansy-print blouse looks great with jeans.
If you’re after a floral update for your holiday wardrobe, try Ganni’s cami and shorts set, Reiss’s cutaway multi-floral panelled sun dress, or Ted Baker’s long-sleeved blousy blooms in yellow with lace insert mini dress – perfect with flat sandals.
Take inspiration from the catwalk. Simone Rocha showed fabrics such as antique eiderdowns in rosebud-strewn brocade, while Emilia Wickstead chose the backdrop of the topiary garden on the Badminton Estate in Gloucestershire to present her signature chintzy florals. The Vampire’s Wife has timeless floral dresses with offbeat twists – such as a shaped shoulder – that create a retro glamour loved by celebrities, including the actor Haley Bennett (below). Search online vintage stores, like blue17.co.uk and goldsmithvintage.com, for preloved pieces.
![Actress Haley Bennett in New York City. (Photo by Raymond Hall/GC Images)](https://media.guim.co.uk/bb6097dbf88f1ada3634fb5036a20a5558886105/0_0_2000_3000/667.jpg)
If full-on floral makes you feel like a retreating wallflower, opt for accessories such as Reclaimed Vintage’s inspired mini flower hair clips (£10.99, asos.com) or Pond London’s bouquet studs.
Alternatively, go for a more leafy print like Jigsaw’s cream and green maxi belted puff-sleeved dress, (£250, available from May) and Zara’s pearl and resin leaf bag.
![Floral Nobody’s Child smock-frock dress](https://media.guim.co.uk/f9da939918e9b0dbf24ad2e86109a529cd026816/0_0_1920_2496/769.jpg)
1. Mini smock, £49, nobodyschild.com
![Floral embellished bag by Zara](https://media.guim.co.uk/2d7afeb9ce8e099a96bb08e0ba657304b9eb2ee0/0_330_2048_2560/800.jpg)
2. Bag, £49.99, zara.com
![Floral blouse by Rixo](https://media.guim.co.uk/9541d34a9e51f47d08f3d606e1aa8b5812c90d8c/0_516_5687_7111/800.jpg)
3. Top, £145, Rixo at net-a-porter.com
![Floral summer dress by Reiss](https://media.guim.co.uk/a21a6361939e6198b409869312cd189461de6b6f/124_157_1914_2393/800.jpg)
4. Dress, £198, reiss.com
![Floral earrings by Pond London](https://media.guim.co.uk/60e865f6d211e0f85908d8f0004968ed2cb36906/246_32_1555_1555/1000.jpg)
5. Bouquet studs, £240, pondlondon.com
![Floral co-ord top and shorts by Ganni](https://media.guim.co.uk/9578659322ce417909c3146aed2a46da0d6d35dc/0_0_1845_2400/769.jpg)
6. Top, £95, and shorts, £115, Ganni at matchesfashion.com
![Floral skirt by Rails](https://media.guim.co.uk/124426b6d279b75d3024639c7df1befcf9378498/0_0_2848_4288/664.jpg)
7. Skirt, £160, railsclothing.com
![Floral beaded bag by Mango](https://media.guim.co.uk/14b49b37c1fec1ce087bfd219c80ac73b73a7242/70_1176_2451_2449/1000.jpg)
8. Beaded bag, £49.99, mango.com
![Floral summer dress by Juliet Dunn](https://media.guim.co.uk/0d904af6cdb7603c066a961e811a39354be1a733/0_0_2000_2666/750.jpg)
9. Dress, £290, Juliet Dunn at matchesfashion.com
![floral converse trainers](https://media.guim.co.uk/19129d93dddf85541050402d41c0eee57fdce915/0_0_2000_1863/1000.jpg)
10. Trainers, £65, converse.com
![floral boho-chic sleeveless shirt by Aligne](https://media.guim.co.uk/fa534a166afcb0755a5a0fd37fe7568379e11153/0_0_1078_1364/790.jpg)
11. Sleeveless blouse, £59, aligne.co
![Green floral skirt by Mirla Beane](https://media.guim.co.uk/e25f8fecfe45a5b922e17f5f282fd2619f0f4ac5/0_0_4000_6000/667.jpg)
12. Skirt, £99, mirlabeane.com
![Floral bag by Oliver Bonas](https://media.guim.co.uk/d55be067655c8a922e35cded9f56c6cc8bc2ab02/44_8_511_522/489.jpg)
13. Bag, £55, oliverbonas.com
![floral halterneck dress by Faithfull The Brand](https://media.guim.co.uk/da6ba8c1dc9bd14d973b445d69e63bee08b29b0a/0_0_1365_2048/667.jpg)
14. Halterneck dress, £189, Faithfull The Brand at net-a-porter.com
![Yellow floral Ted Baker mini summer dress](https://media.guim.co.uk/25f9596315253ea6358da3fb418ccdcb5fff93ba/0_0_1986_2483/800.jpg)
15. Lace-insert dress, £250, tedbaker.com