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Photography David Newby, stylist Melanie Wilkinson

50 best summer dresses to buy, rent or thrift

models wearing orange and floral dresses
Diane von Furstenberg wrap dress, £100, lampoo.com

THRIFT Diane von Furstenberg wrap dress, £100, lampoo.com

Red floral print mini dress by Rhode Resort £44

RENT Red floral print mini by Rhode Resort, £44 a week, byrotation.com

Green shirt dress in botancial print £75

BUY Green shirt dress in botanical print, £75, monsoon.co.uk

1960s Hawaiian seahorse dress £65

THRIFT 1960s seahorse print with ruffle hem, £65, tobewornagain.co.uk

model wearing cornflower blue maxi dress
Cowboy boots, £160, artiat.com; beaded necklace, £129, missoma.com. Photograph: David Newby/The Guardian

THRIFT Cornflower blue maxi dress, £60, rokit.co.uk

V-neck dress in retro floral print £35

BUY Oversized midi V-neck in retro floral print, £35, monki.com

Blue and white Aztec print dress, £42

BUY Blue and white print with tie waist, £42, next.co.uk

Animal Print Kamil dress by Nanushka £199

THRIFT Viscose maxi in animal print by Nanushka, £199, hardlyeverwornit.com

Citrus sleeveless dress with ruffles, two weeks £31

RENT Tiered tencel citrus maxi with ruffles, two weeks for £31, baukjen.com

Lilac printed shirt dress with belt, £89

BUY Lilac printed shirt dress with belt, £89, arket.com

Knitted slip dress, four days £19, green gingham dress in organic cotton £49, embroidered orange cotton dress, £55
Necklaces and earrings: Missoma; pink heels: Russell & Bromley; sandals: Scholl from Schuh. Photograph: David Newby/The Guardian

RENT Knitted slip dress by House of Sunny (left), four days for £19, rotaro.co.uk

BUY Green gingham dress in organic cotton (centre) £49, nobodyschild.com

THRIFT Embroidered orange cotton dress (right), £55, goldsmithvintage.com

Cream floral dress by Self Portrait, four days from £46

RENT Cream floral dress by Self Portrait, four days from £46, selfridgesrental.com

Multicolour dress by Stella Jean

THRIFT Multicolour dress by Stella Jean, from a selection at cudoni.com

Corduroy pinafore in Anyana print, £45

BUY Geometric print corduroy pinafore, £45, lucyandyak.com

Red sleeveless shift dress, from £20

THRIFT Red sleeveless shift dress, from £20, beyondretro.com

Silk tea dress with tie detail, £79 a month

RENT Silk tea dress with tie detail, £79 a month, lkborrowed.com

Hayley Menzies tiger-print silk mini, £95

THRIFT Hayley Menzies tiger-print silk mini, £95, onescoopstore.com

Broderie anglaise midi shirt dress,  £55

BUY Broderie anglaise midi shirt dress, £55, marksandspencer.com

Mid-length silk dress by Zimmerman, £246,

THRIFT Mid-length silk dress by Zimmerman, £246, vestiairecollective.com

Open-knit cotton orange midi dress £89

BUY Open-knit cotton orange shift dress, £89, cos.com

Vintage 1920s blue print tea dress, £265

THRIFT Vintage 1920s blue print tea dress, £265, modesandmore.com

Left: halterneck dress in floral print, £110. Right: tiered mini dress in organic linen, £265
Black hoops: Mejuri; linen dress: Casa raki. Photograph: David Newby/The Guardian

BUY Halterneck bodycon dress in floral print (left), £110, tedbaker.com

BUY Tiered mini in organic linen (right), £265, casaraki.com

Green paisley print cotton mini dress

RENT Green paisley print cotton mini , 4 days for £7, mywardrobehq.com

Burgundy strappy mid-length dress, from £18, beyondretro.com

THRIFT Burgundy strappy mid-length dress, from £18, beyondretro.com

Pink midi dress with contrast velvet ribbon

BUY Pink midi with contrast velvet ribbon, £220, thisisradish.com

Pink long-sleeve floral maxi, dress, £140

BUY Pink long-sleeve floral maxi, £140, wearethought.com

High-neck midi dress by Stine Goya

RENT High-neck midi by Stine Goya, 4 days for £29, rotaro.co.uk

Pink print midi dress, by Simone Rocha

THRIFT Pink print midi by Simone Rocha, £160, reluxefashion.com

1960s shift dress in aqua print £45

THRIFT 1960s shift dress in aqua print, £45, myvintage.uk

Yellow floral maxi dress by Paul & Joe

RENT Floral maxi by Paul & Joe, 4 days from £68, hurrcollective.com

Multi-colour asymmetric dress

THRIFT Multi-colour asymmetric dress, £110, cosresell.com

Sleeveless button-front blue summer dress, £75

BUY Sleeveless button-front blue summer dress, £75, stories.com

From left: red pleated midi dress, green floral sleeveless beach dress, linen-blend midi-length dress
Necklace: Missoma; pearl necklace: Mejuri. Photograph: David Newby/The Guardian


RENT
Red pleated midi in stretch fabric (left), from £46 a month, selfridgesrental.com

THRIFT 1970s green floral sleeveless beach dress (centre), £65, rokit.co.uk

BUY Linen-blend midi-length dress (right), £169, whistles.com

Printed cotton kaftan with red trim

BUY Printed cotton kaftan with red trim, £120, boden.co.uk

Halter-neck maxi dress in red florals

RENT Halter-neck maxi in red florals, 3 days for £18, wearmywardrobeout.com

Yellow and black check mini

THRIFT Yellow and black check mini, £22, wearecow.com

lilac slip dress

RENT Lilac slip dress with self tie, 4 days for £25, endlesswardrobe.com

Green Toweling Dress

BUY Green towelling dress, £95, meandem.com

Green off-shoulder dress with ruffled hem

BUY Green off-shoulder dress with ruffled hem, £129, roandzo.com

Bronze maxi dress with tie waist

RENT Bronze maxi with tie waist by Cult Gaia, 3 days for £119, frontrow.uk.com

Floral print mini in yellow and ochre

BUY Floral print mini in yellow and ochre, £160, essentiel-antwerp.com

Button-up floral print dress

THRIFT Button-up floral print dress, £95, onescoopstore.com

Pink floral mini
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RENT Pink floral mini by Peter Pilotto, £16 a day, mywardrobehq.com

left, seersucker mini dress in lilac check. right: green floral cami dress
Corduroy cap: Carhartt; pink sandals: Teva from Schuh; mules: Birkenstock. Photograph: David Newby/The Guardian

BUY Seersucker mini in lilac check (left), £135, kitristudio.com

BUY Green floral cami dress (right), £38, riverisland.com

Fashion assistant Peter Bevan. Hair Ron Sartipi using Oribe. Makeup Delilah Blakeney using Nars. Models Kelly at Mrs Robinson; Faith at Body London; Lucy K at Milk

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