Zara’s scene-stealing polka dot dress of 2019, but really the print winner of the sunshine season has always been pretty, inoffensive florals.
Most recently, there has been a focus on frumpy florals, a shamelessly elitist look that mostly only suited exceptionally tall and genetically gifted models and made the rest look like a curtain advert from the Eighties.
We were long overdue a summer print that suits everyone and makes us feel as light and hopeful as a floral. Enter gingham, technically a fabric rather than a print, which hits the rare, feel-good sweet spot of nostalgia and freshness.
I abandoned my trusty floral midi in April, after being seduced by a green gingham dress with puff sleeves by Nobody’s Child.
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