Embroidered dresses hold a distinctive place in the dress wardrobe. More elevated than most and with a heavy hint of holiday about them, the embroidered dress has the unique ability of making the wearer feel like they on a white Ibizan beach when actually you are sat in your lounge with your legs hanging out of the window.

Easy to style, most embroidered dresses need very simple accessories like gold hoops, white trainers and pared back sandals. For those wanting to make their embroidered dress work harder, wears your open (where possible) with jeans and a white T-shirt.

9 of the best embroidered dresses to kick-start your summer