15 fabulous dresses for spring

A dress for everyone

The simplest way to embrace the new season is to slip into a new dress for spring. We\'ve found 15 fabulous frocks to make life easier and give tired wardrobes an instant boost. And there\'s something for everyone, whatever your budget.

Shift work

Cult TV show, Mad Men has got us wanting to upgrade our working wardrobes  - and this neat geometric shift dress is stylish enough for Madison Avenue.

Geometric dress, £159, 4-16, Jesire Boutique www.jesire.net

Try tribal

Tribal prints are a summer perennial. But this year it\'s all about mixing it up. Pile on the chunky accessories, add a colourful fringed bag and you\'ve got the look.

Jersey tribal dress, £19.50, 8-18, Limited Collection at Marks & Spencer www.marksandspencer.com

First lady style

Thanks to style leader Michelle Obama, canary yellow is the hot hue for summer. And just like the first lady, we like to support good design on the high street....

Yellow dress, £45, 8-18, Limited Collection at Marks & Spencer www.marksandspencer.com (in store June)

Fashion forward

Jaeger celebrate their 125^th birthday this year. The first store opened in 1884, and more than a century later the luxury brand is looking hotter than ever.

Printed silk dress, £250, 8-16, Jaeger www.jaeger.co.uk

Easy does it

For easy elegance a slinky jersey dress is hard to beat - and makes the perfect antidote to all that power dressing. Team with heels and a cute clutch for summer cocktail parties.

Asymmetric dress, £45, 8-18, and brooch, £10, both New Look Limited Edition www.newlook.co.uk

Budget chic

Beat the crunch in this pretty printed dress that costs a mere fifteen English pounds. And, it offers that oh-so-crucial arm coverage. What more could a grown-up lady want?

Kimono dress, £15, 8-18, F&F at Tesco www.tesco.com/clothing (in store April)

Fifties flair

Embrace fifties elegance in a beautiful prom dress  - and the good news is this little lovely from Monsoon comes with it\'s own net underskirt.

‘Waterlily\' cotton dress, £60, 8-16, Monsoon www.monsoon.co.uk

It\'s all in the sleeve

A versatile, three quarter sleeve dress that looks brilliant with summer flats, and just as good with black opaques and heels - what\'s not to like?

Silk ‘Nanette\' dress, £155, 8-18, Toast www.toast.co.uk

Manhattan Milly

New York label, Milly ticks all the right boxes. Luxurious fabrics, yes. Flattering shapes, yes. Worn by stylish women the world over. Yes. Yes. Yes!

Flounce dress, £378, 8-14, Milly at www.net-a-porter.com and Harrods (020 7730 1234)

Monochrome magic

Work some monochrome magic in this body-skimming dress. And the perfect accompaniment? A cropped black blazer.

Summer leaves dress, £139, 4-16, Jesire Boutique www.jesire.net

Lovely lace

If in doubt, you can always rely on sexy and stylish black.

Lace shift dress, £169, 8-18, Hobbs www.hobbs.co.uk

Bold and beautiful

Channel style icon, Mary Portas in this eye-catching tunic dress. Just add strong accessories - chunky heels and some killer jewellery - for Queen of Shops chic.

Printed smock dress, £92, 8-14, Full Circle (020 8753 0112)

Elegant curves

Or go for Joan Holloway glamour and show off curves in this elegant tailored dress. Oops we really have gone Mad Men mad!

Tailored ‘Treble\' dress, £189, 6-16, LK Bennett www.lkbennett.com

Two-toned

This stretch cotton sateen dress will hug and flatter the figure, and get you a table in any restaurant.

Colour block shift dress, £65, 8-20, Boden www.boden.co.uk

For all occasions

In these crunchy times, we find multi-tasking dresses that do the trick for work, weddings and weekends, are the way to go.

Circle print shift, £135, 8-16, Nougat (020 7323 2222)

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