15 great dresses

Autumn bloom

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See our top 15 great dresses - all figure-flattering styles - for the new season

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15 great dresses

For day and night, jewel colours are big news this autumn - and this little gem from M&S is guaranteed to make you sparkle!

Satin dress, £69, 8-22

Limited Collection at Marks & Spencer

www.marksandspencer.com

Two for you

The smash hit of the season has to be the fabulous two-in-one dress  - no surprise really given its ability to make any woman look double good.

Two-in-one dress, £40, 8-18

Wallis

www.wallis-fashion.com

Vintage style

Forget Kate Moss. Our favourite Topshop collection comes from the wonderful textile designer Celia Birtwell. The one-time wife and creative partner of Ossie Clark recently launched her fourth range of exquisite floral print dresses (and blouses). Hip hip hooray!

 
Wrap dress, £55, 6-16

Celia Birtwell for Topshop

 
www.topshop.com

Style on a shoestring

In times of a credit-crunch, a fabulous dress for under £30 is not to be sniffed at.

Spot tea dress, £25, 8-20

Matalan

www.matalan.co.uk

Boots for autumn

Continue on to see 10 more great looks in dresses - or see our favourite 10 boots for autumn here 

God save the queen

For a touch of heritage chic, team your floral print dress with a neat tweed jacket. Just don\'t go all prim and proper on us - leave the silk headscarf  (as seen on the catwalk at Dolce & Gabbana) to Her Majesty.

Sleeveless silk dress, £139, 8-20

Planet

www.planet.co.uk

Check mate

Classic shapes get a modern twist this season with over-sized tartan and checks. Wear a super-sharp shift with patent heels and then pile on the costume jewellery.

Black and white check shift, £69, 8-20

Principles

www.principles.co.uk 

Floral tribute

This gorgeous print brings to mind Charles Rennie Mackintosh - which together with the figure-flattering cut of this pretty frock make it well worth splashing out on.

Rose print dress, £159, 4-14

Jesire 

www.jesire.net; 020 7420 4450

Fashion editor\'s favourite

Blimey we think we\'ve found the perfect dress. It\'s black, it\'s got sleeves and has sexy lace detailing too  - this elegant little number has just jumped to the top of our autumn wish-list.

Lace insert dress, £169

Reiss

 
www.reiss.co.uk

Wild thing

Thank you Betty Jackson for showing us the subtle way to wear animal print. We mean this tres elegant shift dress in muted tones, not the bloomin\' pillbox hat!

Leopard print shift, £100, 8-18

Betty Jackson.Black at Debenhams

 
www.debenhams.com

Perfect paisley

We just love this embellished dress from Next, it\'s bang-on-trend and the easiest way to go from desk to dinner faster than Usain Bolt.

Signature embellished dress, £50, 6-22

Next

www.next.co.uk

Paint it black

Romantic ruffles made it onto the catwalks for autumn and the best way to wear this look is to keep things simple. One ruffled piece such as an elegant shirtdress will suffice, and be sure to keep accessories to a minimum.

Waterfall front dress, £79, 8-18

Linea at House of Fraser

www.houseoffraser.co.uk

Bohemian luxury

Make a nod to the folksy bohemian trend in this lovely tunic dress. Forget sheepskin gilets and fringed shoulder bags, the look we\'re going for is sleek, not freak. Just add leg-lengthening black opaques and platform heels.

Floral print smock dress, £137, sizes 36-44

Comptoir de Cotoniers

www.mothers-and-daughters.com; 020 7792 9580

To the max

For red carpet glamour at high street prices you can\'t beat this slinky floor-length dress from Wallis.

Long cut-out jersey dress, £55, 8-18

Wallis

www.wallis-fashion.com

Purple reign

Oh yes you can! And look like royalty at the same time in this stunning purple maxi dress. Oh we just can\'t wait for the party season.

One-shoulder maxi dress, £85, 8-20

Principles

www.principles.co.uk

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