7 Small Brands We Love For Effortless Summer Dresses

Olana offers feminine and playful silhouettes in pretty organic fabrics. Expect plenty of puff-sleeves and smock detailing.

If you love prints, London-based brand Neve & Noor is the name-to-know. Fabrics are all block-printed by hand before being transformed into elegant summer dresses. 

Using the finest quality Irish linen, Kindred of Ireland’s time-honoured designs include relaxed shapes and plenty of feminine details. 

Ethical womenswear label My Cariad offers everyday dresses with plenty of frills and trims. The Leah is top of our wish list.

A small Spanish brand with designs inspired by the 60s and 70s, Blue Anemone uses natural fabrics to make its romantic, made-to-order dresses.

Already an SL favourite, Thread The Spool’s linen dresses and signature bows will work for every occasion this summer. Plus, everything is made-to-order. 

Inspired by effortless Italian style, French elegance and Scandi minimalism, Johanna Sands offers unabashedly feminine styles in premium linen and cotton.