I’m a fashion writer and this spring dress made me break my no-spend month

Those heavy-duty jumper dresses you’ve had on rotation recently have no doubt done you and your wardrobe proud, but may we present their next of kin: spring dresses. Do-it-all silhouettes that’ll bridge the gap before it’s time to whip out those much-loved summer dresses, spring frocks are actually much more of a wardrobe essential than you might have thought.

If you’re someone who looks to easy, throw-on outfits throughout the warmer months (who can blame you after a season of layering?), then staples like jeans, knitwear, blazers and shirts will likely no longer suffice. Spring dresses, however, are something you should make room for.

One such dress that hits the transitional dressing criteria, and is already selling out, is H&M’s tie-back rib-knit dress. A long-sleeved ribbed maxi rendered in a creamy white hue, it adheres to all the SS24 trends – hello, sheer whites – and then some, plus it’s warm enough to forgo tights (finally) yet still super floaty. We picture it with a pair of chunky sandals and an oversized shoulder bag.

Fans of The Devil Wears Prada might suggest that a floral dress isn’t anything new for spring, but even Miranda Priestly would deem the rosy prints found across the catwalk collections of Richard Quinn, Alexander McQueen, Simone Rocha, RIXO and Farm Rio ‘groundbreaking’.

Elsewhere, it seems that denim is no longer reserved for your best jeans. We’ve fallen in love with the denim dresses spotted at Marks & Spencer, Nobody’s Child and Aligne, and plan to wear them with cowboy boots all season long.

How we chose the best spring dresses

Our top tip: look for styles with long sleeves and a short hemline, or sleeveless midi/maxi styles (or vice versa). This is much less of a shock to the system after a few months of covering up entirely, as you’ll only be exposing one area of your skin, and creates a nice temperature regulation when the weather can’t make its mind up. All of the dresses we’ve picked below tick that box, and can easily be layered with a trench coat should we all be fooled by a ‘false spring’.

Shop our curated edit of the best spring dresses below.

For more from GLAMOUR UK’s Senior Commerce Writer Georgia Trodd, follow her on Instagram @georgiatrodd.