Summer Staples: Easy Mini Dresses For A Grab-And-Go Look

Leave your sunny signature on any occasion.

August 2, 2022

Author: Maddie Street
PHOTOGRAPHY: LUKE GILFORD STYLING: ANNA TREVELYAN

It’s that time of year ladies! With hot weather comes the beckoning of the mini dress. These light and flowy staple pieces are essential when it comes to creating an effortlessly breezy fit, and did I mention they are heat wave proof? With models like Bella Hadid and Kaia Gerber strutting these mini silhouettes through New York’s midsummer climate soars, it’s safe to say the shorter, the better to stay synchronous with the temps.

Dreamt up in 1955 by iconic fashion connoisseur Mary Quant aka the queen of London fashion, mini dresses arrived as a byproduct of her creation of the mini skirt. Having chosen to bravely trim one of her mini skirts for the first time, the official entrance of the mini dress came. During this period, knee-length skirts were seen as mini dresses; therefore, conservatives soon criticized Quant’s version, who thought that her mini dress was invented to spark crime. Some individuals even smashed her store windows. Though trusting in her authentic craftsmanship, Mary Quant’s mini dress conception soon became the redefining archetypal of fashion during the 1960s.

Bella Hadid for V128

From Dolce & Gabbana slip dresses to Jean Paul Gautier Cover-Ups, no matter the occasion, these designer finds will give you the space to etch your own sunny imprint onto any situation.