Memphis Coral Floral Cotton Mini Dress

The Memphis Mini Dress is a short cotton dress printed with a coral floral, the flowers leaning pink across the whole surface. It is the kind of print that looks warm before you even put it on.

Cotton gives the dress its easy, matte hand; there is no sheen to compete with the pattern, so the coral and pink tones come through exactly as printed. The florals run edge to edge rather than sitting as a single motif, which keeps the mini length from looking cut off. Warm colours on a short cut read as cheerful rather than formal, and the fabric keeps the whole thing breathable.

This is a daytime piece. Wear the mini dress to brunch, to a market, to the kind of barbecue where you end up staying until dark. Flat sandals or white trainers suit the cotton better than anything glossy, and a plain cream jacket works if the evening cools. Keep the jewellery small and gold-toned so it warms the coral rather than cooling it.