Ghada Cotton Dress, Light Blue

The Ghada Cotton Dress in Light Blue is everything a warm-weather wardrobe needs — 100% cotton, completely throw-on, and designed in the kind of print that makes you feel like you've already landed somewhere warm. The baroque tile motif in cornflower blue on white has that instantly classic quality: a little Greek island, a little Delftware, completely timeless.

It's a tiered silhouette — V-neckline with ruffled band collar, flutter frill sleeves, a gentle gathered waist and three tiers that fall into a soft, swinging skirt. One size, fits up to a UK 16 depending on bust — it's more generous through the middle than you might expect. On Hil at 5ft 3, it sits right on the knee. On Sue at 5ft, it falls just below.

The 100% cotton is the real secret. It breathes properly in the heat — no clinging, no sticking, no synthetic-fabric-in-the-heat regret. Wash it at 30 degrees, shake it out, and it's ready for the next day. The kind of piece you take on holiday and reach for every morning.

Light Blue is the most versatile of the Ghada colourways — the blue-and-white combination that works with absolutely everything. Tan leather sandals, white espadrilles, gold jewellery, silver hoops — it's not fussy. In autumn, navy tights and ankle boots bring it straight back into season.

From Y London.