Funnily enough I was in Central London yesterday and didn't see one single floral dress or denim jacket or white trainers. Overall I thought the majority of people looked very scruffy. The scruffiest were the tourists, in long shorts and trainers or trainer sandals.
The big surprise, and I noticed it when DH and I went into Central London when it was very hot, less than a month ago, was the number of young women wearing knee high boots with shorts or short skirts/dresses. It was warm and muggy yesterday and roasting last time.
I love flowery dresses and dresses generally - they are my happy place. It started in the late 70s with broderie petticoats underneath, then Laura Ashley in the 80s. I also had a couple of tana lawn Liberty print dresses in the 80s.
I've just checked my summer dresses and to my surprise only two are flowery: a bright pink casual dress I wear at weekends and on holiday and a dark blue classic Seasalt summer dress. There are four navy ones, various styles, one plain turquoise, two shirt dresses and another with small repeat patterns but not flowers, a couple of easy Seasalt ones which though patterned are not flowery, one dressier dress with a leaf pattern bought for a special occasion which is silky. Apart from that they are all pure cotton or linen mixes.
I mix them up with trousers - smart for work, linen at weekends or for holidays. Yesterday I wore soft, high waist wide leg trousers with a silk top and whistles jacket and clunky sandals.