Recommendations for flattering cotton or linen holiday dresses

[SummerSizzledOut]

Please help me find some new summer dresses for my holiday. I’m looking for casual everyday dresses I can throw on over a bikini or wear with sandals/jewellery for dinner out.

Ideally cotton or linen.

Im 5’8” and size 12, suffer from bloating so like things that skim my stomach area. Best features are legs and collarbones/shoulders.

Im quite tanned, caramel blonde with highlights, like bright bold colours or soft, warm neutrals. Don’t like small, fussy prints, ditsy flowers etc but don’t mind some pattern.

Budget £50ish per dress.

Seasalt sale had some good basic linen shift dresses in or fat face and white stuff have nice holiday things. Prime time for a sale bargain now, especially as the weather has turned!

M&S have some dresses in the 70% off sale.
I've just bought this lovely brown linen dress with ties at the shoulder. Pictured here & great with good shoulders & very tummy skimming.
Tk maxx also have some East dresses and you might be lucky enough to find one that suits you. But essentially there are very few dresses left now.
H&M online still have some pretty dresses but the quality can be very variable and Zara may be worth a look online.

Have a look at Manamou boutique and Studio 12, they do lots of cotton and linen dresses

I love the linen shift dresses that Next do . Sadly I don't have the body shape for a shift dress.
The colours and patterns change each year . I bought one for DD from eBay (BNWT) that was dark pink and orange patterned then had to have the hem altered for her as she said it was too long so that took it back up to retail price.

I saw a really stylish woman on the train, shift dress, flat candles, looked really cool .

Look at Nobody’s Child Starlight dress.