long sleeve maxi dress with sleeves White Lace waist 28 in Floral Frill Trim Sleeve Plunge

Midi and maxi dresses remain the most versatile options

I ended up finding a dress I LOVED, but it was my first stop so we decided to go a few other places, just in case

Somehow after going down several internet rabbit holes, I ended up on eBay looking at brightly coloured Soutache braid

Cecilia Bleasdale sent a photo of the dress to her daughter, Grace

Mary Quant sported the look as did Mia Farrow whose pixie was courtesy of Sassoon as well

I used to be afraid of above-the-knee things, but have finally come round to applying this one simple style rule: if youre wearing something loose that covers you up on top, a great trick to not looking old and frumpy is to show skin somewhere else