Choose a cut that skims the body, such as a shirt dress or cotton shift. Debenhams has a white linen shirt dress which is easy to wear and looks great paired with linen trousers or worn on its own.

A white button-down ... fighting front (unlike linen). The old rule that a button-down must have buttons on the collar points (similar to a men’s Oxford shirt) isn’t really enforced in modern ...

For the perfect little summery dress Next have designed this white linen shirt dress with fabric belt, top left. Wear it over a bikini on the beach, or with wide-leg pants for balmy evenings.