True Romance

Hints of Victoriana balance this ByTiMo dress’s frivolous florals with winter’s creeping darkness – we love the bibbed, high-neck front and broderie anglaise detailing.

For untamed imagery and moody silhouettes, look to Dries Van Noten. Plucked from the nocturnal glamour of the designer’s AW20 runway, this silk gown does floral the grown-up way.

Needle & Thread makes a convincing case for peach roses all year round with this ruffled mini-dress. The botanical graphics glow against inky black chiffon – ideal attire for cosy suppers when it’s dark outside.

RIXO reigns supreme in the art of the year-round floral. The Mimi dress is an ankle-grazing maxi in the brand’s new rainbow-splattered Smudge print – the perfect pairing to this season's stompy, punk-inspired boots.

Inspired by ancient tapestries, this season Shrimps’ signature Sylvia dress features hand-drawn sketches of foliage and mysterious figures on horseback. The dungaree-style straps make it the ideal top-layer to new season, pastel knits.

Being married to Nick Cave, the Prince of Darkness, gives The Vampire’s Wife designer Susie Cave a unique perspective on all things eerie. In the iconic ruffle-hemmed silhouette that has won the brand world-wide adoration, this dramatic maxi takes Liberty florals to new gothic heights.