Summer 2021 Belongs To The Micro Dress (And Not Just On Love Island)

Whether or not the Hot Girl Summer we were all promised has manifested itself in the way you hoped it would, it seems fashion certainly has got the memo. While the mini skirt has been enjoying its renaissance for a while now and 'sexy' dressing is very much back in favour, summer 2021 belongs to one item of clothing in particular: the micro dress.

As seen on countless celebrities (Dua Lipa on her holiday, for one, as well as Beyoncé and Hailey Bieber) and influencers (Camille Charriere owns several, while Tiffany Hsu and Susie Bubble have been wearing them, too), when it comes to summer dresses, it seems the shorter, the better.

From designers like Jacquemus and Versace to more affordable options from Reformation, many of the micro dresses combine tightness with their short hemline, which is enough to instil fear into the heart of even the bravest of dressers.

But if you're gravitating towards a more oversized, breezy silhouette right now, then take heart: some of the sweetest mini dresses come with puff sleeves and billowing fabric, as at Khaite, Zimmermann and even Zara.

They're perfect for holiday, yes, but even if you're not going away right now, a mini dress is the ultimate return to dressing up again. If you've spent the past few seasons in midi hemlines, you may want to pair any micro lengths with flats to ease yourself in. If you're diving in at the deep end, a pair of strappy sandals will give you that easy, '90s sex appeal.

If all else fails and you really can't see yourself in a micro dress? Just live vicariously through Love Island.