Kate Middleton’s Lockdown Style Is Proof That Easy, Do-It-All Dresses Are The Best Choice Of Outfit Right Now

When the Duchess of Cambridge appeared with her family to Clap For Our Carers last week, the floral Ghost midi dress she was wearing sold out within minutes. This is not just due to the Kate Effect. It's also because the dress is one of those ultimate outfits – you can put it on without too much thought, while it's comfy enough to wear all day, whatever your schedule. Whether you're working at a desk, running around after children or planting as many flowers as humanly possible in your garden/window box, Ghost's midi is capable of it all. While it remains out of stock, there are luckily plenty of do-it-all dresses on offer at the moment, all of which will make lockdown dressing easier.

The thing about these chuck-on-and-go dresses is that they offer all the benefits of loungewear (i.e total comfort) while also making you feel a bit more pulled together – something I've found has been crucial to ensuring I still feel like myself during this weird, rather unsettling time.

Current favourites include Yolke, which has just branched out from pyjamas into a lovely collection of ready-to-wear pieces, including the most brilliant, sweeping frock that has become my weekend go-to. Then, there's Baum und Pferdgarten, which is full of everyday dresses infused with that cool-girl Scandi spirit. And even L.K.Bennett, which you may associate with dressier dresses, is banking on easy, breezy styles to see you through lockdown.

Wear them with trainers on your daily walk, dress them up with heels for a Zoom date or even just run around your house barefoot (because you can) – whatever your plans, whatever you're doing, one of these dresses just might make lockdown feel a bit easier.

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