Spring Floral Dresses for Easter + Beyond.

Jen Shoop

1 year ago

*Above, wearing the Horror Vacui Freja dress, the prettiest of the pretty spring floral dresses on offer this season. It runs REALLY big in the bodice, which I think is part of the style, but I am taking it to my tailor for a consultation on how much we can take in because it is currently baggy on me in an unflattering way. But, the pattern! The details! It is divine! I am hoping to make it work. You can see my Pamela Munson Isla Bahia tote on the side — my ride or die. A full review here.

I always find the first shoots of crocuses and daffodils of spring a shock. The earth is gray and dry for months on end, and suddenly: a revelation of impossible green, one random Tuesday morning. Those shoots appear vulnerable, but determined. Poet Maura Stanton once referred to spring as “all second growth,” and I hear those words every time I see the first buds. I think about cyclicality, the way old things have made way for the new. It is a time of possibility. Another example of the way in which Mother Nature provides a live model for accepting change with grace.

Anyhow: seeing those tender shoots appear over the past week or two, first in small islets and then in larger clusters, I feel excited for spring. So, too, are you, apparently, as I’ve had a trickle of questions about what to wear to Easter and for other spring festivities — baby showers, bridal showers, weddings, and more — with a particular clamor for spring floral dresses. Below, some of my absolute favorite finds! This is my comfort zone, my true inner fashion self. I always feel like I am experimenting with different versions of myself during the winter (which can be fun!), but spring/summer is where I feel I “come home.” I am most myself in feminine, midi-length dresses, preferably floral in pattern.