Luisa Maxi Dress

The Luisa is butter yellow sunshine you can zip into. A smocked strapless bodice sits on top and rows of airy openwork fall to a midi length, so it stays up without digging in.

Tiered bands of eyelet and crochet style flowers give the skirt real depth, and each tier adds a little more swing as the hem widens. That soft lemon shade flatters a warm weather tan, which is why it lands on so many lists of summer cocktail dresses.

Sandals in the afternoon, heels after dark, and the Luisa travels well between the two.