All I want for Summer is a Little White Dress.

This will actually be the third year I have been after buying a white summer dress.  I adore the simplicity of a white frock that is so easy to throw on, accessorise, and look great with a tan.  Everything a LBD can do, a LWD can do better, because hopefully you will have some sort of healthy glow to your skin by the time you dare to wear one.

Whilst in town this afternoon I tried on a LWD.  I was so excited when I entered our one and only local indie to find one on the rails that fulfilled my LWD critea. Not too short - tick. Not sleeveless - tick. An A-Line style that comes from under the bust - tick and as I pulled the garment from the hanger I could already visualise it being packed in a suitcase Marbella bound, along with an assortment of gold coloured bangles and metallic sandals, but as soon as I put it on, I kinda changed my mind.

I couldn't put my finger on it to be honest, but when I walked out of the changing room and the shop assistant (who I know really well) shook her head in a side to side motion rather than an up and down one, I suppose that did it for me.

It fitted fine across the bust but I felt I could have done with a size smaller from the chest down if I'm honest, it felt like too much fabric hanging in front and at the sides and even though the dress consisted of two layers, it was still extremely transparent, I would have to wear a slip with it, not something I would relish whilst I am either having a "tropical moment" or in 90 degree heat on the Costa's in August.

The dress was £50 and by a Danish brand I have never come across before called Miss Baron who do have some very nice bits on their website although you can't buy online.

I can't help but wonder why finding a white dress is so hard when I already know the answer: If they are casual in style, most of them have skinny little shoulder straps or are fitted to the waist which doesn't suit my apple shape. Either that or they are sleeveless but structured (again doesn't suit my body shape) and are more fitting to a summers day in the boardroom than a walk around Puerto Banus on a balmy summer evening. So its not that there aren't any out there, they are just not age or body shape appropriate!

I've come home and thought that perhaps I should have bought it or at least asked if they had the smaller size to try.  I may not be ready to give up on this dress just yet, I'll keep you posted.

Are they any gaps in your wardrobe you have been trying to fill for the last few summers?