A fresh take on this season's best printed dress and shoe combinations.

With warmer weather in the air, here are our favorite picks for a best dressed look that works with sneakers, slides, loafers. Whether your summer dress is a nod to the 90s, a reinterpretation of a shapely 80s mini or a more vintage look with updated kicks, we’ve rounded up our favorite printed dresses and the perfect shoe accompaniments. Read on for pairing notes and Julia’s take on stepping into a new spring style.

1

Hannah Artwear

Sunhara tiered printed cotton maxi dress

Gucci

Princetown horsebit-detailed leather slippers

2

Reformation

Lillet bow-embellished floral-print georgette mini dress

JW Anderson

Chain-embellished suede slippers

3

Reformation

Fawn floral-print crepe midi dress

Adidas Originals

Wales Bonner Samba nubuck-trimmed leather sneakers

4

Bernadette

Jeannie floral-print silk-blend satin midi dress

Bottega Veneta

crocodile-effect leather loafers

“When Summer comes around the corner I always feel like dressing a bit more “girly”, which is not at all my to go to so I look to shoes for a masculine balance.”

5

Rixo

GWEN – PEBBLE SHELL PEACH LILAC MIX

Converse

Colors Chuck Taylor All Star

6

Ganni

Floral-print georgette midi dress

Prada

two-tone woven lace-up shoes

7

Alessandra Rich

Lace-trimmed floral-print silk crepe de chine midi dress

Isabel Marant

Lennyo studded suede slides

8

Rhodes

Pia draped floral-print cotton-voile mini dress

Nike

Air Force 1 Low ’07 QS ‘Valentine’s Day Love Letter’

9

Gucci

Gucci + Ken Scott Gagliarda floral-print silk-twill mini dress

Converse

Converse Chuck 70 High ‘Dark Root’ Canvas Shoes/Sneakers

10

See by Chloe

Pintucked floral-print cotton dress

Keds

Women’s Champion Feat. Organic Cotton

“The goal is to feel like our strongest selves when we step into an outfit that expresses a new feeling.”

11

Zara

Floral Print Dress

Vans

Old Skool Sneaker

12

LEMLEM

Neela Cascade tiered cotton-blend gauze dress

Isabel Marant

Ophie embellished suede sandals

13

Zara

SATIN EFFECT FLORAL PRINT DRESS

Gucci

Leather lug sole loafers

14

Faithfull The Brand

Brida Midi Dress Bette Floral

Chloe

Lauren flatform sandals

15

Paco Rabanne

Lace-trim floral-print satin slip dress

Proenza Schouler

Puffy quilted leather slides