There are thousands of dresses out there. Some I really wonder about – as in ‘will anyone really buy that shape/colour/style’ and others that have enough about them to make them wearable, versatile and glamorous as well, but there are very few that you would actually call ‘pretty’, that you could be sure, if they fitted properly, would bring a spring to your step and a glow to your cheeks as all the best dresses should.
You could easily say that most will be ‘pretty’ if worn by the right person, in the right way, but the kind of dress I’m talking about has instant ‘pretty on the hanger’ appeal, that makes you want to try it on instantly. Or at least it does me…….
![Milly Dress from net-a-porter Milly Dress from net-a-porter](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-E7GUkQOTgTk/T1odBeq_l-I/AAAAAAAAFRY/kXdvfiTx85Q/Milly%252520Dress%252520from%252520net-a-porter%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
![Marc by Marc Jacobs Dress Marc by Marc Jacobs Dress](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ur_KlzYCPvo/T1odDbDLonI/AAAAAAAAFRg/P3P-r7d0rwg/Marc%252520by%252520Marc%252520Jacobs%252520Dress%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
![Dolce & Gabbana printed dress Dolce & Gabbana printed dress](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ckdTd1IwGiU/T1odFKIBb-I/AAAAAAAAFRk/44PnIpgBLxQ/Dolce%252520%252526%252520Gabbana%252520printed%252520dress%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
![Collette Dinnigan Dress Collette Dinnigan Dress](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-9bkbk783OfI/T1odFueyVyI/AAAAAAAAFRw/Fyl72u4rB_w/Collette%252520Dinnigan%252520Dress%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
![Vivienne Westwood Anglomania Printed Dress Vivienne Westwood Anglomania Printed Dress](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-c2P9ReeZLzg/T1odHsbi7vI/AAAAAAAAFR0/mmCqYXRMLyY/Vivienne%252520Westwood%252520Anglomania%252520Printed%252520Dress%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
![Blue Grecian Style Dress Blue Grecian Style Dress](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-8wM8htTIcYo/T1odIYIoCcI/AAAAAAAAFSA/tSKG_LMk4kk/Blue%252520Grecian%252520Style%252520Dress%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
![Floral print dress Floral print dress](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-3893XrCrDwg/T1odJj1KayI/AAAAAAAAFSI/fO2a36IUWwc/Floral%252520print%252520dress%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
![Alice by Temperley Dress Alice by Temperley Dress](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-_A3ASP530fA/T1odKrUnZxI/AAAAAAAAFSQ/K8SDOmus9l8/Alice%252520by%252520Temperley%252520Dress%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)