Six of the Best
Rosemary beaded tea dress, £55 by Monsoon
Tying at the back, with beaded detail on waist and sleeve, plunge neckline and sheer overlay, this is the dress you wear to sip mint juleps at a garden party. How terribly British.Available from: Monsoon
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Six of the Best Tea Dresses
The Edge Of Love, June’s must-see flick, features Sienna and Keira clad in pretty floral tea dresses, chunky knits, red lips and, er, Wellington boots (muddy fields you see). Inspite of the footwear it’s an excellent look: vintage, feminine, yet insouciantly glam. Couture tea dress of the moment is that Luella frock, as seen on Kelly Osbourne, Kimberley Stewart, Lily Allen… but the high street is also offering up some excellent pieces, as witnessed below. Earl Grey or Assam dear?This feature was published in April 2008.
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