25-06-2025
6 Maxi Dress And Sandal Combinations To Survive Summer In
If you haven't checked the weather forecast then let us be the first to tell you: it's going to get hotter again in the UK later this week. And whether this is music to your ears, or more akin to nails on a chalkboard, you're going to need some outfit solutions to manage the warmth.
Summer dresses and sandals are the catch-all solution, and even better when the dress is maxi length: protecting your skin from direct sunlight, while ensuring cool air circulates freely. Sandals, of course, are ideal footwear over trainers, keeping your foot cool no matter the humidity.
If you're worried about a maxi summer dress and sandal pairing reading a little too beachy and casual, then we've put together six combinations to help you weather this scorching storm.
Bring a touch of bucolic wonder to the quotidian with Miu Miu's patent clogs and play with textures by pairing with a Broderie Anglaise maxi dress.
For those whose idiom is 'less is more', try translucent flip flops and a black, silk maxi dress. All you need is a capacious tote and some sunglasses and you're good to go.
Match the meteorology with this red hot combination. Altuzarra's plunging dress can be dressed down with Dear Frances' part ballet, part sandal, burgundy-hued shoes.
The high street is your hero when it comes to hot weather dressing, and this strapless Mango dress, plus M&S sandal combination proves it.
Be ever so practical while being the chicest around in Miu Miu's cord sandals. Paired with a simple khaki maxi dress and perhaps a bandana headscarf and you'll remain unflustered no matter the humidity.
Tiny straps, be it on your dress or you shoes, are a great heatwave hack. These Arket leather sandals are a minimalists dream, but try offsetting with a bold-hued maxi dress, like this one from Cos.
Daisy Murray is the Digital Fashion Editor at ELLE UK, spotlighting emerging designers, sustainable shopping, and celebrity style. Since joining in 2016 as an editorial intern, Daisy has run the gamut of fashion journalism - interviewing Molly Goddard backstage at London Fashion Week, investigating the power of androgynous dressing and celebrating the joys of vintage shopping.
