5 summer dresses that don't require dry cleaning!

Summer spells sangria, sun downers and summery dresses. The social calendar gets abuzz with beach parties, brunches and getaway breaks. In other words - a closet full of easy breezy dresses which don't entail those annoying and cumbersome trips to the dry cleaners. Nothing's worse than finding your fav dry-cleaner shut when your perfect party dress awaits its presence at a yacht party. Ask Carrie Bradshaw who had to go through the ordeal in Sex and The City. Here's the low-down on some of high street's washer-friendly staples which will make you sure that you glide through the party circuit without skipping a style beat. Stylist Allia Al Rufai suggests, "If it's a lighter fabric dress from a high street brand, it can be easily dipped in and out. Even if there are accents like lace and viscose you can hand wash. However, if there are embellishments you need to dry clean. H&M's new line is all hand wash worthy,"

 

Perfectly okay for machine clean
Shift chevron spaghetti strap dress, Rs 9,800, available at Le Mill and Ogaan.

Don't get paranoid about the lace. It's cool to clean it at home
Topshop Contract Lace Shift Dress, $160, available at Topshop.

Super machine wash friendly
Mango Geometric Pattern Dress, $99.99, available at Mango.

Can be easily washed. Don't worry about the viscose fabric
& Other Stories Draped Dress, $175, available at & Other Stories.

Wash it like the rest of your laundry without batting an eyelid
Payal Khandwala, Available at Payal's store in Colaba
SS15 apsara maxi: satin linen/price: Rs 12,800