Brooke & Shoals founder Alison Banton on success, scents and trusting yourself
Brooke & Shoals founder Alison Banton on success, scents and trusting yourself

Edaein OConnell

Annabelle Fleur: A week in my wardrobe
Annabelle Fleur: A week in my wardrobe

Edaein OConnell

The life lessons I learned from online dating
The life lessons I learned from online dating

Suzie Coen

This tiny house in Leitrim took just €25,000 – and 50 days – to build
This tiny house in Leitrim took just €25,000 – and 50 days – to build

IMAGE Interiors & Living

Andrea Manning: ‘You have to take those big scary leaps’
Andrea Manning: ‘You have to take those big scary leaps’

Fiona Alston

24 wedding guest outfits we’re loving from ASOS
24 wedding guest outfits we’re loving from ASOS

Sarah Gill

Women in Sport: Personal trainer and fitness influencer Nathalie Lennon
Women in Sport: Personal trainer and fitness influencer Nathalie Lennon

Sarah Gill

You returns and Tom Hardy battles crime in Havoc – what to watch this week
You returns and Tom Hardy battles crime in Havoc – what to watch this week

Edaein OConnell

Inside the 1970s Limerick property that won Home of the Year 2025
Inside the 1970s Limerick property that won Home of the Year 2025

Sarah Gill

Chef Conor Spacey shares his life in food
Chef Conor Spacey shares his life in food

Sarah Gill

Image / Style / Shopping

Fashion Fix: 10 highstreet dresses perfect for summer barbeques

Make the most of the sunshine and look glam in a new gúna while doing so.


Sarah Finnan
15th Jul 2022
Fashion Fix: 10 highstreet dresses perfect for summer barbeques

With temperatures set to soar this weekend, everyone and their mother will have the barbeque out. It’s not often we’re blessed with such glorious weather, but boy do we know how to make hay when the sun shines. There’s nowhere like Ireland on a sunny day, as they say.

But what does one wear to an al fresco get-together? The comfier, the better, we say. Looking good is mostly about feeling good and it’s hard to achieve that when all you can focus on is how tight your shorts are. In fact, forgo the shorts altogether… a summer dress is the ultimate in outdoor barbeque attire.

Here are some of our current highstreet favourites.

H&M+ Flounce-trimmed Dress, €22.99, H&M

Plus Black Paisley Print Smock Midi Dress, €50, River Island

Knot-detail Patterned Dress, €79.99, H&M

Printed Mesh Midi Dress, €69, &Other Stories

Linen Blend Midi Dress, €59.95, Zara

Plus Cream Broderie Maxi Dress, €85, River Island

Polka-dots Cotton Dress, €49.99, Mango

Buttoned Printed Midi Dress, €79, &Other Stories

Poplin Midi Dress, €39.95, Zara

Openwork Detail Dress, €39.99, Mango

Photography by @lucywilliams02. We may earn a commission if you buy something from any affiliate links on our site.