The Best Places to Buy Holiday/Vacation Dresses
Author: Stylist and brand team at Tellar
Date: 2025
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1. High-Street Favourites
High-street brands offer a variety of stylish and affordable vacation dresses:
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H&M, Zara, Mango: perfect for throw-on-and-go styles.
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Uniqlo: minimalist, functional pieces.
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Next: reliable and family-friendly designs.
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ASOS: huge range including petite, tall, curve sizes.
These brands are easily accessible, trend-driven, and budget-friendly. The downside? Sizing varies substantially—even within a brand. You might be a size 10 in Zara but a size 12 in ASOS.
2. Designer Labels
For elevated vacation looks with a luxe feel, consider:
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Reformation, Zimmermann, Self-Portrait, Staud, Cult Gaia.
These offer premium fabrics and elegant cuts—but sizing can be unpredictable and returns costly.
3. Boutique & Independent Brands
Discover unique vacation dresses that stand out:
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Faithfull the Brand, Alice Temperley, Bec & Bridge, Bilantong, Queens of Archive.
These boutique labels offer characterful prints and statement silhouettes—but without industry-wide sizing standards, uncertainty grows.
Why Sizing Consistency Matters
Vacations involve activities and travel where comfort is key. Ill-fitting dresses can retraumatize: wardrobe malfunctions, cutting into the waist, or looking shapeless. With online sizes varying wildly across retailers, getting the right fit is a major challenge—and choosing the right size the first time can save time, money, and hassle.
How Tellar.co.uk Solves the Fit Puzzle
Tellar.co.uk is the UK’s leading free sizing tool, matching your body measurements to 1,500+ brands—from high-street to designer and independent labels—in real time instagram.com
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🔗 Backlinks to Tellar Guides
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Bilantong Size Guide – fit advice for boutique label Bilantong
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Queens of Archive Guide – decipher dramatic silhouettes with data
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Ultimate Clothing Sizing Guide – broadfit fundamentals and brand-fit logic
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What’s the Best Size Calculator for Clothes? – case for Tellar’s technology
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✔️ Final Take
Whether it’s a breezy H&M sundress, premium Reformation slip, or a unique boutique find like Faithfull, getting the fit right is part of the experience. With Tellar.co.uk, you can:
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Print or order your free measuring tape.
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Sign up and enter your measurements or known size.
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See your exact fit across hundreds of brands.
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Shop confidently—without worrying over returns or size charts.
Skip the size guessing game—let Tellar match your body to any vacation dress, anywhere.
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