Top 10 Summer Party Dresses - with FREE lingerie bag

Ah, it's such a beautiful time of the year. The mornings are brighter, the afternoons warmer and the evenings longer. Dining goes al fresco, swimming too if you're lucky enough to live near the coast, city lido or country garden pool, and the weekends are a chilled-out mix of summer wedding parties, barbecues and picnics. Bliss!

Your summer wardrobe should be in full swing already, and this year you might have indulged in bright colours, bold prints and ultra-feminine shapes that wrap, tease and flirt. One piece you will love to pluck out is the perfect summer dress.

Whether for every day or a special occasion, like a wedding or a summer birthday party, a summer dress that you feel wonderful in is an essential item. Our summer dresses have been designed and made with the best ethics at heart, from natural, sustainable or organic fabrics, in a carefully monitored manufacturing process, and not so "trendy" that they'll last only the one season.

DeviDoll's founder Sindhu Venkatanarayanan is passionate about ethical style, carefully selecting only those designers who she feels combine great design with ethical principles. Here she picks her Top 10 Summer Party Dresses, many of which are on Sale right now, and shares her expert view on what's so lovely about each one. Go party!

SPECIAL PROMOTION: Buy a dress from DeviDoll and receive a FREE fair trade silk organza lingerie bag from LVDS. Offer ends August 31 2009.

1. Doie Malibu dress, £158
Sindhu loves it: "This silk Malibu dress from Doie is the prettiest, flirtiest, silkiest summer dress in the freshest colours. Doie, one of our favourite designers at DeviDoll, does this so well."
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2. Doie cream bubble skirt dress, £36 reduced from £102
Sindhu loves it: "This is a great bamboo dress. It's very flattering and the bubble skirt is cute."
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3. Mociun button-up dress, £95 reduced from £183
Sindhu loves it: "This is totally a fav of mine. Print is in pop contrast colours, plus it doubles as a long shirt-dress or wear with tights. A super hip print."
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4. Mociun organic cotton Caravan tie-front dress, £270
Sindhu loves it: "The print on the caravan and the deep vermillion red creates the spark for me in this dress. I love the play of colours."
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5. Fin Slouchy Dress, £65 reduced from £180
Sindhu loves it: "This is a girly dress with a wonderfully cut flair skirt that speaks to me of summer parties and Pimm's."
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6. Viridis Luxe bamboo and organic cotton drawstring dress, £165.60 reduced from £207
Sindhu loves it: "Great on the beach, great in the city, a jewel colour I love. Viridis Luxe does this blue better than any other designer I know - ethical or otherwise. It can be super sexy if you adjust the neckline."
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7. Kelly B bamboo summer knit Roberta dress, £60 reduced from £163
Sindhu loves it: "A touch see-through and a great summer jersey in very breathable bamboo. Black but sheer enough to feel ultra-light."
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8. Fin Symetric dress, £52 reduced from £133
Sindhu loves it: "Another grown up Fin classic. Wear with killer heels and you've got a very elegant look for summer nights out."
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9. Mociun cotton tie-front dress, £165 reduced from £270
Sindhu loves it: "How can I, with my love of colour and graphic prints, not L-O-V-E this dress?!"
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10. Mociun Argan tie-front dress, £270
Sindhu loves it: "This is a Mociun classic. I love abstract prints plus its just enough to be interesting but not too dark."
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