An ankle-grazing maxi dress may collectively resonate as an evening wear, but with the trend sweeping across our tropical island of late, there's no reason why we shouldn't embrace long frocks during the day.

Bright, patterned and long, the summer maxi dress easily takes you from day to night. We suggest playing around with different looks - like opting for a pair of tough black heels to bring down the frou-frou girliness of the dress, or wear it with a leather jacket for an added edge.

Learning from stylemeister Roberto Cavalli, we match the outfit with gold accessories to allow a bold print dress to shine.

All accessories (excluding shoes) are from Quintessential located at 9 Scotts Road #02-01 Pacific Plaza.