The right dress has the power to transform any ordinary day. Dresses are always fun to wear, especially when they're as bright as the spring weather that is finally upon us. With warmer temperatures comes more occasions for al fresco date nights and socially distanced picnics with friends, and what is better to wear to a sunny picnic than an easy, breezy frock?

This season, I'm turning to dresses in a kaleidoscope of colors and fresh prints. I'm thinking especially of the bubblegum pinks, pale yellows, and inspired patterns that are huge among the fashion set right now.

Anthropologie has everything I'm looking for in light-as-air silhouettes: shifts and minis for when I want to show some skin and slinky, tiered maxis for when I don't. Just throw on a pair of platform sandals, add a bevy of fun jewelry, and you're on your way to a blissful and radiant spring. Here are the 16 dresses I'm eyeing right now.

Up next, the denim line that actually gets me out of my casual wear.