Found: dreamy dresses that slip from the bedroom to the beach! Thanks to some stylish holidaying Brits, I discovered , an up-and-coming line of nightwear-turned-daywear dresses. Signatures include relaxed, nearly sheer silhouettes rendered in the finest, whisper-light cotton, linen and silk. New Yorker Leandra Cohen, below, proves that these dresses can even pound the city pavement. I'm swooning for this cotton mouselline (on sale, last picture), this striped Victorian-inspired , this cotton voile , and this billowy (second snap below).

Photos: Lucy Williams, Leandra Cohen, Martha Ward