Vintage Antique French White Cotton Dress With Lace Decoration. £110 at Etsy. Smock London Women's Queen Elizabeth 1st Dress . £140 at smocklondon.com.

Some of these white summer dresses have lace, some are all-cotton and almost all of them are machine-washable.

Cotton underwear is also known to include sweet details like lace appliques and romantic floral prints. A white-on-white cotton bra and panty set, however, is as classic as it gets.

Ivory corded lace short sleeve shirt €800, white cotton short sleeve shirt with graphic print €515, navy wool twill wide leg trousers with cuff hem €800, ...