Since I’m a fashion editor, I am always planning ahead. Summer may be far away, but I want us to walk into June well prepared, so listen up. Class is in session, and I’m ready to teach you the best shoes to wear with dresses if you have a vacation coming up or are lucky enough to live in a warm climate. I am known to slowly build my next-season wardrobe using the storage boxes underneath my bed and suggest everyone else does too. This is the best way to guarantee you’ll walk into summer fashion with an A+.

I don’t consider myself a big dress wearer, but every time I start planning my warm-weather wardrobe, I suddenly become someone who wears dresses (at least a few times a month, that is). But since summer-dress outfits are so very simple, the key to a great summer-dress outfit is the shoes you wear with it. That’s where I come in.

While you could just grab your casual dress of choice and throw on the first pair of summer shoes you see, there are many different types of summer shoes and many different types of casual summer dresses to wear with them, so I’m here to provide a little guidance in case you happen to love any of the 15 beautiful dresses featured below. Keep scrolling to shop the combinations you’re sure to love as much as I do.

Baby-doll dresses work best with flat sandals. It’s even better if they’re a chic ankle-wrap version.

Add some height when wearing a backless midi dress via a pair of block-heeled sandals.

Dress this up with the right heeled sandals, and you’ll have yourself a match made in heaven.

Ground a chic midi with sturdy leather-strapped sandals.

Delicate toe-ring sandals complement this trendy style beautifully.

Embrace the comfortable-chic look by pairing this knit tank dress with white sneakers.

White sandals enhance the colors in this slip dress perfectly.

Go with the casual vibes of this white maxi dress via a pair of Birkenstocks.

Do as a fashion girl would and wear this milkmaid dress with a pair of equally on-trend platform thong sandals.

Being bold is always a good idea. A statement dress looks great with classic heels, and the below pair will match any dress, so stock up on multiple colors.

A relaxed denim dress with good boots never fails.

Everyone needs this dress in their closet.

Dress down this tiered minidress with a pair of braided flat sandals.

If you’re going to wear green, you might as well wear equally fun shoes.

The obsession happening over this dress on social media is contagious. Try layering a turtleneck underneath for colder months.

Next up, My Job Is to Write About Trends—Here Are the 5 I’m Actually Running Around In

This post was published at an earlier date and has since been updated.