Wednesday's Object of Desire is this brilliant dress in orange (or khaki or navy for the fainter hearted)

Today's Object of Desire is this brilliant shapely dress in 100% linen from Great Plains - and priced at a very recession-friendly £72.

It has a great cut, and will work beautifully in the warm weather with a pair of flat sandals or espadrilles. It's a great holiday frock - for sightseeing or dressed up with jewellery and high-heeled sandals for evenings.

And it can also take you to the office worn under a blazer, so it is versatile and practical as well as good to look at. And, for the faint-hearted, itis also available in khaki or navy.

Shop the Great Plains linen dress, £72