Finding the right summer dress can be hard. You're hot, you're sweaty, and the last thing you want is to commit to anything too tight, short, or itchy. But alas, there is a solution: Enter the shift dress. It's roomy enough to not stick to you on the muggiest of days, but is fitted enough so you still look like you. We've rounded up the best of the bunch to buy right now. Breathe easy knowing you'll be able to, well, breathe easy in one of the picks in the slideshow ahead. 

Mother of Pearl Elia Shift Dress, $665, available at Moda Operandi.
Sometimes, being two-faced can be a good thing.

Dorothy Perkins Silver High-Low Hem Shift Dress, $37, available at Dorothy Perkins.
Shimmer me timbers.

Dorothy Perkins Petite High Low Shift Dress, $29, available at Dorothy Perkins.
Easy, peasy, lemon squeezy.

That awkward moment where your graphic-print dress is prettier than the décor of the room you're in.

MSGM Printed Shift Dress, $685, available at Moda Operandi;
MSGM Printed Shift Dress, $635, available at Stylebop.

Feeling those '70s stripes.

ASOS Bonded Shift Dress In Bright Stripe, $63, available at ASOS.

The world's easiest dress silhouette is your solution to the annual what-the-heck-am-I-wearing-to-work-this-summer dilemma.

Forever 21 Dolphin Hem Shift Dress, $19, available at Forever 21.

If Cinderella were in the 21st century and going to a chic rooftop party instead of a ball.

Topshop Bow Back Crepe Shift Dress, $125, available at Topshop.

Yes, shift dresses really are all they're shaped up to be.

Isa Arfen Geometric Print Shift Dress, $590.29, available at Farfetch.

Welcome to the jungle.

VEDA Jungle Dress Paradise, $440, available at VEDA.

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