Dresses right: awards from palace to follow (5)
I believe the answer is:
robes
'dresses' is the definition.
(I know this)
'right awards from palace to follow' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'awards from palace' becomes 'obes' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'to follow' says to put letters next to each other (some letters go after or follow others).
'r'+'obes'='ROBES'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for robes that I've seen before include "Long loose flowing garments" , "'The 19 across 1 across' of the French Revolution" , "Sober (anag)" , "Gowns" , "Official vestments" .)