The weather has cooled. If you’re anything like me that means you are wearing jeans, and clothes with some substance to them again, plus thinking about how you’ll transition to your key pieces to early Autumn.
If you’re shopping now, it’s definitely worth thinking about the longevity of your items. When it comes to transitional wardrobe heroes, if you have a gap in your wardribe for a smart dress that will look even better with a blazer in September, none come better than this cotton and linen dress which arrived on Zara today.
Belted Shirt Dress in rosé pink
First, it comes in two perfect shades – a light rosé pink which has a touch of beige to it (so not too saccharine) and a bright lipstick red.
It’s cut to just below the knee, has pockets and immediately stood out to me for its chic and crisp cut softened with the drape at the neckline, architecturally cut sleeves, and wide Obi-style belt.
These design details give it both summery softness and crisp smartness, making it the kind of dress you can wear now, and all the way through to the end of September or October if you layer a knit underneath, for work, date night, or summer evenings out.
Zara, and especially the ZW (or Zara Woman) Collection constantly impresses me with the number of chic, long-lasting pieces it offers in 100% natural, breathable fibres, and this is one of the best I’ve seen in a long time.
And I am not alone, in the time it has taken me ti write this, the XS red dress has become “low in stock” so if this suits your needs, you know what to do.
I’d wear this dress with chic flat or kitten heel toe-post sandals now. or pumps later in the season, and accessorize it with a chunky mental bangle, and a woven bag. It would also pair well with a smarter handbag and tailored blazer in Autumn
Sometimes a dress comes along that addresses many wardrobes gaps at once.
This is that dress.
