Brocade Floral Print Belted Shirt Dress

The shirt dress works because it borrows its confidence from menswear and then quietly ignores the rest of the rules. Buttons run down the front, a collar sits at the neck, and then a belt pulls the whole thing in at the waist and turns a straight utilitarian shape into something with a figure. Cover it in a floral print and the borrowing becomes very hard to spot.

The fabric is 100% polyester with no stretch, and the body is not lined. No stretch is the right call here because a shirt dress relies on its buttons and its belt to create the fit, and any give in the fibre would only pull the placket out of line. Sizes run S to 2XL, with length between 35 and 36.6 inches, the waist opening from 26.8 to 33.1 inches and the bust from 34.6 through 40.9 inches. Sleeves measure roughly 23.6 to 25.2 inches, and the shoulder sits between 13.4 and 15 inches.

This is a genuinely flexible dress. Belted properly with a low heel and a structured bag it holds up at work. Loosen the belt, roll the sleeves, add flat sandals and it turns into a weekend dress without any effort. Left unbuttoned over a swimsuit it works as a cover up. Because the print already carries the outfit, keep everything else calm and let the waist and the collar do the shaping.

Why you will love it

• Belted waist that shapes an otherwise straight shirt dress line
• Button front with a collar for a classic shirt dress look
• Features: Buttoned, Belted
• Stretch: No stretch
• Body: Not lined
• Material composition: 100% polyester
• Allover floral print, sizes S to 2XL

Care

• Machine wash cold. Tumble dry low.