Texture Collared Short Sleeve Dress

A collar changes the whole temperature of a dress. It takes something simple and gives it a bit of structure at the top, which is why this Double Take dress reads polished even when you have done nothing else to it. The texture in the fabric does the rest, catching light across the surface so a solid color never looks flat or cheap from across a room.

The blend is 98% polyester and 2% spandex with a slight stretch, and the body is not lined. The fabric is opaque, so it holds up in daylight without a slip underneath. Short sleeves and a collared neck keep the shape clean and easy through the body. Sizes run S through 3XL, and the table below gives length, shoulder, bust, sleeve length and upper arm for every size, which is worth checking if sleeve room matters to you.

Ten colors are offered, which is unusual and genuinely useful, white, lavender, mid green, cream, tangerine, khaki, black, pastel blue, pink and royal blue. Pick a neutral and it becomes a workhorse you wear with flats and a tote. Pick tangerine or royal blue and the dress is the entire outfit, no accessories required. It takes a belt at the waist well if you want more definition, and a denim jacket or cardigan over the top carries it into cooler weather without fighting the collar.

Why you will love it

• Collared neck that gives the dress structure
• Short sleeves and a simple basic silhouette
• Textured surface with a slight stretch
• Opaque and not lined
• Material composition: 98% polyester, 2% spandex
• Ten colors offered, sizes S through 3XL

Care

• Machine wash cold
• Tumble dry low