Styling Shirt Dresses – August’s Style Not Age

It’s the last Style Not Age instalment of the summer (sob). Although I didn’t always enjoy the very hot weather, I certainly don’t look forward to the approaching change of season. It’s a funny time of year, sartorially speaking; it’s too late for summer clothes, but still too warm for autumn outfits. That was one of the reasons I chose shirt dresses for this month’s theme, as they are very adaptable to the changing seasons. I also have a lot of shirt dresses in various colours, patterns and lengths.

This midaxi length (in between a midi and maxi) is ideal for transeasonal dressing, as is the colourway. The pink and brown tones straddle the seasons. As we head further into autumn, I’ll switch the sandals for ankle or knee boots, with tights in cooler weather. A cropped jacket is my favourite layering piece for a long dress, avoiding any awkward hemline clashes. I also have this dress in a purple colourway and have previously styled them both with a brown cord jacket and trainers. A biker jacket would also work well with this style of dress.

The pink crossbody bag highlights the lighter shades in the dress, but a burgundy bag will look more season-appropriate in a couple of months.

SHOP THE LOOK

Style Cheat dress and Katie Loxton bag from previous collaborations with Very.co.uk | Marks & Spencer sandals (charity shop) | peach bag charm from Accessorize

My blogger friends styling shirt dresses

Anna is wearing a fabulous, colourful outfit of turquoise and pink tones. Head over to Anna’s Island Style to read more.

I love how Hilda has styled her Weekend Max Mara shirt dress over jeans as a kimono. See more of this outfit at Over the Hilda.

Jacqui has chosen a pretty pale blue dress from Izabel. It’s been a very important weekend for Jacqui and her family – catch up with her to find out all about it over at Mummabstylish.

Well, that’s all from the Style Not Age gang for this month. We’ll have another group post for you on the last Monday of September!