{"id":478135,"date":"2026-06-01T22:20:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T22:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/478135\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T22:20:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T22:20:22","slug":"ms-drops-summers-most-polished-black-dress-its-30-so-flattering-and-could-pass-for-designer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/478135\/","title":{"rendered":"M&S drops summer’s most polished black dress \u2013 it’s \u00a330, so flattering and could pass for designer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nothing beats an easy-breezy black dress<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The definition of a do-it-all hero piece; it\u2019s the first thing we reach for when the day\u2019s agenda requires something polished, but we don\u2019t quite have the brain power to think about styling an entire look at 6am on a Monday morning. <\/p>\n

That\u2019s the magic of a black dress<\/a>, isn\u2019t it? It\u2019s uncomplicated and effortless, but will always leave you looking put together.<\/p>\n

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M&S<\/p>\n

With summer on the horizon, we\u2019re stocking up on lightweight, heatwave-friendly pieces, which is exactly where M&S\u2019 Pure Cotton Square Neck Midi Drop Waist Dress (\u00a330) comes in. <\/p>\n

With a flattering drop-waist and chic scalloped seams, it\u2019s the attention to detail that makes this high-street hero piece seem so much more expensive than it is (there\u2019s something about a slightly sculptural silhouette that screams luxury). <\/p>\n

What we also love about this M&S steal is that it\u2019s neutral enough to wear on repeat, but won\u2019t ever look boring. Team with box-fresh trainers for fashion-editor cool or slingbacks and gold jewellery when those fancier summer soirees roll around. The magic of a black dress like this is that no one\u2019s going to know if you wear it more than once, because there are endless ways to style it.<\/p>\n

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M&S<\/p>\n

M&S Cotton Square Neck Midi Drop Waist Dress, \u00a330, SHOP NOW<\/a><\/p>\n

What\u2019s more, sleek black dresses are having a real moment this season thanks to the spring-summer 2026 runways. Pared-back, minimalist dresses were a mainstay on the likes of Chanel and Connor Ives’s catwalks \u2013 and this luxe-looking M&S number is all of the above.<\/p>\n

The only downside? Despite being new, this Marks and Spencer piece is already a bestseller and flying out of stock (it\u2019s sold more than a hundred times over the last few days and there are currently more than 100 people eyeing it up), so snap one up before it\u2019s a goner. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nothing beats an easy-breezy black dress. The definition of a do-it-all hero piece; it\u2019s the first thing we…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":478136,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[72,61,60,10108],"class_list":["post-478135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-most-popular"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=478135"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478135\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/478136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=478135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=478135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=478135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}