{"id":506972,"date":"2026-06-18T23:48:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T23:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/506972\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T23:48:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T23:48:15","slug":"zaras-airy-shirt-dresses-look-five-times-their-price-and-come-in-faded-blue-or-pink-gingham-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/506972\/","title":{"rendered":"Zara’s airy shirt dresses look five times their price, and come in faded blue or pink gingham, \u00a350"},"content":{"rendered":"

Judging by the weather forecast we have equal parts heat, rain and cloud on the horizon. This can only mean one thing \u2013 humidity.<\/p>\n

Dressing for clammy weather requires the kind of crisp and cool dresses that swish, allow airy flow and, above all, must not cling in any way.<\/p>\n

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What kind of dresses work for that? Easy. A shirt dress. The kind that ties loosely at the waist, is cut so it sits away from the body, and the one absolute non- negotiable \u2013 it must be made from cooling cotton. <\/p>\n

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As luck would have it the Zara Woman collection, or ZW Collection, launched two excellent shirt dresses today both in 100% cotton, with sleeves and pockets and both just \u00a349.99.
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You won\u2019t find them on the Zara homepage, that\u2019s the thing about Zara \u2013 you really have to look hard to find the gold in their collections. <\/p>\n

Faded blue shirt dress from ZW Collection\"Faded<\/a>Faded blue shirt dress from ZW Collection<\/p>\n

First we have the gently faded blue shirt dress, the soft blue remains the colour of the season, and it comes with long sleeves, pockets, and a subtle belt. <\/p>\n

It opens at the neckline, to show a touch of decolletage, yet is covered up, loose and airy, ideal for humidity. <\/p>\n

Faded blue shirt dress from ZW Collection \"Faded<\/a>Faded blue shirt dress from ZW Collection <\/p>\n

Also, exactly the kind of dress you\u2019d want if, say you\u2019re heading to watch the tennis, attend a lunch, or need to look smart for a day or evening event when heat and humidity are at their peak. Pair this with elegant sandals<\/a>, and a summer basket bag<\/a>, and you\u2019re good to go. <\/p>\n

Green and white gingham shirt dress ZW Collection \"Green<\/a>Green and white gingham shirt dress ZW Collection <\/p>\n

For a shirt dress steeped in nostalgia \u2013 my summer school uniform was a yellow gingham dress, maybe yours was too – the ZW collection also has this crisp green cotton gingham shirt dress. <\/p>\n

Where the faded blue dress is feminine, romantic and in tune with fashion, this one is crisp and utilitarian enough to work with hiker sandals<\/a>, or everyday flip flops and a fun summer tote bag.<\/a><\/p>\n

Green and white gingham shirt dress by ZW Collection \"Green<\/a>Green and white gingham shirt dress by ZW Collection Credit: Courtesy Zara<\/p>\n

Finally, a special mention to ZW collection\u2019s pink gingham dress, it’s not a shirt dress, but it’s gorgeous. <\/p>\n

Pink and yellow checkered dress in cotton poplin by ZW Collection \"Pink<\/a>Pink and yellow checkered dress in cotton poplin by ZW Collection Credit: Courtesy Zara<\/p>\n

I left it until last because it\u2019s not fully stocked, but if they have it on your size, this dress will serve you well for summer events. <\/p>\n

If I were looking for a dress to wear to watch the tennis, any one of these three would work a treat. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Judging by the weather forecast we have equal parts heat, rain and cloud on the horizon. This can…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":506973,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[72,105859,216624,1107,1110,61,60,184510,1135,216623,216625],"class_list":["post-506972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-content-type-products","tag-contentid-9a0aba78-12db-4bae-930f-664f2334040a","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-hasproduct-true","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-issyndicated-false","tag-locale-gb","tag-shorttitle-zaras-50-shirtdresses-sum-up-elegant-summer-chic","tag-subsection-style-advice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506972","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=506972"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506972\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/506973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=506972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=506972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=506972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}