How To Style A Shirt Dress
- Fashion
- April 30, 2025
A shirt dress is versatile, timeless and comfortable making it a worthy addition to your wardrobe. This classic piece can be a bit unassuming and that is why styling is so important. The right accessories can accent details on the dress and instantly give it a put together look. Today we are sharing a round up of accessories and ways to style a shirt dress.
How To Style A Shirt Dress
Shirt dresses are a closet staple that never go out of style. Depending on the cut and fabric, a shirt dress can be worn as a very casual look, for a professional work outfit and an elegant evening look- think Carolina Herrera. We have gathered belts, jewelry and more accessories that will help give your shirt dresses a fresh look.
Are Shirt Dresses Out of Style
The Shirt Dress gained popularity and acceptance in the 1930’s with Vogue stating it was an “American Institution”. By the 1950’s, Christian Dior’s Shirt Dress was termed the “New Look”. Are shirt dresses still in style today? They never seem to go out of style. Styling your favorite shirt dress with the latest accessories will bring new life to your favorite shirt dress.
What To Wear With A Shirt Dress
Styling a shirt dress depends on what activity or setting you will be wearing this to. Casual to elevated, adding jewelry, purses, belts and footwear transforms any outfit to your personal style. However remember Coco Chanel’s quote- “Before you leave the house, look in the mirror and remove one accessory”.
Jewelry
We found jewelry that would work for casual and elevated looks and grouped them accordingly.
Casual Jewelry
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Day to Night Jewelry
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Belts
You know Bev’s obsession with belts. Typically a wide belt on a midi or maxi dress looks great- it defines the waist and creates visual interest. For summer looks, lighter colors and woven materials work the best.
Woven Belts
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Wide Leather Belts
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Purses and Totes
We found some good ones here, like the DeMellier Santorini Raffia Tote and the Brahmin Rosa Crossbody.
Purses
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Totes
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Footwear
There are so many great choices of footwear. At this time of year we focused on sandals- slides, platform and heeled.
Slide Sandals
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Platform Sandals
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Heeled Sandals
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How To Wear A Shirt Dress
We have some outfit ideas for you below. Let us know if any of these outfits inspire you to style your shirt dress this way or add a new shirt dress to your wardrobe.
Black Shirt Dress Outfit
Dress | Sunglasses | Earrings | Bracelet | Dress | Sandals | Tote
We love this color combination- it is perfect for a casual or elevated look. This Tote is a Rothy Summer Tote.
Neutral Shirt Dress Outfit
Dress | Sunnies | Necklace | Earrings | Dress | Sandals | Purse
Neutral Print Shirt Dress Outfit
Dress | Earrings | Bracelet similar | Bracelet | Dress | Tote | Sandal similar | Sandal
Blue Shirt Dress Outfit
Dress | Sunnies | Earrings | Necklace | Belt | Dress | Sandal | Purse | Sandal
The Oak & Luna Compass necklace makes a great gift.
Colorful Shirt Dress Outfit
Dress | Earring | Dress | Earring | Dress | Earring | Purse | Tote | Purse | Sandal | Sandal | Sandal
The Fiesta Floral Shirt Dress fabrication is a light-weight cotton fabric and is lined.
We hope this inspires you for styling your shirt dress. Scroll down to the end of the post for more dresses and accessories. Thank you for joining us here.
Bev and Val
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