11 basic & chic shirt dresses that will take your outfit from day to night with zero effort

The shirt dress has become a fail-proof wardrobe piece to fall back on when it comes to dressing up for work or play thanks to its polished-meets-effortless appeal.

Shirt dresses seen at (clockwise from top left): Bottega Veneta, Max Mara, Loewe, Jacquemus, Valentino and Tod’s.

The dress has popped up in several brands for Fall/Winter 2021, with newfangled details like elaborate balloon sleeves at Alexander McQueen’s and mini hemlines as seen at Valentino and Balenciaga.

Others like Bassike, Marques’ Almeida and Gamine Studio, meanwhile, catch our attention for their sustainable and body-positive iterations.

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Gamine Studio gives the shirt dress a creative spin: its Saia dress ($239) comes in cotton poplin and incorporates design elements of adjustable voluminous sleeves, a cinched waist and a sultry open-back detail.

Here, we share our round-up of shirt dresses that score in terms of their cool details and designs.

Polyester shirt dress, $39.95, H&M

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Cotton shirt dress with chain belt, $2,050, Givenchy

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Jacquemus wool-blend shirt dress, price unavailable, Club21 Forum

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Cotton poplin shirt dress, $4,795, Alexander McQueen

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Cotton shirt dress, $4,350, Prada

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Celine by Hedi Slimane cotton shirt dress, $2,650, Celine

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Cotton poplin-blend shirt dress, $3,950, Balenciaga

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Peggy Hartanto silk shirt dress, $469, SocietyA

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Marques' Almeida cotton-poplin shirt dress, $608, www.net-a-porter.com

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Thebe Magugu wool shirt dress, $1,657, www.net-a-porter.com

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Viscose-blend shirt dress, $69.90, Zara

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This article was first published in Female.