Shirt Dresses Are the Practical, Polished Summer Staple—H&M's $35 Striped Design Is a Favorite This Season

Raimonda Kulikauskiene//Getty ImagesSummer is still very much summering and, honestly, we couldn't be happier about it. After all, in just a few weeks, the days will get shorter, the temperature will get chillier, and we'll be reminiscing on Sundays spent on the beach or at the park. That said, given how warm it has been of late, finding new 'fits for our summer rotation hasn't been easy. Enter: the shirt dress.Unlike some summer dresses, shirt dresses are a practical option that can easily take you from work to your evening plans. They're smart enough to wear to that big meeting with your boss, but still chic enough to sit alongside an Aperol Spritz on the Amalfi Coast.Edward Berthelot//Getty ImagesMoritz Scholz//Getty ImagesShirt dresses are also super flattering, with most featuring some form of gathered waist and a floaty skirt. Speaking of which, H&M’s Short-Sleeved Shirt Dress has exactly that.Add Cosmopolitan as a preferred source in your Google search results.Use your Google account to add this to your settings.Designed for workdays, weekend plans, and everything in between, H&M's shirt dress combines a polished collared neckline with a button-down front and adjustable tie belt for a customizable fit. Style it with jelly flats and an oversized raffia bag for a chic summer look that you can wear practically anywhere. Let’s just say, I will be packing this for every trip I have coming up!Want more like this? Shop our fave shirt dresses right now...Jade Biggs (zij/haar) is een van de freelanceschrijvers van Cosmopolitan UK en werkt op alle gebieden, waaronder entertainment, schoonheid, lichaam en seks en relaties. Eerder bekleedde ze de functie van Features Writer, waar ze alles behandelde, van het laatste nieuws en de laatste koninklijke roddels tot de gezondheids- en fitnesstrends die je TikTok-feed overnamen. Jade heeft een graad in journalistiek en was tien jaar journalist en inhoudsredacteur, waarbij ze vooraanstaande onderzoekers, vooraanstaande influencers en experts uit de sector interviewde in die tijd. Ze is een kattenmoeder van vier vachtbaby's en is geobsedeerd door Drag Race, bodemloze brunches en draagt kleding die alleen geschikt is voor Bratz-poppen. Volg haar op Instagram, Twitter en LinkedIn.