The simple shirt dress is an easy go to staple for summer dressing. 
I have quite a few; chambray, black silk, polyester print and a dark denim one off the top of my head!

This one from Gharani Strok, black base with ivory animal print, is one of my favourites and , as it's a piece I don't have to iron, is the one I grab if I'm in a rush! 

Today I've teamed it with my Massimo Dutti sale jacket and Mi Stan Smith trainers. I've accessorised with Chloe sunglasses and white leather bag, both from TK Maxx, old, and Anya Hindmarch tassel keyring.

As I've shown all the items I'm wearing in previous posts I'm going to pick six of the best shirt dresses available now, so you too can get one step nearer to an easy Summer outfit!

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We've had Sports day at school today and so, as I've got children in both keystages, I've had a marathon of events to watch over! If it wasn't so hot today I'd have worn my Stan Smith trainers but decided to wear my astro turf friendly Matt Bernson KM gladiator sandals instead.

If you read my posts regularly you'll have noticed how much I've been wearing them and I wondered if I should buy a pair in black too. If you go to the official website there's a celebrity feature page where the likes of the gorgeous Margot Robbie, see below, is seen wearing their choice of Matt Bernson footwear.

I also noticed the Heron black leather sandal, which I've chosen for my outfit builder today, but it doesn't have the metal stud toe detailing which I love on the KM gladiator style, see below right.

Decisions,decisions.....

Anyway the rest of my outfit consists of a Cloth & Stone Bobbi shirt, with split back detail, see actual shirt below available at Anthropologie, worn over a Next tank t-shirt, old, Zara biker trousers, old, Sophie Anderson woven bucket bag, last SS season, and Gucci sunglasses, last SS season too.  

I was exhausted just watching my offspring charging about and I'm glad to now be sitting down with a glass of wine......medicinal of course, after all that cheering I'm a little hoarse!

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Last week I posted about my sale purchases from Massimo Dutti. Today I'm wearing the ivory blazer that replaces my old Zara cotton blazer. I've worn it with basics, M&S viscose grey marl tank top, old, Clavin Klein jeans boyfriend jeans, old and Matt Bernson tan KM gladiator sandals, last season. 

My cats eye sunglasses are Chloe, old, and to add interest and a pop of colour I've added a neon pink 100% polyester scarf by Pink Butterfly. which I bought from TK max years ago and is probably my most worn scarf from my collection! 

​Of course you could add a tie neck silk scarf to be more on trend, see images below for ideas on how to wear them, and I've chosen two Moschino silk scarves, currently available at TK Maxx for £39.99, they originally retailed at £89.

Ways to wear silk scarves

So back to todays outfit builder and if you want a similar look click on the links to shop and thanks for stopping by.