When Princess Kate stepped out in a polka-dot dress in September 2022, she was oozing with elegance and her ensemble even reminded us of Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman.
The mum-of-three has been seen wearing this particular pattern on various occasions. When attending the Royal Ascot in 2022, she donned a Alessandra Rich gown with the print in black and white. Our favourite, however, was the sophisticated brown polka-dot shirt dress from Rixo she wore when taking Prince George, Priness Charlotte and Prince Louis to school.
Marks and Spencer has just dropped a range of summer styles in its collection and eagle-eyed fans have been loving a V-Neck Maxi Wrap Dress. Not only is it gorgeous, but also similar to Princess Kate’s elegant version, costing £49.50.
Instead of a shirt collar, the M&S collection piece has a V-neck and mid fluffy sleeve design that allows movement when you wear it. The shaping panel at the waist gives a feminine silhouette that looks flattering. While it cuts a regular fit similar to Princess Kate’s Rixo Izzy Dress, the M&S one has a voluminous tier on the bottom of the skirt.
Crafted in a chocolate mix colour, it comes in UK sizes from 6 to 24 and one shopper said it is “the best one” in the M&S Collection, adding: “It’s flattering and easy to wear. I am a 12 and it’s fits well, not loads of excess material as so many dresses seem to have. I even got complimented on it – winner!”
Another rated five stars to this dress and said: “I do feel very nice when wearing it, I would highly recommend. Oh and it looks much more expensive than its £49 price tag.”
Some mentioned the “thin” material and suggested choosing underwear wisely or adding a slip dress underneath.
M&S shoppers can now also nab a summer beauty bag for £30 when they buy full-priced items over £35 (and that includes this brown polka-dot dress). The summer beauty bag includes 12 pieces of makeup and skincare worth over £170. You can read here to find out what’s in the bag.
If brown doesn’t compliment your complexion, the Rich Spot Midaxi Waisted Dress, also from the M&S collection, has black-and-white polka dot prints.
This shirt-style dress from Hobbs could be an easy win for you and it’s currently on sale – reduced from £189 to £160.65.
Not only does it offer a modest length and a waist belt for a flattering silhouette, but it’s also from a British brand that Princess Kate has worn herself.
For the brown M&S maxi dress, see here.