Shirt Dress Outfit to Love

When picking pieces out for my sustainable fashion collection last year, this shirt dress was the first thing I picked out. I loved the classic yet statement pattern and the whole vibe of it. While a print isn’t my go to, black and white is, so it wasn’t hard to come up with shirt dress outfit ideas!

As I was thinking of easy ways to rewear the piece, to make it more versatile, wearing the long shirt dress as a jacket was sort of a last option. Little did I know this look would become my favorite of them all!

Shirt Dress Outfit

I adore the look of long sleeve, longer shirt dresses (see this denim dress outfit). They just scream some sort of approachable elegance that I can’t get enough of. But I’m not the best at wearing dresses when it’s cold (thankfully I now know how to layer under dresses and I do have this tights and dress favorite these day). And, honestly, long sleeve dresses are too hot when the weather warms up…

Or so I was thinking. Until I tried wearing this shirt dress, unbuttoned, as an outer layer!

We’re still in the ends of winter here in Northern California, so temperatures aren’t that warm. And while I’m ready for some (organic cotton!) tshirts, it’s just not time yet.

So for my first shirt dress outfit, I layered it over a fitted black top and my favorite black wash jeans (from this dark washed jeans outfit). Were it colder that day, I easily could’ve slid my thermal tights under my jeans and added a scarf.

As the weather warms up (I’ve been very busy daydreaming about it), the layers can lessen to tank tops, looser fits, and even shorts! This would also be a great piece of outerwear for a simple black maxi dress in the spring and summer!

Long Shirt Dress Outfits

The option to wear a shirt dress as a jacket isn’t limited to long dresses! Short, midi, and maxi all make great options – just play around with it. There are a lot of fall dresses you can play around with to be more versatile like this look!

What I like about the long shirt dress outfit, however, is that understated elegance and it seems fitting for late winter/early spring. For summer outfits, I’d probably go for shorter dresses.

Sustainable Accessories

As big as I am about buying good quality clothing, I’m equally adamant about good accessories. Whether it’s great hats to spice up your wardrobe, fabulous purses, or sustainable jewelry, I think you should invest only in pieces you’ll get a lot of use out of – and plan to use them for years and years to come.

Outfit Details

• Dress: Anaya Dress
• Top: FLEUR’T
• Jeans: Available via Etica Website Directly (use code lucismorsels for 20% off)
• Shoes: AGL (similar options below) (see them styled in this black mules outfit)
• Bag: Maly Bag
• Belt: similar brown belt

See these jeans dressed up a bit in this brown boots and black jeans ensemble – perfect for colder temps – and this casual mom outfit!

More Late Winter/Early Spring Outfits