It seems Marks & Spencer<\/a>, the current darling of the Great British high street, was tuned in too. The retailer has just released a calf-skimming tea dress<\/a> in that same shade of cornflower blue that van Heel wore so beautifully. From the retailer’s premium Autograph line, it’s cut with a clever draped silhouette that covers your shoulders and defines your waist while remaining sleek and fluid. In other words, it looks both effortless and polished.<\/p>\n BUY NOW<\/a><\/p>\n Marks & Spencer Autograph V-Neck Midi Waisted Dress<\/p>\n marksandspencer<\/p>\n \u00a395.00<\/p>\n Now you’ll need to click quickly, as we aren’t the only ones that have spotted what a brilliant buy this trend-defying dress is. But if you’re after a little inspiration before hitting the checkout, we have styling ideas aplenty.<\/p>\n Black leather sandals and sleek sunglasses will work perfectly for summer office days (stick a grey blazer on top once the wear turns), while knee-high boots will similarly look great come Autumn. For those late-summer weddings, team it with heels in cream, silver or nude to keep the look light and fresh. And for a curveball that actually looks completely classic? Throw on a red lipstick and slick your hair back \u2013 proof that cornflower-blue really works with anything.<\/p>\n ELLE Collective is a community of fashion, beauty and culture lovers. For access to exclusive content, events, inspiring advice from our Editors and industry experts, as well as the opportunity to meet designers, thought-leaders and stylists, become a member today HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Our high streets might be stuffed with brands all competing for our hard-earned cash, but a really great…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":618669,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[75],"tags":[37363,261240,18,117,2445,19,17,261239,71087,11261],"class_list":["post-618668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-andy-burnham","tag-cornflower-blue","tag-eire","tag-entertainment","tag-getty-images","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-marie-france-van-heel","tag-marks-spencer","tag-victoria-beckham"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/117033319562745624","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=618668"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618668\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/618669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=618668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=618668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=618668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"M&S's](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/elle_865\/9af4e6b7684cdbb3a942b177024988bd.jpeg\"\/)
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