{"id":620874,"date":"2026-08-05T01:01:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T01:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/620874\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T01:01:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T01:01:13","slug":"zara-drops-late-contender-for-most-beautiful-dress-of-summer-its-40-retro-chic-and-selling-fast-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/620874\/","title":{"rendered":"Zara drops late contender for most beautiful dress of summer \u2013 it’s \u00a340, retro-chic and selling fast"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s been no shortage of beautiful summer dresses to shop this season, from Marks & Spencer’s summer sale<\/a> finds to H&M’s holiday-ready styles<\/a>. But there might just be a late contender for the prettiest summer midi on the high street.<\/p>\n

Enter: The Polka Dot Midi Dress With Shoulder Pads from Zara. Yep, you read that right. Shoulder pads really are back – and we’re here for it.<\/p>\n

Zara’s latest midi features cap sleeves with subtle shoulder pads nodding to the ’80s trend. The structure helps define your silhouette, giving an elevated feel to this midi and perfectly balancing out the two-tone polka dot print. Featuring a V-neckline and side gathering detailing at the waist, this has to be one of Zara’s more flattering styles this season.<\/p>\n

We’re calling it now – this is one of those wear-anywhere pieces that will instantly earn a spot in your capsule wardrobe. It’s elegant, flattering and versatile enough to take you from a summer day out with the family to rooftop drinks with the girls. It’s even a great throw-on-and-go option to wear to the office during a heatwave, just add a black blazer.<\/p>\n

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The styling options are endless too. Pair it with sandals and a basket bag for daytime, or dress it up for a late summer wedding with kitten heels and a boxy clutch. And, as we head into autumn, this polka-dot midi will continue to work hard for you. Layer it under a blazer or oversized knit and swap the sandals for boots to transition effortlessly from summer staple to timeless wardrobe hero.<\/p>\n

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Zara Polka Dot Midi Dress With Shoulder Pads, \u00a339.99 <\/strong>SHOP NOW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Best of all, this midi looks so much more expensive than its \u00a339.99 price tag – and while most sizes are currently in stock online, we reckon that won’t be the case for too long.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There’s been no shortage of beautiful summer dresses to shop this season, from Marks & Spencer’s summer sale…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":620875,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[73],"tags":[79,18,19,17,262175,262176,188136,262177],"class_list":["post-620874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-eire","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-shoulder-pads","tag-summer-day","tag-summer-dresses","tag-summer-sale"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/117040204233966295","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/620874","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=620874"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/620874\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/620875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=620874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=620874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=620874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}