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Dresses like the viral Zara 2019 spotty midi dress?

114 replies

MadameSapphire · 24/03/2026 06:58

I could do with a couple of dresses in this style! Has anyone seen any, please? (I’m UK based.) TIA.

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LemonPoundCake · 24/03/2026 20:23

I don’t remember this?! Was I living under a rock?

It looks like something an Amish woman would wear 😬

RoniaCheetah · 24/03/2026 20:23

A lot of the older Scamp and Dude dresses are this style. If you scroll back in the site or look at the Preloved site or Vinted you'll find them.

bittertwisted · 24/03/2026 20:25

Thank god I would look absolutely shite in that and am very easily led by Zara 😂

DramaAlpaca · 24/03/2026 20:26

I bought it online and it went straight back. The fabric was horrid and the billowy shape didn't flatter me.

BIossomtoes · 24/03/2026 20:40

I seem to remember it was Marmite at the time. It seems nothing much changes.

TigerDroveAgain · 24/03/2026 20:54

Hideous, sorry

Judystilldreamsofhorses · 24/03/2026 21:08

TigerDroveAgain · 24/03/2026 20:54

Hideous, sorry

Why would you come on a thread where people are reminiscing about owning and wearing an item of clothing just to say it’s horrible? (Adding “sorry” doesn’t mitigate it.)

bittertwisted · 24/03/2026 21:24

Judystilldreamsofhorses · 24/03/2026 21:08

Why would you come on a thread where people are reminiscing about owning and wearing an item of clothing just to say it’s horrible? (Adding “sorry” doesn’t mitigate it.)

I’m not saying it’s horrible, I’m booby and small and short waisted so it would look awful on me . I bloody love zara, and very susceptible to a viral item frenzy

justasking111 · 24/03/2026 21:45

I hung up a dress I'd washed this morning and found my Zara dress 😁. A friend wore hers to death in one season.

catmothertes1 · 24/03/2026 22:03

LisaVanderpumpy · 24/03/2026 12:05

i don’t remember this one

It seems to have passed me by too.

GoldieLookingBoots · 24/03/2026 22:46

I still have this dress in red and black leopard print. Haven’t worn it for years although I did wear it back to front to make it a v neck

rosyvalentine · 24/03/2026 23:11

I had 3 of these dresses! The original black and white, a red and black leopard print and a different animal print I think. I may have kept the original one but given away the others. Such versatile dresses.

Flowersforyourchocolateprettyplease · 24/03/2026 23:33

I've worn the black and white version through all the summers since it came out.
Just about starting to show it's age. But it will be out again this summer.
Loved it then and still get compliments on it.

mindutopia · 25/03/2026 06:51

That’s a really ugly dress.

Notbridezilla · 25/03/2026 07:08

I’ve still got this dress, bought because I got sucked into the trend. It’s not my fave dress. But it’s a very easy dress to wear and still gets compliments. I use a red belt with it just to give me a bit more of a waist.

BusterGonad · 25/03/2026 07:26

Mango have got some spotty midi dresses. Maybe a brown and black and another pen, not sure of the colour.

Amiacoolorwarmcolour · 25/03/2026 07:35

The first Dunnes dress is gorgeous.

I love spotted dresses. I have several.

IsLarryFromSomething · 25/03/2026 07:37

I have an eBay copy of it and I still wear it to work as a primary teacher. It really brings me back to that summer with the good weather and aperol spritzes everywhere 😂 I used to love the Instagram that "spotted" The Dress around.

Paaseitjes · 25/03/2026 08:09

It was so funny, it only seemed to be a thing in the uk, although I guess Zara sold it elsewhere. All the British tourists in Paris were wearing it that year so they were so easy to spot!

deeahgwitch · 25/03/2026 08:17

Amiacoolorwarmcolour · 25/03/2026 07:35

The first Dunnes dress is gorgeous.

I love spotted dresses. I have several.

I love the second Dunnes dress. 😀

BIossomtoes · 25/03/2026 08:27

mindutopia · 25/03/2026 06:51

That’s a really ugly dress.

Funny that so many of us love it, still wear it and have so many happy memories of it.

XiCi · 25/03/2026 09:19

BIossomtoes · 25/03/2026 08:27

Funny that so many of us love it, still wear it and have so many happy memories of it.

Its puzzling, because its hard to imagine such a universally unflattering dress. There are 4 women of different shapes and sizes pictured in that Guardian article and they all look awful in it.

BIossomtoes · 25/03/2026 09:37

XiCi · 25/03/2026 09:19

Its puzzling, because its hard to imagine such a universally unflattering dress. There are 4 women of different shapes and sizes pictured in that Guardian article and they all look awful in it.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. ☺️