Marks and Spencer shoppers were divided after spotting a £65 shirt dress online, with some comparing it to their "nan's house coat".
High street icon M&S maintains its popularity among shoppers thanks to its wide range of on-trend fashion, homeware, accessories and more. Marks and Spencer, like many other retailers, optimises several Instagram profiles to keep shoppers up to date on all the newest stock they can expect to find in store and online.
The retailer also supports a number of 'M&S insiders', who operate their own Instagram pages to offer styling tips and outfit inspiration using all the latest Marks and Spencer trends. Recently, the brand caused a stir after sharing a photo of one of its insiders, visual merchandiser and digital creator Emma, sporting a green print dress by the brand Object.
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The Object shirt dress comes in a retro-inspired paisley print with three quarter length sleeves and oversized collar with a lace trim. It costs £65 but isn't currently available on Marks and Spencer's website, though a variety of other Object dresses are.
Captioning the image, which was originally shared as part of a video by @marksandspencer_emmas, M&S penned: "The result of a statement collar meeting a retro-inspired print? This beautiful @object shirt dress that you need in your new-season wardrobe. @marksandspencer_emmas."
The dress racked up more than 2,300 likes and hundreds of comments. Shoppers were divided, with some heaping praise on the dress and others proclaiming it's "definitely one for the summer sales rail".
Zoe said: "Love this!" Emma replied: "I know!! I think M&S is the best it’s ever been at the moment."
Rosie was equally impressed and said: "same! It’s gorgeous. Proud to be someone who doesn’t just follow the crowd".
Jo wasn't keen and quipped: "Is it April 1st?" while Susan said: "I must be on another planet."
Jayne said: "There will be lots of these in the next sale". Chris echoed such thoughts and commented: "Definitely one for the summer sales rail".
Laura said: "Looks like my nan's padded house coat she did her cleaning in", adding a crying laughing emoji. Fiona said: "I nearly choked on my cup of tea. M&S, I don't think you intended to make a lot of us laugh out loud, but thank you and I look forward to seeing this on the sale rail very soon!!!"
Jane commented: "That is probably the worst dress I've ever seen!" while Sharon simply said: "It’s horrendous".
Laura said: "1970s granny or teacher style." But Maj was a fan and added: "I love this".
The dress is by Danish fashion label Object, which focuses on high-quality clothing with a strong sustainability ethos. You can shop Object via Marks and Spencer by clicking here.
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