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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Chloe Mac Donnell

‘Symbol of energy’: Polka dots hit fashion’s sweet spot this summer

Margot Robbie seated in Centre Court wearing a white dress with black spots, alongside her husband. Both are wearing sunglasses
Spotted: Margot Robbie with her husband, Tom Ackerley, at Wimbledon earlier this month. Photograph: Karwai Tang/WireImage

It might not have reached the viral heights of the £40 spotty Zara dress that stole the summer of 2019, but a chocolate brown maxidress from Marks & Spencer, covered in neat white polka dots the size of garden peas and similar to the one Julia Roberts wore as Vivian in Pretty Woman, has sold out – resulting in a lengthy waiting list for it to be restocked.

Over at Mango a navy midi dress with tiny dots reminiscent of a Roy Lichtenstein painting has also sold out, while a spotted co-ord is one of the fastest-selling pieces on the online retailer Asos.

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