This week’s dress (seeing as though dress posts seem to be becoming a “thing” on here!) is the print pleat shirt dress from Teatum Jones at Label Mix*. Label Mix is an own-brand collection at Next that launched last year. The collections are produced in collaboration with “rising star” designers and they come out with some really unique pieces every season.

This printed pleat-skirt dress by London design duo Teatum Jones takes a relatively wholesome and (dare I say it") safe dress shape and makes it into a striking, vibrant piece. The prints are just beautiful and I love the clash between the top and the skirt – it’s far more striking than a shirt dress that’s made from the same print all over and it’s a good introduction to mixing up patterns and colours if you’re not usually brave enough to take the plunge. (I say “brave” – you know what I mean. I realise it’s not “brave” in the same way as abseiling down a crevice to rescue a fellow mountain-climber, or “brave” as in sticking your hand into a box of poisonous spiders, or even “brave” as in planning a trip to IKEA on a Saturday… I suppose the correct word would be adventurous. Sartorially adventurous, at that.)
A word of warning: this dress comes up on the small side. I really need at least a twelve to be truly comfortable in this. As it stands, wearing a ten, I’m having to almost cont...