Robes Zara aux styles différents portées par Caroline

Four Zara Dresses in Four Different Styles

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Robes Zara aux styles différents portées par Caroline
The key takeaway: a new Zara dress try-on, and four cuts really different from one another. A floral puff-sleeve dress with a sublimely scooped back, a satin dress of incredible softness with a pretty bow at the back, a long colourful one with a plunging neckline, my crush, and a fitted long-sleeved one, more autumnal, that turns the silhouette into an assertive working girl. Four dresses, four occasions, and proof that an accessible brand can surprise you.

Another box of Zara dresses, and you’re starting to know me, I love this. What amuses me this time is the variety of cuts, we go from flashy to minimalist, from plunging neckline to office silhouette, without ever getting bored. Some are sublime, others call for the right occasion, but all have something to tell. Let’s try them on together, and you’ll tell me which one wins your vote, because for me, the choice is far from obvious.

The floral puff-sleeve dress, the extravagant one

Let’s start with a puff-sleeve dress, floral, in fairly flashy orange-pink tones.

The back that does it all

It’s showy and self-assured, for women who love character and extravagance, and its real asset is hidden behind. The neckline dips into a V at the front, rises up at the nape, and at the back, a pretty bow reveals the shoulder blades. It’s magnificent, and if you have a toned back, it’s the chance to show it off. In a size M, the cut falls perfectly, with a little pair of pink heels that matches beautifully.

The lesson on sizing. On dresses fitted at the bust, you’re often better off going up a size for comfort and closure. A dress that’s too tight shows and feels bad all evening long. The right drape always wins over the number on the label.

The satin dress and the long colourful one, elegance

We move on to two more dressed-up dresses, in two opposite registers.

The black satin one and its bow

The black dress is of incredible softness, easily mistaken for satin, with a sublime little bow at the back. It’s perfect for an evening out or a date, and pairs just as well with pink heels as with black court shoes. A chic classic that never disappoints.

The long colourful one, my crush

And then there’s this long dress, light, in a magnificent colour, probably my favourite of the try-on. The plunging neckline, the subtle cut-outs on the sides, the perfect length, it’s all there. My only worry, I don’t yet know on which occasion to do it justice, it’s so spectacular.

The fitted long-sleeved dress, the working girl

We finish with a long-sleeved dress, more autumnal, to wear with tights in winter.

When the outfit makes the confidence

I wasn’t sure I’d like it just by looking at it, and yet, once on, it completely won me over. Very feminine, fitted, it shapes the silhouette and shifts you into the register of a self-assured office woman. Just goes to show, clothes don’t make the woman, but they do give a serious dose of confidence. Just be careful sitting down, its fitted cut forgives nothing.

One dress, one occasion. Rather than looking for the do-it-all dress, I now choose according to the moment, the satin one for a dinner, the long one for a big event, the fitted one for the office. Four targeted dresses are worth more than a single one meant to cover everything.

Four dresses, four moods

What I take away from this try-on is that one and the same brand can offer four faces as different as these, the extravagant one, the chic one, the spectacular one, the working girl. To each her day, to each her urge. The references for the models still available are to be found over on the video, if one of them caught your eye too.

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PS. Tell me in the comments your favourite dress, the long colourful one or the fitted working girl one… and admit it, you too sometimes buy a sublime dress without knowing when you’ll wear it.