Marks and Spencer's £4 dress is the 'perfect everyday wear for the summer' "I love this! Very comfortable and great quality. Not clingy. I’ve bought a few dresses in similar style from M&S this year, love them all."
When the temperature rises, finding an outfit that looks polished yet keeps you cool can be challenging. However, Marks and Spencer shoppers believe they have found the solution in a simple cotton dress hailed as the 'perfect everyday dress for summer'.
The Cotton Rich Striped Mini Column Dress
The Cotton Rich Striped Mini Column Dress is in high demand thanks to its relatively affordable £20 price tag. But we've discovered a way to get it for even less by becoming a new member of cashback platform TopCashback. New members who sign up for free can benefit from a £15 registration bonus, which they'll receive within seven days of their first purchase via TopCashback.
Alongside this, members will also get cashback on this buy, meaning that once the dress is bought for £20, they receive a total of £15.50 back, essentially dropping the price to £4.50. This figure is based on free click and collect; standard delivery will be an additional £3.99.
While this reduced price is exclusively for customers new to both platforms, existing M&S shoppers can still use the TopCashback bonus, securing the dress for a slightly higher £4.83.
Design and Features
Coming in a chic red Breton stripe design, the T-shirt-esque dress is perfect for casual days that require something easy and effortless to throw on. Its regular fit, thanks to elastane, is relatively stretchy, adding to comfort. The ribbed jersey fabric makes it flexible and breathable, while the thicker red slash neckline adds sophistication.
The dress has short sleeves, ideal for hotter temperatures, and a mini length that works well with trainers, sandals, boots, and flip flops in summer. Available in sizes six to 18, a great feature is that it comes in three lengths, catering to a range of statures.
Customer Reviews
Despite being a new launch, the dress has already accrued a 4.8 star rating from 11 reviews. One shopper said: "Lovely soft cotton. Perfect everyday dress for the summer." Another added: "I love this! Very comfortable and great quality. Not clingy. I’ve bought a few dresses in similar style from M&S this year, love them all."
However, for some shoppers the length was a bit too 'mini'. One person remarked: "Good value, nice fit and easy pull on dress. The length was a bit short for me so returned unfortunately." A solution is ordering the longer length, as one M&S fan did: "Very nice summer/beach dress. Nice red/cream colour and good length just above the knee in regular." Another echoed: "This is such a comfortable little dress; soft and easy to pull on. I ordered the tall because I didn’t want a mini dress and at 5'4" it comes just above my knees, perfect for me."
Others suggested going up a size for those who don't want something so 'clingy': "Great summer dress. Read the reviews so knew to buy a larger size and avoid the too tight cling. Greatly amused and perfect with my red jacket."
How to Get the Dress for £4.50
- New members of TopCashback need to sign up via this link.
- Search for Marks and Spencer and click 'Get Cashback Now'.
- Shop the Cotton Rich Striped Mini Column Dress and checkout.
- Cashback will track and appear in TopCashback accounts within seven working days of purchase.
While the M&S dress has earned fashion fans' approval, alternatives include Next's Blue Stripe 100% Cotton Tie Waist Jersey T-Shirt Mini Dress at £29, and COS' Cotton Mini T-Shirt Dress at £65, which has a similar red and white stripe but a more relaxed fit.
