DOROTHY | shirt dress | cotton

A versatile button through shirt dress with large front patch pockets. Made in a variety of cottons including this woven check. The sleeves are bracelet length and finish with a buttoned cuff. Deep side seam pockets for all your bits and bobs. This dress finishes mid calf with a deep hem.

Model is a size 10 wearing a size 2

100% cotton

Cool wash and shake out, hang to dry naturally

medium iron as required  

Every garment arrives  gift boxed using recyclable materials with a recipe detailing the ingredients, their origins, the story and processes involved.  

It is a  2-3  week schedule from order to dispatch.

If in doubt about your size, please contact us at hello@withnell.co

Sustainability & Ethics  - We don't waste fabric. We only cut garments once an order has been placed. Our off-cuts are repurposed to make accessories. We charge a living wage for labour and we accommodate flexible working hours.  All our materials are made from natural fibres.  We design, make patterns, samples  and your garments  in house.  

The Story 

Dorothy is named after  my mum who was  little sister to Joan and Molly. She was brought up during WW2 and like many of that generation, make do and mend became part of their life. Her philosophy was buy good quality and it will last.  She always invested in good quality clothes and shoes that would work hard for many years. Only a practical shirt dress could be a Dorothy dress. If it wasn’t practical, useful and made to last she wouldn’t entertain it.