Dress patterns edit: Shirt Dresses


Shirt dresses are the evergreens of fashion – they are always in style! A shirtdress is a style of women’s dress that borrows details from a man’s shirt. These often include a collar, a button front, and/or cuffed sleeves. We want to show you a range of different shirt dress patterns that have different features and styles so you can decide what you are looking for in a shirt dress!

Our pattern range boasts a diverse range of shirt dress patterns, each flaunting unique features and styles. Explore this collection to find the shirt dress pattern that has the perfect features for you! Choose different styles of pocket, sleeves, collar variations, hem styles, floaty or fitted.

Which one is your favourite?

Simplicity Sewing Pattern 8014 Misses' Shirt Dress

Pattern: Simplicity 8014.

This classic vintage inspired shirt dress looks absolutely fantastic in a denim! Choose from 4 different length and seam finishes: a knee length dress with slim or flared skirt, and a mini dress with a straight or shirt tail hem.

Butterick Sewing Pattern B6843 Misses' Shirtdresses & Sash Palmer/Pletsch

Pattern: Butterick 6843

Isn’t this a beautiful shirtdress a dream? This design has a notched collar which makes it looks really different from other shirt dresses. It has a tie belt and you can add short sleeves or long sleeves with cuffs.

Simplicity Pattern 8546 Misses' and Miss Petite Shirt Dresses

Pattern: Simplicity 8546.

A shirt dress to impress! We love this maxi-length, but if this isn’t for you, this pattern comes with lots of options to make it your own. Choose from different lengths, sleeves with added ruffles, 2 different sleeve cuffs, 2 different collars and a fabulous cold-shoulder variation.