You Can Finally Buy Anne Hathaway’s Gap Audrey Hepburn-Inspired Summer Shirtdress

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Last week, the internet was abuzz when Anne Hathaway stunned in Rome wearing gleaming gems, sharp white pumps, and an unexpected floor-skimming shirtdress that came custom-designed by Zac Posen for Gap. Inspired by Aubrey Hepburn’s distinctive style in “Roman Holiday,” the Oscar-winning actor’s ensemble made the case that shirt dresses can be exceptionally chic for day-to-night wear — and Gap just released an effortlessly elegant version you can buy today.

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Reminiscent of classic 1950s stylings comprised of a blouse and billowing midi skirt, the new Gap White Poplin Shirtdress breathes an air of modernity into the vintage-inspired shirtdress with flattering darts and soft tailoring. The $158 red carpet replica features the same crisp architecture and airy organic cotton fabrication as Hathaway’s, with functional touches like side pockets and a line of front buttons that allow you to wear the dress in more ways than one.

“What’s more iconic and fresh than a white shirt?,” wrote Hathaway’s stylist Erin Walsh on Instagram. “In plotting this with @zacposen and defining a new era of @gap Couture, we were thinking Roman Holiday and deconstructed elegance. Refined and raw. It’s a little risky to rock a white shirt dress at a gala. But somehow — it was utter perfection.

While you can certainly layer the shirtdress with a white bustier à la Hathaway (which is not included with the dress), you can also lean into Hepburn’s styling in the iconic film with a waist-cinching leather belt and a silk neck scarf, leave it open as a long shirt with jeans, or sport it as a swim cover-up for days spent along the coast. The style serves as a blank canvas for summer styling that can seamlessly be dressed up or down, whether paired with minimalist flats or Mary Jane shoes for the office or a relaxed daytime outing, or with smart loafers that lean into sophisticated menswear sensibilities woven through the tailored design.

“Designing this custom white shirt dress was an exciting opportunity to reimagine Gap’s classic white shirt,” said Posen in a press release. “By incorporating elements like the shirt’s collar and placket, and adding feminine touches with darting at the waist, we created a modern look that pays homage to the elegance of Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday. It’s a connection of timeless style with contemporary fashion.”

The genius melding of Hathaway’s luminous glamour with Hepburn’s enduring legacy as a fashion muse and Gap’s signature white shirts through the lens of Posen’s architectural design positions the affordable shirtdress as an immediate hit for versatile summer capsule wardrobe. Whether you’re heading off on your own “Roman Holiday” this summer or simply searching for a debonair outfit-maker, you’ll want to don this dress all season long.

Shop the new Gap White Poplin Shirtdress below — but hurry, the highly-anticipated style is bound to sell out in a matter of hours.

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Olivia Cigliano is a Commerce Writer & Producer at Footwear News and WWD where she writes shopping content across fashion, beauty, footwear, TikTok style trends, and more. Cigliano received her bachelor’s degree in journalism from Emerson College, and her byline can be found in publications including Elite Daily and CR Fashion Book. She is currently based in New York City. She regularly reports on exciting releases from top brands like Gap.

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