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43 Comfy T-Shirt Dresses To Wear This Summer

Short or long, fitted or oversized, plain or printed—this wardrobe staple has range.
T-shirt dresses are easy to throw on a go. This one is $440, from marc-cain.com

A cute and comfortable dress that's easy to style is a must-have when summer hits, and there's no piece as versatile as the humble T-shirt dress. Short or long, fitted or oversized, plain or printed—the possibilities are endless! Pair it with your favourite pair of sneakers or sandals and a few accessories for a stylish, effortless outfit you can wear anywhere.

Scroll to shop our top picks for the season, including breezy options by Black-owned fashion labels and Canadian designers.

Encircled

Everyday T-Shirt Dress, $154, encircled.ca. Available for pre-order.

Encircled Everyday T-Shirt Dress

Torrid

Jersey Drawstrings T-Shirt Dress, US$60, torrid.com.

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Torrid Jersey Drawstrings T-Shirt Dress

Everlane

The Weekend Tee Dress, $49, everlane.com.

Everlane The Weekend Tee Dress

Wilfred

Leopard Shirt Dress, $158, aritzia.com.

Wilfred Leopard Shirt Dress

Lemlem

Amira Smock Dress, US$425, lemlem.com.

Lemlem Amira Smock Dress

Hoi Bo

Structured T-Dress, $198, hoibo.com.

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Hoi Bo Structured T-Dress

H&M+

Jersey T-Shirt Dress, $20, hm.com.

H&M+ Jersey T-Shirt Dress

Gap

Short Sleeve Midi Dress, $80, gapcanada.ca.

Gap Short Sleeve Midi Dress

American Eagle

Printed Tiered Babydoll Dress, $60, ae.com.

American Eagle Printed Tiered Babydoll Dress

Eileen Fisher

Texture Stripe T-Shirt Dress, $268, nordstrom.ca.

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Eileen Fisher Texture Stripe T-Shirt Dress

Addition Elle

Short Ribbed Dress, $40, additionelle.com.

Addition Elle Short Ribbed Dress

Frank and Oak

Good Cotton Tee Dress, $70, frankandoak.com.

Frank and Oak Good Cotton Tee Dress

Franc

The T-Shirt Dress, $71, wewearfranc.com.

Franc The T-Shirt Dress

Topshop

Open Back T-Shirt Dress, $60, thebay.com.

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Topshop Open Back T-Shirt Dress

Free People

Carissa Tee Dress, $98, freepeople.com.

Free People Carissa Tee Dress

H&M

Cotton T-Shirt Dress, $20, hm.com.

H&M Cotton T-Shirt Dress

Eloquii

Printed Flare Sleeve Dress, US$130, eloquii.com.

Eloquii Printed Flare Sleeve Dress

J.Crew

Midi T-Shirt Dress, $88, jcrew.com.

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J.Crew Midi T-Shirt Dress

Joe Fresh

Knit Tweed Dress, $34, joefresh.com.

Joe Fresh Knit Tweed Dress

Reitmans

Short Sleeve Crew Neck Dress, $60, reitmans.com.

Reitmans Short Sleeve Crew Neck Dress

Kit and Ace

Brushed Tie Dress, $148, kitandace.com.

Kit and Ace Brushed Tie Dress

Madewell

Tomboy Pocket Tee Dress, $68, madewell.com.

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Madewell Tomboy Pocket Tee Dress

Eliza Faulkner

Linen Raffi Dress, $269, elizafaulkner.com.

Eliza Faulkner Linen Raffi Dress

Kotn

Babydoll Dress, $48, kotn.com.

Kotn Babydoll Dress

Oak + Fort

T-Shirt Dress, $58, oakandfort.com.

Oak + Fort T-Shirt Dress

OhSevenDays

Friday T-Shirt Dress, $184, ohsevendays.com.

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OhSevenDays Friday T-Shirt Dress

Old Navy

Plus-Size Mock-Neck Rib-Knit Tee Dress, $31, oldnavy.ca.

Old Navy Plus-Size Mock-Neck Rib-Knit Tee Dress

Paper Label

Harlow Tee Dress, $118, paperlabel.ca.

Paper Label Harlow Tee Dress

Addition Elle

Short Sleeve Skater Dress, $69, additionelle.com.

Addition Elle Short Sleeve Skater Dress

Violeta by Mango

Midi Modal Dress, $100, mango.com.

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Violeta by Mango Midi Modal Dress

Reitmans

Short Sleeve Jersey Shift Dress, $60, reitmans.com.

Reitmans Short Sleeve Jersey Shift Dress

Studio One Eighty Nine

Cotton V-Neck Dress, US$325, studiooneeightynine.com.

Studio One Eighty Nine Cotton V-Neck Dress

Uniqlo

Crew Neck Short Sleeve Tee Dress, $20, uniqlo.com.

Uniqlo U Crew Neck Short Sleeve Tee Dress

Smash + Tess

The Jane Dress, $135, smashtess.ca.

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Smash + Tess The Jane Dress

See by Chloé

Poplin T-Shirt Dress, $250, simons.ca.

See by Chloé Poplin T-Shirt Dress

Universal Standard

Halie T-Shirt Dress, $105, universalstandard.com.

Universal Standard Halie T-Shirt Dress

Wilfred Free

Corin V-Neck Midi Dress, $78, aritzia.com.

Wilfred Free Corin V-Neck Midi Dress

Marc Jacobs

The Striped T-Shirt Dress, $396, shopbop.com.

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Marc Jacobs The Striped T-Shirt Dress

Daily Paper

Erib Dress, $106, dailypaperclothing.com.

Daily Paper Erib Dress

Le Château

Jersey Waist Tie T-Shirt, $70, lechateau.com.

Le Château Jersey Waist Tie T-Shirt

Joe Fresh

Women+ Short Sleeve Shirt Dress, $34, joefresh.com.

Joe Fresh Women+ Short Sleeve Shirt Dress

Modcloth

Time to Play T-Shirt Dress, $63, modcloth.com.

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Modcloth Time to Play T-Shirt Dress

BB Dakota

Sunrise Self-Tie T-Shirt Dress, $89, thebay.com.

BB Dakota Sunrise Self-Tie T-Shirt Dress

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