23 New Zara Dresses Our Editors Are Buying That Look Pricey (But Aren't)

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(Image credit: @_sierramayhew; Pictured: Zara Midi Bustier Dress ($90))

Ask any of our Who What Wear fashion editors where they shop for expensive-looking yet affordable items and I can guarantee Zara will be practically everyone's number one choice. The Spanish brand always gets it right when it comes to luxe-looking pieces that are always on-trend.

So now that the temps on my weather app keep rising (hurrah!), I have dresses on my mind, and I've been keen to add a handful of chic options to my Zara cart for the warm-weather season ahead. To get inspired, I asked my fellow Who What Wear editors to share the Zara dresses that they're eyeing right now that are affordable but actually look triple the price. Who doesn't want a luxe-looking outfit? Keep scrolling for the best Zara dresses to get your hands on this season, from minimalist '90s silhouettes to silky fabrics.

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Kristen Nichols, Senior Editor
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Erin Fitzpatrick, Senior News Editor
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Grace O'Connell-Joshua, Assistant Shopping Editor
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Kat Collings, Editor in Chief
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Anna LaPlaca, Editor
(Image credit: @anna__laplaca)

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Judith Jones, Senior Market Editor
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Nicole Akhtarzad Eshaghpour, Senior Market Editor
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Sierra Mayhew, Associate Editor
(Image credit: @_sierramayhew)

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Eliza Huber, Editor
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Alyson Payer, Senior Editor
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Yusra Siddiqui, Assistant Market Editor
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Jasmine Fox-Suliaman, Editor
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Judith Jones
Senior Fashion Market Editor

Judith is the senior fashion market editor at Who What Wear and has worked in fashion for nearly a decade. Judith started on the Shop Who What Wear team, creating content and managing a team of merchandisers for the Who What Wear shopping app. She later crossed over to the editorial team, where she shares the coolest, most desirable fashion market finds and brands in her shopping-focused stories and social takeovers. She has become one of the top affiliate earners during her six plus years at Who What Wear. Before working in fashion, Judith was a TV host on the PBS travel show Globe Trekker (airing on Netflix and Amazon Prime) and shared her passion for travel and food. She studied at the prestigious London Academy of Dramatic Arts as well as Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York. She later studied fashion merchandising and design, which laid the foundation for her career in fashion.


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