Céline's SS 2017 showed a clear partiality towards sheer jerseys and drapey silks made in loose, unrestricting cuts. Case in point – this highly literal riff on a shirt dress, consisting of an oversized shirt hemmed with a translucent pleated skirt.

The oversized button-up with an exaggerated 70s dagger collar (large enough to be knotted like a scarf) is made in blue fil-a-fil cotton – a fabric typically used in men's shirting. A button loop on the inner elbow narrows the loose sleeves or allows them to stay rolled up. Pressed side pleats below the yoke offer a bit of leeway to the back (or to the bust, should you wear it back-to-front as shown on the runway).

These qualities seem to imply a repurposing of a large vintage men’s shirt into womenswear, highlighted by the simple addition of a contrasting pleated skirt in a diaphanous jersey fabric.

The end result is a dress with a generous silhouette that is conceptual in appearance yet equally practical in use, reflective of Céline’s objective of showing interesting clothes for women to move in.