I found the most perfect dress at Zara – it gives you a 00s movie vibe, run for it
A LOVE Island beauty claims she’s found the “most perfect dress” reminiscent of a noughties film – and it costs less than £50.
Lydia Karakyriakou, who used to work at Zara, was full of praise for her former employer for their beautiful yellow satin dress.
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As she tried on the dress, the 24-year-old influencer said: “Zara delivers the most perfect dress.
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“Run to Zara, girls.”
Lydia kept her look elegant with a slicked back bun, pearl earrings and a white embellished bag.
The yellow asymmetric satin dress costs £49.99 and is available in sizes extra small to large.
Zara bosses describe it as an idi dress with an asymmetrical neckline, wide strap with a knot at the back, fitted waist and invisible zip at the side.
And it definitely looks like the iconic dress from How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.
In the 2000s film, Kate Hudson plays bored magazine columnist Andie Anderson, who falls for marketing executive Benjamin Barry, played by Matthew McConaughey.
And while the film itself remains a romantic comedy classic to this day, it was the yellow satin dress Andie wore to a gala that went down in fashion history.
Carolina Herrera’s sunny yellow dress featured a low, criss-cross back.
After its release in 2003, we pretty much guaranteed that every teenage girl wanted to copy the yellow dress for her prom.
It’s no surprise then that fashion fans can’t get enough of Zara’s Andi Anderson-inspired dress.
“So cute,” one cheered.
A second wrote: “That is so beautiful.”
A third added: “I’m looking at possible bridesmaid dresses and this could be perfect.”
“It’s a NEED,” a fourth insisted.
Meanwhile, a fifth said: “No, I’m obsessed!!”
In February last year, TV beauty Lydia quit her job at high street retailer Zara to join Love Island like a bombshell.
She had a brief romance with footballer Tom Clare, but failed to make the bond last.
The Glaswegian stayed in the second villa Casa Amor for just four days before she was evicted from the hit series.
Since then, she has starred in the glamorous BBC series The Agency: Unfiltered, which follows the daily lives of Aquarius Creative’s staff and list of high-profile clients.
Lydia has now moved to Manchester and is recording her podcast Life With Lydia.
She has been overwhelmed by the response to her show, in which she talks about her life and reveals details about her successes and failures in dating, and hopes the show will now become bigger and possibly even filmed.
Why is Zara so popular?
Zara was founded in Spain in 1975 and opened its first store in the UK in 1998. It remains one of the most popular stores on the high street, but why?
Instead of producing larger quantities of a particular item, Zara would focus on producing more items.
Some statistics suggest that Zara releases 24 trend-led collections each year, 500 designs per week and almost 20,000 per year. Other estimates put production levels at 450 million garments per year.
Even if a style sells out very quickly, there are new styles ready to take the space. This means more choices and a greater chance of doing well with consumers.
Zara only leaves the designs in the store for three to four weeks. This keeps the consumer visiting the store or website. If they are just a week too late, the clothes of a certain style or trend are sold out and replaced by a new trend.
At the same time, the continuous renewal of the lines and styles in the stores ensures that customers come to the stores more often.
