Simone Ashley oozes cool-girl chic in mini dress and knee-high boots

 Simone Ashley is seen in Midtown on February 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by TheStewartofNY/GC Images)
Simone Ashley is seen in Midtown on February 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by TheStewartofNY/GC Images) (GC Images)

If there's one person we can rely on for It-girl-inspired street style inspiration, it's Simone Ashley.

When the British actress isn't dazzling with Regencycore fashion on screen in her role as Kate Bridgerton (née Sharma) on the Netflix hit series Bridgerton, she's spotted out and about proving her penchant for fashion.

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In her latest look, the 29-year-old appeared in New York to promote her upcoming rom-com, Picture This.

 Simone Ashley is seen in Midtown on February 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by TheStewartofNY/GC Images)
Simone Ashley stepped out in New York to promote her film, Picture This (GC Images)

She oozed cool-girl chic in a brownish-red checkered mini dress featuring Y2K-approved low-slung belts, from Coperni's pre-fall/winter 2025 collection.

We expected to see a rise in double-belting after seeing designers pepper the runways with the styling trick on the AW25 runways. Brands including Michael Kors and JW Anderson sent models down the catwalk in skirts and trousers with two belts around the waist.

Simone's dress puts a fashion-forward spin on the classic checkered pattern, often worn by British royals including the Princess of Wales.

Simone Ashley is seen in Midtown on February 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by TheStewartofNY/GC Images)
She stunned in a checkered mini dress and knee high boots (GC Images)

She paired her preppy mini with a pair of pointed black knee-high boots (an It-girl wardrobe essential) by Jimmy Choo, and the chicest belted leather coat by Nour Hammour which retails at £1,430 and features a lavish, removable shearling collar.

Her entire look oozed retro cool, but with a fashion-forward spin. A checkered bag to match her dress and a pair of oval sunglasses finished off her picture-perfect attire.

Coperni pre-Fall 2025
Coperni pre-Fall 2025 (Coperni)

Picture This is set to release on Prime Video this year (yes, we're also desperate for an official release date), starring Simone, Hero Fiennes Tiffin and Luke Fetherston. Imbd explains the synopsis: "When a spiritual guru predicts that single Pia Pia (Simone Ashley) will meet the love of her life, among the next five dates she goes on, her family intervene, setting her up on a series of increasingly desperate blind dates."

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