Blouse with broderie anglaise, V-neck and voluminous sleeves

A romantic blouse with a broderie anglaise finish: an openwork pattern that lets light through and gives the fabric relief. A V-neck and voluminous sleeves complete the silhouette. The blouse looks just as good with jeans as with a skirt or smart trousers.

Details

• Openwork broderie pattern
• V-neck
• Voluminous sleeves
• Sizes S, M and L
• Easy to style, casual or dressed up

What broderie does

With broderie the pattern is in the fabric itself: small openings, edged with embroidery. That gives the blouse texture without a print or a second colour. At a distance you read a calm surface, up close you see the work. That makes it simple enough for every day and polished enough for a dinner.

The V-neck and the sleeves

Volume at the sleeves calls for calm elsewhere, and the V-neck provides it. It opens up the face and lengthens the neck, so the wide sleeves do not weigh heavily on the shoulders. A fine necklace at the neckline works well; a big statement necklace competes with the sleeves.

Styling

On straight jeans for a casual-chic look, with the blouse loose or half tucked in. With a skirt or smart trousers it becomes a blouse for a party or an evening out. Because the sleeves already give volume, something slim underneath works better than something wide. As a top layer, a short cardigan that leaves the sleeves free suits it.

What you wear underneath

An openwork pattern always lets something through. What you wear underneath therefore helps decide how the blouse looks: a skin-coloured top shows the pattern without drawing attention to it, a contrasting colour really brings it out.

Care

The fabric composition is not given in this description, so follow the care label and feel free to ask Camille. Broderie generally likes a gentle approach: a delicates programme in a laundry bag, not too hot and not in the tumble dryer, so the embroidery does not snag or lose its shape. Iron on the inside.

Come and try it on in Koksijde. With voluminous sleeves you only see in the mirror how they fall on your shoulders.