4.2 ★Multicolor GreenShirred cuff floral work blouse
Lined long-sleeve floral blouse with shirred cuffs and a ruffle at the wrist, built for desk hours.

$5.99
Check price & buyThe dark ground on this one does a lot of work: the floral print reads as pattern rather than as a loud summer motif, which keeps the blouse usable at a desk. It is 100% polyester chiffon, light enough to move in heat, with a ruffle running along the V-neck and short sleeves that leave the forearm bare. Still new to the catalogue, with only a modest run of feedback behind it.
In stock at our retail partner at the last catalogue check.
The V-neck is trimmed with a ruffle rather than left plain, so the detail sits where the eye lands first. It softens an otherwise simple short-sleeve shape, and it is the reason this top can be read as dressy once it is paired with tailored trousers.
Polyester chiffon is thin and loosely draped, so the body of the blouse hangs away from the torso instead of clinging. That is the argument for wearing it in July; it also means the fabric moves a great deal whenever there is any breeze.
Most floral blouses in this category print onto light fabric. Dark green changes the register: the flowers sit against depth, and the top lands closer to evening wear than to a picnic shirt, which widens where it can go after the working day.
Dark ground, light fabric: a floral blouse that does not announce the season it belongs to.
Short sleeves and a V-neck, with a body cut loose rather than fitted. There are no closures to work around, so it pulls on over the head. Cold machine wash on a gentle cycle or wash by hand; the care note rules out bleach and the tumble dryer.
4.2 ★Multicolor GreenLined long-sleeve floral blouse with shirred cuffs and a ruffle at the wrist, built for desk hours.
4.3 ★Army GreenBurnout floral fabric with ruffled edges at the neck and sleeves, real buttons at the front, in four colours.
4.1 ★Army GreenA loose button-down with raised 3D florettes worked across the cloth, in army green, black or white.
Fabric: Cotton blend
4.3 ★BlackSwiss dot woven in black, shaped by an empire waist and a peplum hem, with puff at the shoulder.
Fabric: Polyester