{"product_id":"andromeda-elegant-summer-blouse","title":"Andromeda™ | Elegant Summer Blouse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical plates spaced across the whole shirt, not clustered on the front panel.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eScattered motifs are where a widened panel shows itself fastest. A print drawn with plenty of ground between the motifs is spaced for a narrow front; widen it and the gaps widen too, so the design thins out over the fullest part of you and looks sparse exactly where it should carry. And the shirt has the standard popover fault on top: a half placket stopping at mid-chest means the body has to clear your bust with the buttons fastened, and an armhole cut tight means the first time you reach up, the hem comes away from your waistband and stays there for the rest of the afternoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAndromeda gets round the spacing problem by having a lot to space. The print is a full botanical study — anthurium, hydrangea, dandelion, tulip, iris, with butterflies and small insects worked in between — and the motifs run over the shoulders, down the sleeves and across the back, so there is no thin patch when the panel widens. The body is cut properly oversized with the armhole dropped deep towards the waist, and the hem curves longer at the centre than at the sides.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it works\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDensely worked botanical print:\u003c\/strong\u003e large blooms with small insects filling the ground between them, so the pattern doesn't thin out on a wider panel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe print runs over the shoulders and onto the sleeves:\u003c\/strong\u003e nothing stops at the side seam.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWide body with a deep dropped armhole:\u003c\/strong\u003e it goes on over your head easily.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBatwing sleeve:\u003c\/strong\u003e you reach and the sleeve moves, not the hem.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurved high-low hem:\u003c\/strong\u003e longer at the centre front and back, shorter at the sides.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRoomy sleeves:\u003c\/strong\u003e wide enough at the upper arm to turn back and leave turned back.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFit note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoxy and oversized — take your usual size. The pale blue ground is fine and lets light through at the hem, so a cami underneath if you'd rather it weren't see-through. The sleeves are made to be worn turned back. Sizes M to 4XL.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Curve Queen","offers":[{"title":"M","offer_id":58416109748607,"sku":"AD252-blue-M","price":74.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":58416109781375,"sku":"AD252-blue-L","price":74.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":58416109814143,"sku":"AD252-blue-XL","price":74.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2XL","offer_id":58416109846911,"sku":"AD252-blue-2XL","price":74.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3XL","offer_id":58416109879679,"sku":"AD252-blue-3XL","price":74.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4XL","offer_id":58416109912447,"sku":"AD252-blue-4XL","price":74.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1026\/2305\/2159\/files\/12-Photoroom_1_c212365e-1b7f-43b5-9077-37b4ac91fac4.jpg?v=1789216501","url":"https:\/\/curve-queen.com\/products\/andromeda-elegant-summer-blouse","provider":"Curve Queen","version":"1.0","type":"link"}