{"product_id":"bexley™-elegant-summer-blouse","title":"Bexley™ | Elegant Summer Blouse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne big graphic across the front, built into colour blocks rather than dropped on top of them.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA single large motif is the hardest thing to get right on a garment that comes in more than one size. Print it as a patch on the front panel and it has to land somewhere specific — and when the panel gets wider, it either stretches sideways or drifts off centre and the placket cuts it in half. That is why most shops keep the bold graphics on the narrow sizes and give the rest a small all-over repeat. Underneath that sits the ordinary popover problem: one opening stopping at mid-chest, a body that has to clear your bust with the buttons fastened, and an armhole that binds at the upper arm so reaching up lifts the hem off your waistband.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBexley builds the graphic into the garment instead of onto it. The leopard head is set against a red block on one side and a cream-and-black spotted panel on the other, so the whole front is a composition rather than a motif on a background — the colour blocks carry the design when the panel widens. The body is cut properly oversized with the armhole dropped deep towards the waist, so it goes over your head without a struggle and reaching moves the sleeve, not the hem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it works\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGraphic built into colour blocks:\u003c\/strong\u003e the red panel and the spotted panel carry the composition, so it doesn't read as a motif stretched across a wider front.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHigh-contrast black, cream and red:\u003c\/strong\u003e bold enough that ordinary folds and creases read as part of the design.\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, which is the step popovers usually fail.\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 with a contrast turn-back cuff:\u003c\/strong\u003e wide enough at the upper arm to roll and stay rolled.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFit note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoxy and oversized by design — take your usual size. The button placket runs down through the artwork, so the two halves meet at the buttons; that is how it is drawn. The weave is fine and lets some light through at the hem. The sleeves are meant to be turned back to the contrast cuff. Sizes M to 4XL.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Curve Queen","offers":[{"title":"M","offer_id":58416110010751,"sku":"MM344-Multicolor-M","price":74.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":58416110043519,"sku":"MM344-Multicolor-L","price":74.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":58416110076287,"sku":"MM344-Multicolor-XL","price":74.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2XL","offer_id":58416110109055,"sku":"MM344-Multicolor-2XL","price":74.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3XL","offer_id":58416110141823,"sku":"MM344-Multicolor-3XL","price":74.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4XL","offer_id":58416110174591,"sku":"MM344-Multicolor-4XL","price":74.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1026\/2305\/2159\/files\/90_13315e0b-95a4-420e-ab4c-db7838b91764.png?v=1789216502","url":"https:\/\/curve-queen.com\/products\/bexley%e2%84%a2-elegant-summer-blouse","provider":"Curve Queen","version":"1.0","type":"link"}