{"product_id":"bianca™-elegant-summer-blouse","title":"Bianca™ | Elegant Summer Blouse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBig painted leaves, not a small busy repeat that falls apart on a wide panel.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA dense little print looks fine on a swatch and then goes wrong on a larger garment. Scaled from a small sample, the repeat crowds across the widest part of the body, every fold cuts a motif in half, and the whole thing reads as noise rather than pattern. The construction has its own problems: a popover has one opening that stops halfway down the chest, so the body itself has to clear your bust with the buttons fastened — and if the armhole is cut tight on top of that, reaching for anything above shoulder height lifts the hem clear of your waistband and it stays there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBianca is drawn around both. The print is a painterly tropical leaf design at large scale — monstera, fern fronds and hibiscus in green and teal on deep purple — and big shapes keep their proportion as the panel gets wider. The pattern carries onto the sleeves too, so nothing stops at the side seam. The body is cut genuinely wide with the armhole dropped deep towards the waist, and the sleeves are roomy enough at the upper arm to turn back to the contrast cuff and stay there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it works\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge painted leaf motifs instead of a small dense repeat:\u003c\/strong\u003e big shapes keep their proportion on a wider panel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe print carries onto the sleeves:\u003c\/strong\u003e the design doesn't stop 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, which is where popovers usually fail.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBatwing sleeve:\u003c\/strong\u003e reaching moves the sleeve, not the hem.\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\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\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFit note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoxy and generous — take your usual size. The weave 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 meant to be turned back rather than worn down at the wrist. Sizes M to 4XL.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Curve Queen","offers":[{"title":"M","offer_id":58416100442495,"sku":"CC509-#ses-Purple leaves-Purple-M","price":74.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":58416100475263,"sku":"CC509-#ses-Purple leaves-Purple-L","price":74.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":58416100508031,"sku":"CC509-#ses-Purple leaves-Purple-XL","price":74.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2XL","offer_id":58416100540799,"sku":"CC509-#ses-Purple leaves-Purple-2XL","price":74.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3XL","offer_id":58416100573567,"sku":"CC509-#ses-Purple leaves-Purple-3XL","price":74.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4XL","offer_id":58416100606335,"sku":"CC509-#ses-Purple leaves-Purple-4XL","price":74.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1026\/2305\/2159\/files\/23-Photoroom_4c42b532-3302-4b2b-8b63-cba48a626967.jpg?v=1789216498","url":"https:\/\/curve-queen.com\/products\/bianca%e2%84%a2-elegant-summer-blouse","provider":"Curve Queen","version":"1.0","type":"link"}