{"product_id":"merritt™-elegant-summer-blouse","title":"Merritt™ | Elegant Summer Blouse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColour blocks that don't have to land in any particular place.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eColour-blocked garments are usually cut, not printed: a pink yoke, a grey side panel, a yellow hem, each one a separate piece sewn at a seam. Grade that up from a smaller block and every block widens at a different rate, so the proportions that looked balanced on the sample go lopsided, and the seams land somewhere nobody planned. The other fault is the one every button-front shirt has: the buttons sit at intervals set by a smaller chest, so the widest point of your bust falls between two of them and the front pulls open into a gap the moment you reach or lean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMerritt gets the look without the risk, because the blocks are printed rather than pieced — the pink shoulder, the sage sleeve, the yellow panel and the grey side are all one piece of cloth, with a drawn cat and a bunch of flowers laid over the top. Nothing has to meet at a seam, so nothing can miss. And the body is cut boxy and loose, so the placket is never carrying tension across the chest, which is what opens a button gap in the first place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it works\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColour blocks printed, not pieced:\u003c\/strong\u003e no seams that have to land in the right place, so the proportions hold at every size.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBoxy cut through chest and waist:\u003c\/strong\u003e the front hangs loose instead of being held across you, which is the actual cause of a gaping placket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrawing laid over the blocks:\u003c\/strong\u003e the cat and flowers run across the colour changes, so the eye follows the artwork rather than the joins.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDropped shoulder seams:\u003c\/strong\u003e meant to sit out on the arm, so a size chosen for your chest still hangs straight.\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 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 weave is fine and lets some 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. One colourway. Sizes M to 4XL.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Curve Queen","offers":[{"title":"Multicolor \/ M","offer_id":58416111550847,"sku":"PZ642-#ses-Multicolor-M","price":74.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Multicolor \/ L","offer_id":58416111583615,"sku":"PZ642-#ses-Multicolor-L","price":74.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Multicolor \/ XL","offer_id":58416111616383,"sku":"PZ642-#ses-Multicolor-XL","price":74.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Multicolor \/ 2XL","offer_id":58416111649151,"sku":"PZ642-#ses-Multicolor-2XL","price":74.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Multicolor \/ 3XL","offer_id":58416111681919,"sku":"PZ642-#ses-Multicolor-3XL","price":74.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Multicolor \/ 4XL","offer_id":58416111714687,"sku":"PZ642-#ses-Multicolor-4XL","price":74.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1026\/2305\/2159\/files\/14-Photoroom_1_8c669fcc-f369-42e3-a2b0-b51f211bdcc8.jpg?v=1789216502","url":"https:\/\/curve-queen.com\/products\/merritt%e2%84%a2-elegant-summer-blouse","provider":"Curve Queen","version":"1.0","type":"link"}