{"product_id":"ottilie-elegant-summer-shirt","title":"Ottilie™ | Elegant Summer Shirt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePetals drawn big enough that only a few fit across the front.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe default print for a larger size is a small one — a fine scattered repeat, because it is safe and because someone decided it was appropriate. It is also the print that fails: a repeat spaced for a narrow panel crowds over the fullest part of you and opens out at the sides, and every fold in the cloth slices a motif in half. The neckline compounds it. A V measured on a shallower chest opens deeper and wider on a fuller bust, so it sits lower than it looked, and a V finished with a narrow binding has no body of its own — it rolls outward and falls forward the moment you lean over a table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOttilie goes the other way on both counts. The petals are drawn large and overlapping, only a few across the width, with white line work through them — a motif that size keeps its shape however wide the panel gets, and the overlapping layers mean there is no regular grid to distort. The V is trimmed with a gathered, doubled ruffle running the full length of the neckline and placket, and a doubled edge has real stiffness, so the neckline keeps the shape it was cut in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it works\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge overlapping petals:\u003c\/strong\u003e only a few across the width, so the motif keeps its shape on a wider panel instead of crowding.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNo regular grid:\u003c\/strong\u003e the petals layer over each other rather than repeating on a set spacing, so nothing distorts visibly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRuffled self-trim down the neckline and placket:\u003c\/strong\u003e the doubled edge holds the V's shape rather than rolling or falling forward.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eButtons from mid-torso down:\u003c\/strong\u003e the front stays closed below the V without a fastening on the fullest part of the chest.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDropped shoulder seams:\u003c\/strong\u003e nothing has to land on your shoulder point, so sizing for the bust doesn't throw the sleeve out of place.\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 lilac ground is a fine weave and lets light through, most visibly at the hem; 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. One colourway. Sizes M to 4XL.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Curve Queen","offers":[{"title":"Purple \/ M","offer_id":58416112271743,"sku":"AD257-Purple-Purple-M","price":74.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Purple \/ L","offer_id":58416112304511,"sku":"AD257-Purple-Purple-L","price":74.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Purple \/ XL","offer_id":58416112337279,"sku":"AD257-Purple-Purple-XL","price":74.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Purple \/ 2XL","offer_id":58416112370047,"sku":"AD257-Purple-Purple-2XL","price":74.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Purple \/ 3XL","offer_id":58416112402815,"sku":"AD257-Purple-Purple-3XL","price":74.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Purple \/ 4XL","offer_id":58417851466111,"sku":null,"price":74.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1026\/2305\/2159\/files\/77_24afabc9-e743-4fc9-b2ad-85f3a0c8c953.png?v=1789216504","url":"https:\/\/curve-queen.com\/products\/ottilie-elegant-summer-shirt","provider":"Curve Queen","version":"1.0","type":"link"}