{"product_id":"prentice™-elegant-summer-blouse","title":"Prentice™ | Elegant Summer Blouse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA pullover shirt that actually pulls over.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePopover shirts fail on a fuller body for a reason that has nothing to do with you. The opening is only half a placket, so the garment has to be wide enough to pass your chest with the buttons done up — and when the body is graded up from a small block, it isn't. Then there's the armhole: cut where the pattern says, it binds at the upper arm, so the first time you reach for something on a high shelf the whole shirt lifts off your waistband and stays there. And a level hem sits short at the front, because the fabric has further to travel over the bust and stomach than it does down your back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePrentice answers all three with cut rather than stretch. The body is genuinely oversized and the armhole is dropped deep towards the waist, so it goes over your head with nothing to negotiate and reaching moves the sleeve instead of the hem. The placket runs down past the fullest part of the chest before it ends, so the last button isn't sitting on the widest point. The hem is curved — shorter at the sides, dipping longer at the centre front and back — so there is length in reserve exactly where a straight hem runs out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it works\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLong half-placket:\u003c\/strong\u003e the buttons run past the fullest part of the chest before the opening ends, so the gap doesn't land at the bust point.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeep dropped armhole and batwing sleeve:\u003c\/strong\u003e you reach and the sleeve moves, not the hem.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBoxy oversized body:\u003c\/strong\u003e it goes on over your head with nothing to wriggle past — the thing popovers usually get wrong.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurved high-low hem:\u003c\/strong\u003e longer at the centre back, shorter at the sides, so it still covers when you sit without adding width at the hip.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDense concentric line print:\u003c\/strong\u003e a moving pattern rather than flat colour, so ordinary folds and creases read as part of the design.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoft pointed collar and chest patch pocket:\u003c\/strong\u003e the collar sits open at the throat without pulling, and the pocket is set high and to the side.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFit note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCut very generously — the shoulder seam is meant to sit out on your arm, not on your shoulder. Take your usual size for the intended oversized shape. The weave is fine and lets light through at the hem; the dark lines break that up, but a cami underneath if you'd rather it weren't see-through at all. The sleeves are made to be worn turned back. Sizes M to 4XL.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Curve Queen","offers":[{"title":"M","offer_id":58416100245887,"sku":"CC565-Noir-M","price":74.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":58416100278655,"sku":"CC565-Noir-L","price":74.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":58416100311423,"sku":"CC565-Noir-XL","price":74.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2XL","offer_id":58416100344191,"sku":"CC565-Noir-2XL","price":74.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3XL","offer_id":58416100376959,"sku":"CC565-Noir-3XL","price":74.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4XL","offer_id":58416195142015,"sku":null,"price":74.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1026\/2305\/2159\/files\/89_3785cb39-c670-45c1-96bf-3fdcfc0bba8f.png?v=1789216499","url":"https:\/\/curve-queen.com\/products\/prentice%e2%84%a2-elegant-summer-blouse","provider":"Curve Queen","version":"1.0","type":"link"}