Heart Pattern Long Sleeve Patchwork Top in Pink

Patchwork is one of those techniques that reads as handmade even when it is not, which is exactly why it works on something like this. Panels break the top into sections instead of leaving one flat plane, and a heart pattern runs across it. The two together give it far more going on than a plain long sleeve top, without needing anything else added on top.

The fabric is 75% polyester with 20% cotton and 5% elastane, and it is slightly stretchy. The cotton in the blend keeps it from feeling purely synthetic and the elastane means it moves with you. It is cut roomy: the bust measures 41.7 inches in a small and opens to 49.6 inches in an extra large, which sits well beyond body measurement, so this is a relaxed shape that hangs away from you rather than following your outline. Top length runs 24.8 inches through to 27.2 inches, and sleeve length from 27.4 inches to 29.3 inches.

Pink pushes it further toward playful, which is the register this top is already in, so lean into that rather than fighting it. Jeans and trainers is the obvious pairing and probably the right one. Leggings work with the longer length, since the top covers enough to balance them. If you want the waist back in the picture, a loose front tuck does it without losing the patchwork panels. Sizes run S through XL.

Why you will love it

• Patchwork panelling that breaks up the surface
• Heart pattern throughout
• Roomy relaxed cut that hangs away from the body
• Slightly stretchy with cotton in the blend
• Material composition: 75% polyester, 20% cotton, 5% elastane
• Pink colourway, sizes S to XL

Care

• Machine wash cold
• Tumble dry low