Striped Long Sleeve Wrap Blouse in Blue

A wrap blouse is one of those quiet workhorses that earns its place in a closet by never causing trouble. This one crosses at the front and ties at the waist, so you set the neckline and the fit yourself rather than accepting whatever the pattern decided. The stripes run fine and steady across a blue ground, which keeps it looking crisp in an office and relaxed enough for a Saturday.

The material composition is 100% polyester. That gives the fabric a smooth hand and a light structured drape, so the wrap holds its shape through a full day instead of creeping open. The fabric is listed with no stretch, which means the measurements below are what you get, and it is worth reading them before you choose between two sizes. Long sleeves run to roughly 22.8 in on the smallest size and 24 in on the largest, so they reach the wrist on most frames and push up neatly when you want them out of the way.

Tuck it into tailored trousers with a pointed flat and you have a meeting outfit that needed no thought. Leave it out over straight jeans with a loafer and it reads as an easy weekend shirt instead. Because the tie sits at the waist, it already gives you a defined line, so you can skip the belt entirely. Layer a fine knit cardigan on cool mornings and keep jewellery small, since the stripe is doing the visual work.

Why you will love it

• Wrap front that ties at the waist so you control the neckline and fit
• Fine stripe on a blue ground that carries from the office to the weekend
• Long sleeves with a smooth structured drape
• Material composition: 100% polyester
• Stretch: no stretch

Care

• Machine wash cold
• Tumble dry low