Softened Bloused Dropped 1920s Waists
If you want a rest from all the nipped in waist then cover up in style with a blouson casual or smock top. Pregnant women, the pleasantly plump and plus sizes will also be delighted with this blouse smock look. The line between blouse, smock, tunic and dress will often be hard to fathom. But this is a pretty look and will suit many women who long for the alternative comfort of a loose top over their midriff. Loose smock and blouson tops like these are especially comfortable on warm balmy days. They stretch your wardrobe by enabling mix and match combinations that can go from day into evening.
Above Left – Royal Blue/Sapphire Bloused Top from Religion.
Centre Left – Bloused Planet Digital Print Ruched Silk Blouse, Blue – £99. Available at John Lewis.
Centre Right – Matalan SS10 – Be Beau Print Halter Top £14 – Stockist Tel. 0845 330 3330
Far Right – Matalan Spring Summer 2010 Clothing – Et Vous Citrus Block Print Blouse £18.
Blouses and tunics drop past the waist to the hip, with some blousing to just above knee. Plenty of dresses are above the knee, but just as many below it. Tunics have never looked more likely to morph into a dress. You will ask yourself more than once this 2010, ‘Is it a dress or a tunic I am buying?’
Left – Evans – Aztel Printed Top- Available in Plus Sizes £27/€42 – Evans Spring Summer 2010 Clothing.
Centre – Monsoon Fusion Spring Summer 2010 – Multi Posie Dress £50/€85 Eire.
Right – Republic Spring Summer 2010 Clothing – Womenswear Miso Collection.