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white blouses
I like to see ladies in white blouses i just they look so smart i much prefer long sleeve to the current 3/4 sleeve look.Do any ladies here ever wear white blouses if so is it for work or pleasure? Also have you ever dared to try wearing a tie too. many thanks im curious to hear any answers.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Grace: I do have an issue with buttons too. I'm and 8-10 and don't have a big bust, despite having fed 5 children. I have found that a small press stuf sewn invisibly in a strategic place does the job. With a sever case, I have got my machine out and sewn new button holes in the spaces between the buttons and changed the existing buttons for new ones so that they all match (make sense?) I just think that MANufacturers put them like that on purpose.
I do have one lovely white blouse which is quite a high Lawrence Llewelyn style collar, open, long sleeved, cuffed, and one button at the top, but under an invisible seam, so you can't see it when it is fastened, and then a big old cross over affair which goes round across your stomach and the under part crosses the other way and passes through a small hole and they then tie together at the side. Gorgeous it is, my favourite. I wore it for my graduation! Very flattering, makes your stomach look very flat.
Another tip for gaping is to wear a camisole of vest. I had to do this when I was teaching. those year 10s! Frankly, they are the worst of any year group. i taught in a boys school for a while too, definately wearing a vest time there. You could practically smell the hormones at the school gates. gross!
Grace - same problem as you, so I get mine made for me (only 50 quid - last forever). No gaping, exactly theshape you want, nice material that you can wear any colour bra under and it won't show (that's worse than gaping when your bra shows through the material)
I prefer 3/4 length sleeves though, silver. Stops the ends getting mucky and I don't have to pull the sleeve up constantly to look at my watch.
Sorry for delay in answering! We have to buy our own, so as you say the look is not co-ordinated, and some staff dont know how to separate the whites before washing, resulting in a dingey white! We have asked the company on numerous occaisions to provide a uniform blouse, but they feel it has too many tax implications. As a company with 20+ stores, and more due to open next year, you would have thought uniform would be a given, but hey who are we to reason why!
Thanks again emmalee for your reply its much appreciated.Yes i cant understand either why a company insists on staff wearing a certain item but......doesnt supply them it seems crazy to me too.I know this local jewellers we have seems similar white blouses but everyone different looks silly.I even know of a babywear shop locally emmalee where for years the owner supplied white rever collar blouses for the ladies in summer and years back the winter outfit was a white blouse long sleeve crisp collar a light blue cravat type bow and navy blue v neck jumper with baby shop name on it. It was very official looking i suppose but it was very smart lots of customers liked it but a least the owner supplied it. Recently they changed it all to a light blue blouse open collar all year round with cardigan.But again as you say there all dressed the same looks far better.I do hope you get blouses supplied sometime have you ever tried writing to the head office suggesting it.I know your not a great fan of the white but as a customer comming into the shop seeing all the staff in say a white long sleeve plain shirt it does look very smart i think.Smartness at work seems rare these days or is it just me.Its a pleasure to hear from you and your opinnion thankyou john