Hi! I am Valerie Rippetoe with Marsha's Wardrobe Consulting. I am showing you show to update your spring wardrobe. Next we are going to show you how the blouse has made a comeback.
For the past several years, the blouse has been hard to find. Women have been putting knits, sleeveless shelves in their wardrobe, turtlenecks, but I am happy to say that this season you are going to find beautiful feminine blouses. Our model Pam is wearing a very feminine elegant suit, but actually what I want to bring the attention to is the blouse I am doing.
It's a silk blouse and it's all about the collar on this blouse. It's all pleated, all the way around. Actually we have it lying out over the collar of the jacket but this jade blouse could be worn underneath for someone who is a little less dramatic than Pam.
The detail of the collar is really important for spring. So you are going to see a lots of pleating at necklines, you are going to see lots of ruffles this spring, and you are also going to see really pretty wing collars, which all of those bring the focus up to the face.
I am going to show you two more blouses that can make great statement pieces in your wardrobe.
You can wear these pretty, but polished blouses under suit jackets or they make such statements that they can stand on their own. We are going to start with actually a piece that I think it's like a piece of art. It is this amazing silk jacquard blouse in black and white. The sleeves, we want to take a note of the sleeves. It's a double ruffle. It's almost kind of a matador look. It's a wrap blouse that ties on the side and any women could take this to a cocktail party with a pair of black pants. You can wear this with a black skirt. You could wear it under a jacket, however it's such a statement blouse that I think it stands alone. It is the best way to wear it.
Our second blouse though can be worn just about itself, or we can take it back and wear it under any suit jacket. So you can take those very men's tailored looks that you have in your closet and put this very polished, it's actually a cotton, cotton silk blouse under any jacket and it has a little bit of a feminine detail with that tuxedo look down the front. So that's how we update your spring wardrobe with the must-have spring blouses for this season.
I hope these must-have tips have helped and will make your shopping fun for spring. Don't forget to seek out a professional if you need any help. Thank you.
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