Frilly satin blouse
Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 6:39 pm
I love retro fashion! The 70s look is all the rage right now here in the UK so I was excited to buy a brand new copy of the frilly satin blouses worn by both girls AND boys during the unisex fashion of the 1960s/1970s.
It's made from a very shiny silver-grey satin with a massive bush of triple-layer ruffles sticking out from the front and more of them on the cuffs of the big puffed sleeves. It has domed chrome buttons all down the front with two on the extra-deep collar and three on each extra-deep cuff. Very retro 70s style!
It does feel weird wearing a blouse. If I wear it buttoned right up to the top like boys did in the day, the blouse is totally overwhelming. Even worn under a jacket, the massive bush of ruffles sticks right out from the front and the ruffles on the cuffs cover my hands. And worn without a jacket, I can barely see over the top of the huge sleeves puffed up above my shoulders if I look either side. I'm guessing these blouses weren't worn for practicality!
But hey, I hang out with an alternative/gothy crowd and the retro blouse goes with my androgynous image of long hair, skinny jeans, studded belt and Docs or ankle boots. I've worn it to go clubbing, to parties, to rock gigs and sometimes just casual. I've had tons of compliments and I've even noticed complete strangers finding any excuse to run their hands all over me as they brush past. I guess I'm not the only one who likes the feel of satin.
Justin
It's made from a very shiny silver-grey satin with a massive bush of triple-layer ruffles sticking out from the front and more of them on the cuffs of the big puffed sleeves. It has domed chrome buttons all down the front with two on the extra-deep collar and three on each extra-deep cuff. Very retro 70s style!
It does feel weird wearing a blouse. If I wear it buttoned right up to the top like boys did in the day, the blouse is totally overwhelming. Even worn under a jacket, the massive bush of ruffles sticks right out from the front and the ruffles on the cuffs cover my hands. And worn without a jacket, I can barely see over the top of the huge sleeves puffed up above my shoulders if I look either side. I'm guessing these blouses weren't worn for practicality!
But hey, I hang out with an alternative/gothy crowd and the retro blouse goes with my androgynous image of long hair, skinny jeans, studded belt and Docs or ankle boots. I've worn it to go clubbing, to parties, to rock gigs and sometimes just casual. I've had tons of compliments and I've even noticed complete strangers finding any excuse to run their hands all over me as they brush past. I guess I'm not the only one who likes the feel of satin.
Justin
