A letter from Julie · Scott & Daughters
Over Jeans or Wide-Leg Trousers, This Is the Blouse I'd Put in Your Hands First
Long, relaxed sleeves that cover your arms, and an easy fall through the middle so nothing clings. Of everything in our spring range, this is the one I'd choose for you.
Every spring the same thing happens in the shop. A woman picks up a pretty blouse, holds it against herself, then puts it back. The sleeves are too short, it pulls across the buttons, or it looks lovely on the hanger and fussy the moment it's on.
So she goes home with another plain tee and a cardigan to throw over the top.
The Helena is my answer to that. Here's exactly why.
Long sleeves that cover your arms
Most spring tops are sleeveless or stop just past the shoulder, and that's usually when the cardigan comes out.
The Helena has long, relaxed sleeves, gathered softly at the cuff. They cover your arms all the way down, and on a warmer afternoon you simply push them up to the elbow and they stay there. No cardigan, no fuss.
Relaxed through the middle, so nothing clings
The thing I hear most is: I like shirts, but not when they pull across the front.
The Helena has a relaxed, easy cut. It falls loosely from the shoulders, skims over your middle and finishes in a soft curved hem you wear out, over jeans or trousers. You can sit through a long lunch without tugging at a single button.
Buttoned up, or open over a singlet
I love a piece that does two jobs.
Button the Helena all the way up and it's a neat blouse for a coffee date. Leave it open over a simple singlet or camisole and it becomes a light layer for a breezy day. Same blouse, two different outfits, and it takes ten seconds to change your mind.
A little detail that does the dressing up for you
Plain shirts need a necklace or a scarf before they look finished. Most mornings, who has the time?
The Helena has a fine embroidered trim running all the way down the button front, in a contrast shade that picks up the print. It's the detail that makes a pair of jeans or wide-leg trousers look like you made an effort, without you having to.
From S right through to 5XL
Too often a blouse I love stops at XL, or costs more the bigger the size.
The Helena comes in every size from S to 5XL (AU 10 to 24), and the relaxed fit means you choose your usual size. Every size is the same price.
Three prints, S through 5XL, one price
Purple with green leaves, Light Pink with tiny lilac flowers, and Light Olive Green with deep red blooms. Soft, seasonal colours that sit happily with white, blue jeans or tan.
Every size from S to 5XL is the same price.
The Helena, against the blouses you've been buying
You can find a blouse almost anywhere. Here's the difference, laid out plainly.
Why it's on sale right now
After many years behind the counter, I'm handing Scott & Daughters to my daughters, Emily and Charlotte. To mark the new chapter we're running the New Chapter Sale across the online collection.
The Helena is part of it: $69.95 AUD now, from $169.95 AUD. When a print sells out in your size, I can't promise it comes back.
Buy 2 items, get an extra 15% off
Buy 3 items, get an extra 20% off
Buy 4 or more, get an extra 25% off
Extra discounts are applied automatically at checkout.
I wear the purple open over a white singlet with jeans, and buttoned up with my light summer trousers. The sleeves cover my arms, it doesn't cling anywhere, and the little trim down the front means I don't bother with a necklace.
Megan says it better than I can. If your spring wardrobe has turned into plain tees and cardigans, the Helena is the blouse I'd put in your hands first.
With love,
Julie ♡
The Helena Long Sleeve Button-Down Blouse
$169.95 AUD$69.95 AUD
New Chapter Sale · Save 60%
- Long, relaxed sleeves that cover your arms
- Relaxed cut that falls loosely through the middle
- Embroidered contrast trim down the button front
- Purple, Light Pink, Light Olive Green · Sizes S–5XL
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