blouse
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A blouse is a loose-fitting garment worn on the upper body, typically by women, that comes in various styles such as striped bow tie neck designs or camisoles. It matters as a common piece of everyday clothing that offers comfort and versatility in personal wardrobe choices.
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- Etymology
- Description
- History
- Pre-WW1
- The inter-war years
- Styles since World War Two
- Eco movement
- Cultural blouse styles
- Use with a dirndl
- Use in Aboyne dress
- The blouse jacket or blouson
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|175px|A modern striped bow tie neck blouse and a navy blue mini skirt thumb|right|165px|A camisole being used as a blouse
A blouse () is a loose-fitting upper garment, mainly worn by workmen, peasants, artists, women, and children. It is typically gathered at the waist or hips (by tight hem, pleats, parter, or belt) so that it hangs loosely ("blouses") over the wearer's body. Today, the word most commonly refers to a girl's or woman's dress shirt, although there is considerable confusion between a true blouse and a women's shirt. It can also refer to a man's shirt if it is a loose-fitting style (e.g. poet shirts and Cossack shirts), though it rarely is. Traditionally, the term has been used to refer to a shirt which blouses out or has an unmistakably feminine appearance, although even many "standard" shirts today have a somewhat blousy fit, and the numbers of men wearing such shirts may match (or even exceed) that of women wearing actual blouses.