Help me find a ‘nice top’ that’s not £198…

[mumofboysinlondon]

I have chocolate brown loafers and jeans, and I’d like to find a nice top to go with them for a birthday dinner.

I made the mistake of going into Reiss yesterday and I love this - it picks up the brown tones I’m looking for to complement my shoes but I cannot spend £198 on a top. Has anyone seen anything similar?

www.reiss.com/style/su914715/y34361

https://www.cottontraders.com/products/printed-satin-shirt/AB12506010.html?country=uk&utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.next.co.uk/style/su381301/at3059?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://shop.mango.com/gb/en/p/women/shirts---blouses/blouses/paisley-print-satin-blouse_27041318?talla=22&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=PMAX+-+1WOMAN+-+GB&utm_campaignid=20415063791&utm_content=&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=19973632780&gbraid=0AAAAADpcxJga2ajKv-zLgwfynGQN4EC-9&gclid=CjwKCAiAncvMBhBEEiwA9GU_ft2nAyGQ5EZi0jPl2NSokRVDRQklEvgFNe5XQUJr9jThjOcwcJtOqBoCy1MQAvD_BwE

https://www.marksandspencer.com/satin-shawl-collar-shirt/p/clp60770384?intid=mobile_app_pdp_share

https://www2.hm.com/en_gb/productpage.1319505001.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=mkt_gb%7Cmpl_google%7Clng_eng%7Catc_activity%7City_generic%7Cobj_omni-sales%7Ccpt_f-max%7Cdct_women%7Cmi_gbgu06ge3aa5&utm_term=&hier_id=go_cmp-21336737492_adg-_ad-__dev-m_ext-prd-en-1319505001004_sig-CjwKCAiAncvMBhBEEiwA9GU_frXrnY2BxKdUJHWNblvFpxrfkou_7Jh0PwyKCLEZ-9X8FTxmyM_pqhoC1b8QAvD_BwE&utm_source=Google&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21330519522&gbraid=0AAAAADvrmzRJMXSC-1x52ATwGlEn2YKl&gclid=CjwKCAiAncvMBhBEEiwA9GU_frXrnY2BxKdUJHWNblvFpxrfkou_7Jh0PwyKCLEZ-9X8FTxmyM_pqhoC1b8QAvD_BwE

https://religionclothing.com/products/inversion-brown-floral-printed-shirt?variant=56017931534717&country=GB&currency=GBP&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&campaignid=22211331001&adgroupid=&network=x&device=m&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22201080159&gbraid=0AAAAABWZVG0ENV6RTZxzu4nAf-2k54oj6&gclid=CjwKCAiAncvMBhBEEiwA9GU_fmZoPIDnO7PAPyh9xowv2rCAAISjVNAsXL5tLNeliiJB0AxfN4yoUhoCiVkQAvD_BwE

https://www.newlook.com/uk/womens/clothing/tops/dark-brown-embroidered-34-sleeve-blouse/p/945190027

Excellent - I hope it's lovely! Post a photo please??

I have always found Jigsaw silk (Jigsaw everything, actually) to be really good quality. And some really lovely patterns.

I still have some from about 15 years ago where they commissioned some artists/textile designers I think to do one-off hand-painted designs. Really lovely & haven't dated at all.

Treat yo'self girl.

Viscose shrinks every time you wash it and has to be blocked back into shape after every wash. I had a whole bunch of reversible viscose skirts from White Stuff that I binned because I got sick of having to block them.

A synthetic made of cellulose is still a synthetic. It's biodegradable, which is good for when it ends up in landfill when you get sick of having to stretch it under a steam iron just to wear it.

None of my Tencel dresses from Palava have ever shrunk or needed blocking. At most a very light iron.

@mumofboysinlondon if the Vinted blouse doesn't work, how about this one? I saw it in Next earlier and it caught my eye - the colours reminded me of your original Reiss top www.next.co.uk/style/su830986/h85911