Can you help me find a blouse/shrug/cardi?

[Fatimalovesbread]

Hi

Last year I bought two strapless flowery maxi dresses. This year i'm not as confident about going strapless so i'd like something to go with them.

Ideally i'd like a sheer cropped blousey type thing that maybe ties, but I may be talking rubbish.
I'd like it to be maybe cream, maybe sheer blousey material, maybe short or medium sleeves

Hmm i'm open to suggestions of what would go

Just to add...

These are the dresses
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Dress two

And these are what i've thought about so far...

RI blouse
RI Tshirt
Topshop blouse

I would just buy a couple of new maxi dresses with straps/sleeves as the blouses to cover up the dresses cost more than the dresses themselves, and I think could look a little fussy over them.

Completely agree, I dont think any of those would look right over those dresses (dresses are beautiful by the way). I think you MIGHT get away with a self coloured shrug cardi in a toning/contrasting colour but definitely not a blouse. Would look v odd I think. Sorry : (

Hmmm will have to rethink then
May have to get on the Wii fit and tone my upper arms

Ive worn this sort of thing with floral maxis as I hate my arms too