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Holy Grail of Shirt/Blouse??? Recommendations please!

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lackingimagination · 30/03/2017 20:53

I need to buy some new shirts for work (boring!). I've had so many bad ones over the years it would be great to know where to look. They need to be:
Plain white or black
Affordable (as purely for work and children will be present!)
Well cut, possibly slim cut
Wash well
Don't crease after 5 minutes of sitting in the car 😳

Thanks in advance 😊

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lackingimagination · 30/03/2017 21:49

Somebody around here must wear a shirt once in a while?!

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Softkitty2 · 31/03/2017 11:43

Yes. Look for the poplin shirts mango and zara does. Its cheap and has a variety of colours perfecr for office wear. Can pair with smart trousers or pencil skirt

KatharinaRosalie · 31/03/2017 13:58

I had some very nice non-iron ones from Banana Republic, but have to wait for sale.

VintagePerfumista · 31/03/2017 15:20

The Zara poplins are fab and cheap. The only thing is they make you feel like Nelly the elephant as, for example, I am a size 12 in anybody else's clothes and in Zara shirts am an XXL.

Humph.

I am eyeing the White Company jersey ones myself.

allfurcoatnoknickers · 31/03/2017 15:57

I'm a fan on the Uniqlo shirts. I usually wait for sale.

squiz81 · 31/03/2017 16:03

I got this one from a site that sells everything for £5, it's a lot of shop overstock. When it turned up it was a BDG shirt with a £43 price tag! But anyway, it's a nice Shirt, good with skirts or trousers
www.everything5pounds.com/en/Pocket-Front-White-Shirt/p/603269

Lucked · 31/03/2017 22:11

Charles Tyrwhitt do some woman's blouses and sale ones are very reasonable.

black jersey

variety and f white shirts

Is it a job stipulation that you have to dress in black and white?

lackingimagination · 01/04/2017 10:13

Thanks everyone!

YY to Zara sizing 😡

Yes black and white dress is stipulated - has to be plain black/white as well. Dull!

Can't help but remember those awful starchy, white, baggy, see-through shirts I wore for school 😣

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OdinsLoveChild · 01/04/2017 10:16

Hawes and Curtis. Their shirts are beautiful although some of the shirts require cufflinks which they also sell.

www.hawesandcurtis.co.uk/womenswear/shirts

lackingimagination · 01/04/2017 13:06

Thanks odins - they're a lot more reasonably priced than I would have thought as well.

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