Help me find a top for a friend

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Hello, I'm not often on this board but would be so grateful if any of you lovely lot could help me out!

I'm looking to buy a nice top for a friend from work. She's such a lovely woman and she's been so kind to me and really helped me out in these last few months so I want to get her a little something to show how much I appreciate her. She loves clothes and has recently lost quite a lot of weight so most of her clothes don't fit her anymore so I thought she'd be pleased with a nice going out top.

She's in her mid-late 50s, a size 14/16 and she likes to wear quite floaty tops with a tighter trouser. She loves a bit of bling and isn't averse to showing some cleavage. I know she likes to shop in Wallis but I can't think off the top of my head what other shops sell a similar style as it's not somewhere I shop.

Any help would be much appreciated, even just recommendations for where to look would be great.

Thanks in advance!

Would a voucher be better ? She can then pick her own.

@UserError012345 I did think that but she's really thoughtful and I think she would appreciate someone thinking of what she'd like and picking something for her more than a gift voucher, iyswim. I'll definitely give her the gift voucher thought so she can change it if she doesn't like it or sees something she prefers.

What about something like this?

www.roman.co.uk/dipped-chiffon-hem-top-19008408

She can bling it up with earrings or a necklace?

@Rina66 That's a beautiful top!! Not sure if it would swamp her though as she's only about 5'1 🤔

www.next.co.uk/style/ls213024/P43948#P43948

You ca search for petite in Mext and they have size 16

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Personally I'd look at Phase Eight
There are hundreds of blouses there and most cut just for the shape/age person you describe
I'm mindful you make no mention of budget, but how about something like this?

www.phase-eight.com/product/ella-foil-blouse-502041548.html#isSecondPage=false&start=60&sz=60&is=false&imageType=model&cgid=sale-tops&prefn1=clothingType&prefv1=Tops&prefn2=size&prefv2=14&prefn3=styleType&prefv3=Blouse&pid=502041548&pos=88

Or this has a bit of "bling" too

www.phase-eight.com/product/coray-stud-blouse-502044061.html#isSecondPage=false&start=60&sz=60&is=false&imageType=model&cgid=sale-tops&prefn1=clothingType&prefv1=Tops&prefn2=size&prefv2=14&prefn3=styleType&prefv3=Blouse&pid=502044061&pos=78

Thanks for all of the suggestions! Much appreciated!

@helenabonhamfarter Both of those blouses are beautiful and I think they'd be right up her street! Going to have a look through the website. I hadn't heard of Phase Eight before. My mum has a similar style to my friend so I'll need to remember them for when her birthday rolls around.