White shirt/blouse needed

I wish I'd kept up my music lessons, alas I was adamant at 12 that I just didn't have the time.

Or skirts!!!

I tried it on with my ‘nude’ bra and nothing showed through Jalima.

I play keyboard, and tuned & untuned percussion if the need arises. We wear white tops, black trousers or shirts and waistcoats. It’s part of U3A.

Thanks NotAGran

A great choice Oldmeg .

If a white top is at all see-through, wear a self-coloured bra underneath, not a white one.

That looks very nice indeed OldMeg

ps what do you play?

When I got my first wage I spent over half of it (this was a monthly wage) on a lovely black silk shirt. I wore that shirt for years and years and years until it literally fell apart. I wore it casually with jeans, dressed up with long skirts and gold jewellery, to funerals, under smart jackets or with hippy waistcoats, in summer & winter.

Great value for money,

That’s exactly right Jane ?

Very nice old meg.
I don’t know how much it cost, but it’s not the price of a garment that matters, but how often you’re going to wear it, ie cost per wear.
It sounds as though you’ll be wearing it quite a lot, so enjoy it

Saw your blouse and liked it OldMeg and thought I'd like one from JL so had a look and saw the price but it is very nice.

My shirt arrived today and I’m really pleased with it.

In case the JL shirt doesn't work out, Dorothy Perkins (online) have several white shirts and a few look to be what you are after. And it's 25% off everything at the moment.

Have a mooch around the charity shops in your area. You might click lucky and find something suitable.

Bon Marche are doing one

Brora

Thanks for all suggestions. I’ve ordered a Bora shirt from John Lewis which ticks most (not all) the boxes, inasmuch as it might show too much bra but we’ll wait and see.

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My daughter has recently bought this one from Zara

www.uniqlo.com/uk/en/product/women-soft-cotton-long-sleeve-blouse-405308.html?dwvar_405308_size=SMB002&dwvar_405308_color=COL00&cgid=IDblousels1283

Uniqlo also have this pintucked cotton one, they have quite a few shirts/blouses in their website.

I will try Uniqlo as so many recommend them.

J52 I don’t want any frills but neither do I want a man’s shirt. I’m not Shania Twain. And I don’t want to wear a cami under it as they invariably make your chest look like a shelf.

But I do appreciate all the suggestions. Thank you ?

I recently had the same search, a white blouse was required for a formal event. I found that they were either school shirt style or a frilly style. I’d almost given up, when I wandered into Bonmarche and got alomost exactly what I wanted: a pin tucked front, long sleeves and hip skimming. The material was a bit see through( well it was cheap) so I wore a cami underneath.

I bought a longer length white blouse/shirt from Tesco last summer. I haven't been in recently, so I don't know what they have in at the moment. It might be worth having a look online.

There are lots on John Lewis on-line. All types of fabrics, styles and price ranges .

I was also going to suggest Uniqlo. I have one of theirs in blue, it's great...very 'drapey', quite long. Nice collar, only worry would be if it was dense enough for you in white, might be a bit 'see-through.

I've had nice white shirts from Sainsbury's, though one of them is linen. Have you thought about wearing a man's white shirt? I'm sure they will be more readily available than women's ones and so what if they button the wrong way?

I did a quick search on eBay for 'white shirt tunic 14'.
There are quite a few new garments with a feminine touch and very reasonable.

I was going to suggest uniqlo too, you beat me suzie
They probably have several different ones so you could order a few and send the ones back that you don’t like. (Or keep them all of course ?)