Louise Misha | Alicia Voile Blouse - Off-White Embroidered

The Alicia blouse opens with a quiet flourish: a round collar traced in a ruffled trim, framing the neckline before the eye travels down a placket of neat, covered buttons. It's a piece built on contrast — restraint in the base shape, exuberance in the detailing — and that tension is what gives it its character. Rendered in an off-white voile, the blouse reads as a blank canvas for the handwork layered onto it, letting the embroidery and pleating do the talking rather than colour or print. The fabric is a cotton-viscose voile, chosen for its lightness and slight sheen. It has an airy, almost weightless hand, with just enough body to hold the pleats crisp at the yoke and at the tops of the sleeves without collapsing into limpness. Voile of this kind moves with the body rather than against it, catching light along its folds and softening as it's worn in. Across the yoke and sleeves, Dori embroidery — worked by hand — adds texture and a sense of the handmade that no printed pattern can replicate; each piece carries the small irregularities that come with genuine handwork, which is part of the point. The fit is easy through the body, with the structure concentrated at the shoulders and cuffs rather than the waist, so it sits away from the frame in a way that flatters without clinging. The sleeves are the standout: full and puffed, gathered into elasticated cuffs finished with a lace inset at the hem, giving them a soft, blistered volume that balances the fitted collar above. At the back, gathering pulls in the fabric for shape without adding bulk, and the hem curves gently rather than falling in a straight line, softening the finish at the hip. In motion, the volume in the sleeves and the movement of the pleating are what animate the piece — it has presence when walking, when the arms move, when the light shifts across the voile's slight texture. It's not a static blouse; it wants to be seen from more than one angle. Designed in Paris by Marie Pidancet and her team, the Alicia carries the label's signature blend of romanticism and handcraft, making it as suited to a linen skirt and flat sandals in warmer months as to tailored trousers and a blazer once the weather turns. Tuck it in for a more polished silhouette, or let the curved hem sit loose over denim for something closer to everyday. Either way, the embroidery and ruffled collar are strong enough to be worn with minimal jewellery, letting the handwork carry the look.