Asymmetrical Overlap Blouse with Stand Collar
A loose women's blouse with dropped shoulders, a stand collar and an asymmetric front: the left front laps over the right and ends in a slanted hem. It closes with a concealed zip at the back neck; long sleeves are pleated into buttoned cuffs.
When To Wear
- With straight trousers or a pencil skirt for the office.
- Untucked over slim jeans or trousers in spring and autumn.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: Loose, straight body with dropped shoulders.
Length: Hip length; the overlapping front panel dips lower on one side.
Collar: Fused stand collar, open at the centre back.
Front: Left and right fronts cut separately, each with a cut-on facing. The left front is laid over the right and held at the neckline and shoulder, so the front has no opening.
Closure: Concealed zip at the centre back, from the top of the stand down through the back yoke.
Sleeves: Long, set into the dropped armhole, with pleats at the lower edge and fused cuffs fastened with one button each.
Back: Yoke cut in two halves with a centre back seam for the zip; the lower back is one piece cut on the fold.
Finishing: Side seams left open below a mark to form slits, topstitched 0.1 cm from the fold; 2.5 cm hem, overlocked and topstitched.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. A concealed zip set into a stand collar, cuffs, pleated sleeve hems and side slits; the overlapping fronts are straightforward.
Fabric Recommendations
Blouse fabrics made from natural or blended fibres.
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing (collar stand, cuffs, front facings)
- Concealed zip
- 2 buttons
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- Back yoke – 2 pieces
- Lower back – 1 piece with fold
- Left front – 1 piece
- Right front – 1 piece
- Collar stand – 2 pieces
- Sleeve - 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces
- From fusible interfacing:
- Collar stand – 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse interfacing to the pieces and the integrated facings of the front panels.
- Fold the collar stand pieces right sides together and stitch the upper edge. Clip the seam allowances at the curves, turn the collar stand right side out, straighten and press. Overlock the lower edge of the inner collar stand.
- Overlock the outer edges of the integrated facings on the front pieces. Press the facings to the wrong side. Lay the left front over the right and secure along the neckline edge and shoulder edge.
- Stitch the shoulder seams, press the seam allowances towards the back, overlock.
- Overlock the center edges of the back yokes. Stitch the outer collar stand into the neckline, press the seam allowances towards the collar stand. Attach the zipper, starting from the upper edge of the collar stand, folding back the inner collar stand. Fold the short seam allowances of the inner collar stand inwards and sew to the zipper tape. Topstitch the inner collar stand into the seam of the outer collar stand attachment.
- Stitch the upper and lower back parts, press the seam allowances downwards, overlock.
- Attach the sleeves to the garment, press the seam allowances towards the sleeve and overlock.
- Overlock the sleeve edges and side edges separately. Stitch the side seam simultaneously with the sleeve seam up to the slit mark, press the seam allowances open. Topstitch the slit 0.1 cm from the fold. Create and secure pleats along the lower edge of the sleeve.
- Fold the cuff pieces right sides together and stitch the side edges. Start and end the stitching precisely at the marked seam line for cuff attachment. Turn the piece right side out, press. Attach the outer side of the cuff to the sleeve, fold the seam allowance of the inner side of the cuff inwards and topstitch into the seam of the outer cuff attachment.
- Overlock the lower edge of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
- Make buttonholes on the cuffs, sew on buttons.
