This blouse is not as transparent as you might think but enough so that it's better as a layer over something. The construction is fair: the front placket liner tends to ravel. The sleeves are loose bells, it would be easy to shorten them. Rolling them isn't that attractive because of the pattern. I liked the pattern but the background color, not so much, so in spite of the "dryclean only" label I dyed it red with cold-water dye and it is now a Wow color. Both the base and the velvet part take the dye about equally. I'm only "not recommending it to a friend" because a lot of them don't know how to do this, they'd have to like the original color.

These are great pants. They have a slight sheen and they are high waisted. If you're looking for this kind of pants, you should buy them, just not in size 10 because I am going buy all size 10's left :)

This shirt is more of an overshirt to be worn more like a tunic or jacket rather than a tailored blouse. It is unusual looking and easy to wear and is a great accent piece.