Marie A-Line Blouse With Gathered Neck, Blue Recycled Cotton

A dressier take on the classic button-down, our Marie a-line blouse comes with lace-trimmed gathered frilled cuffs and soft gathering at the neck. In addition, 11 of these blouses will be limited edition and finished with a beautiful vintage glass textured button at the neck. Cut in a gentle A-line silhouette and finished with a half placket, it’s a wardrobe mainstay.

Holding true to our ethos of sustainability, our blouse is made in London to lower our carbon footprint, using recycled cotton from the Canclini mill in Italy. It’s also finished with environmentally friendlier corozo buttons.

Also available in white and pink check.

Composition: 100% Cotton from recycled yarns

Made in England, London, by Apparel Tasker

Model 1 is size 12 and wearing size M.

Model 2 is size 8 and wearing size XS.

Wash less, love always

We recommend hanging your blouse to air outdoors, rather than washing after every wear. This way, it will last longer and also have a lower environmental impact. Spot clean marks with warm soapy water, and when it does need a wash, follow our care advice:

• Machine wash 30 degrees
• Wash with similar colours
• Medium iron
• Do not bleach
• Do not tumble dry

A note on our recycled cotton and corozo buttons

Our Marie blouse uses recycled cotton sourced from the Canclini mill in Italy; reusing waste cotton textile. It’s made in London by Apparel Tasker, which, as a London-based brand, reduces our carbon footprint.

Certified STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX®, our cotton is completely free from chemicals harmful to your skin. We’ve used corozo – known as vegetable ivory – for our buttons, as it comes from a nut found in South America which can only be harvested once it naturally falls to the ground, making it a more sustainable choice.

Source: Saywood.

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Saywood was founded in 2020 by Harriet Saywood-Bellisario. As she beautifully put it: "The stories behind what you wear create that feeling of true joy when you get dressed each day, filling you with the confidence to take on the world, with the conviction that your most loved wardrobe pieces contribute to a positive fashion future, instead of the global fashion crisis". We absolutely love that!

At the heart of Saywood's story is a desire to reconnect you with the people and processes behind what you wear, and in doing so, press pause on throwaway fashion. Saywood does this through storytelling and by creating timeless pieces that you can rediscover each time you wear and rewear them.

Eco-friendly: Saywood uses materials like deadstock cotton, recycled cotton, Japanese denim and Supima cotton. They produce in small batches and offer mending services. If, after years, you're done with your product, they collaborate with OWNI; a peer-to-peer resale platform.

Local & fair production: Saywood works with factories in the UK and Romania for manufacturing and the fabrics are from factories in Italy and Portugal. These factories are all audited by multiple organizations and certifications to ensure ethical working conditions. As the factory in Romania increased its minimum order quantity, Saywood will switch to another supplier for future collections.

Vegan: as Saywood uses Codelite buttons, which are made from a protein from milk, the brand is not completely vegan. However, except for these buttons they are! 

Good cause: Saywood has a Saywood for Good Initiative. At the end of each year, Saywood donates a percentage of its revenue to grassroots organisations aligned with their sustainability goals. These organizations are Labour Behind the Label (an NGO committed to better working conditions for garment workers), Trafino/Forever Lung (an organization protecting tropical forests) and Solar Sister (an organization investing in women's clean energy businesses in off-grid communities in Africa).