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What is the difference between blouse and shirt? Blouse and shirt difference
momo Intermediate NY USA Member since 8/3/03 Posts: 55	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 7/17/04 7:02 PM I hope this is not a stupid question, I would like to know, what is the difference between a blouse and a shirt? To me a blouse is a shirt.  Is a blouse a dressy shirt?  When shopping for patterns, the tab says: shirts and blouses. I have been asked this question and I am confused.  Thanks ------ Anything is possible, just as long as you try. -Marie-M.
Maria Hatfield Intermediate OK USA Member since 8/24/02 Posts: 1414	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 7/17/04 9:31 PM dunno know if this is right or not,,, but i was told a "blouse" is a top with buttons or something dressy, and, a "shirt" is a t-shirt or something casual...... ------ Happy Sewing Everyone  (smiling at you) ~Maria~http://www.friendsofpr.com/cgi-bin/showAlbum.pl?profileid=1126
els Expert/Couture NETHERLANDS Member since 1/28/03 Posts: 1979	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 7/18/04 5:56 AM In the Netherlands we call a blouse a shirt for ladies and a shirt is a blouse for men. ------ http://thesewingdivas.wordpress.com/
Karla Kizer   Advanced FL USA Member since 4/8/02 Posts: 6970	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 7/18/04 6:34 AM I don't know the precise definition either, Marie.  I think it's a good question. If a style is tailored like a man's shirt, I call it a shirt.  If it has "Female" written all over it - round collar or ruffles or darts, I call it a blouse. Not much help, am I? ------ “Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig.” -Robert Heinlein and Ann's father. Thanks for the reminder, Ann. Where are we going, and what am I doing in this handbasket? Matthew 25:40 (New International Version) The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'
seKimberlyso Intermediate FL USA Member since 5/7/04 Posts: 619	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 7/18/04 10:47 AM According to Dictionary.com: Blouse: A woman's or child's loosely fitting shirt that extends to the waist or slightly below. Shirt: A garment for the upper part of the body, typically having a collar, sleeves, and a front opening. Hence I believe shirts are more tailored, closer fitting.  A blouse is looser more feminine.  Thus, the term blousy. ------ Kimberly
momo Intermediate NY USA Member since 8/3/03 Posts: 55	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 7/18/04 11:54 AM Thank you, everyone. All of your answers have helped alot.   ------ Anything is possible, just as long as you try. -Marie-M.
touran   CO USA Member since 9/22/03 Posts: 724	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 7/18/04 12:03 PM I believe the difference lies in the construction details.   A shirt generally has a two piece collar and fold over facing for the buttonholes and button area.  There may be a back yoke and the sleeves, if long, have a placket and cuff. The shirt is tailored, whether for a man or woman, according to traditional men's tairloring techniques.  There is topstitching involved. A blouse will have a facing that extends into the shoulders, a one piece collar, no yoke and often a sleeve that is gathered or pleated into the cuff.  No topstitiching except for decorative effect.   There are of course deviations due to design. At least that's what I've been thought in tailoring.   touran. ------ http://bouldergal.wordpress.com/
PhyllisC Advanced MA USA Member since 8/2/02 Posts: 2004	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 7/21/04 11:53 AM Here's a totally trivial tidbit - my dad used to say that the dark blue jacket of his USMC dress uniform is supposedly called a "blouse". .....he could never tell me why that is, however ------ Sewing = Fashion http://coudremode.com/ Luck happens when preparation meets opportunity.
clare Intermediate UNITED KINGDOM Member since 11/23/03 Posts: 199	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 7/21/04 11:57 AM Men wear shirts. Women wear blouses! ------ http://clares-stuff.blogspot.com
Neefer Intermediate CA USA Member since 4/8/02 Posts: 2662	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 7/21/04 1:52 PM My thoughts were similar to clarea's. Men don't wear blouses, except for marines. ------ Neefer aka AgitProp and Village Churl Sewing Blog: http://www.oaktrees.org/blog/ Bonny lass, bonny lass, will you be mine? You shall neither wash dishes nor serve the wine; But sit on a cushion and sew a fine seam, And feast upon strawberries, sugar, and cream.

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