Solange Blouse, Misty Lilac Garden Flowers

The Solange Blouse from Saint Tropez is an absolutely gorgeous overlay piece — a beautifully painterly, sheer floral top designed to layer over exactly the right thing underneath. Feminine, romantic, brilliantly versatile.

The print is called Misty Lilac Garden Flowers, and it's stunning: a proper painterly bouquet in soft lilac, dusty pink, blush, taupe, cream and charcoal — the kind of print you'd expect from a considered European boutique brand, not something you find on the high street. Deeply grown-up, deeply pretty.

The design is where this piece earns its £50: a ruffled V-neckline with self-tie ribbons down the centre-front (no fiddly buttons — just tie it as low or as high as you like), long flared sleeves with ruffle detail at the cuff, and a beautifully cropped body that sits at the natural waist. Properly romantic without ever tipping into costumey.

The magic of this piece is how you wear it. It works as-is for a proper feminine moment, but more commonly you'll want a layering piece underneath — a cami, a vest, or (for evening drama) just a bra with the right occasion. The sheerness is exactly the point: it lets you build the outfit up in the way that suits you.

Hil's take: this is an amazing overlay — a piece that keeps earning its place in the wardrobe because it plays so many roles. Day, evening, layered, worn open — endless outfits from one blouse.