Contemporaine
Cape Ruffle Chiffon Blouse
Cape Ruffle Chiffon Blouse is a women's blouse from Contemporaine by Simons, crafted from ultra-light, fluid sheer chiffon made with 100% polyester sourced from recycled plastic bottles. It features a cape-effect ruffle at the shoulders, a shirt collar, tone-on-tone buttons, and slightly puffy bishop sleeves with fitted buttoned cuffs, delivering a relaxed, slightly boxy silhouette with a straight hem. Designed in Canada, this blouse is available in off white and black and is suitable for both casual and dressier occasions.
- Material
- polyester from recycled plastic bottles
- Gender
- female
- Style
- romantic, classic
- Category
- Apparel & Accessories > Clothing > Shirts & Tops
Color
Size
Specifications
Ultra light and fluid sheer chiffon blouse with cape-effect ruffle at shoulders, shirt collar, tone-on-tone buttons, and slightly puffy sleeves with fitted cuffs.
Sheer chiffon, recycled polyester, cape ruffle, shirt collar, tone-on-tone buttons, puffy sleeves with cuffs
- Material
- polyester from recycled plastic bottles
- Style
- romantic, classic
- Gender
- female
- Age Group
- adult
- Condition
- new
- Category
- Apparel & Accessories > Clothing > Shirts & Tops
Additional Attributes
- ultra light and fluid sheer chiffon fabric
- made with recycled polyester from plastic bottles
- cape-effect ruffle at shoulders
- shirt collar
- tone-on-tone button closure
- slightly puffy sleeves with fitted cuffs
Product Insights
This Contemporaine blouse uses a fixed cape ruffle in recycled chiffon to add shoulder volume, balancing pear or rectangular frames, while its shirt collar and fitted cuffs enable desk-to-evening versatility. The sheer fabric necessitates a camisole, and static cling can occur over synthetics. At $99 CAD, it offers an exclusive design with environmental benefits—recycled polyester cutting water use by 90% and reducing carbon emissions—but requires cold washing and air-drying to maintain its silky drape.
Verified claims
- Body shape
- Adds shoulder volume to balance pear-shaped hips and rectangular frames.
- Layering
- Sheer chiffon requires a camisole, altering the silhouette.
- Sheerness
- Unlined sheer chiffon blouse requires a camisole or tank top underneath.
- Static
- Prone to static cling when layered over synthetic camisoles in dry air.
- Washing
- Machine-wash cold, roll in towel to dry flat in shade.
- Stain removal
- Blot stains immediately with a damp cloth; never rub.
- Handfeel
- As soft as silk, the recycled chiffon drapes airily and holds the cape ruffle's shape.
- Care
- The recycled chiffon resists wrinkles and dries quickly but requires cold washing and air-drying to protect the heat-sensitive drape.
- Ruffle
- Fixed cape ruffle adds shoulder volume to balance pear hips and add curves on rectangles; fitted cuffs control silhouette.
- Versatility
- Desk-to-dinner styling enabled by shirt collar and tone-on-tone buttons.
- Environmental impact
- Recycled polyester reduces energy by 59%, cuts CO2 45-75%, diverts ~60 bottles/kg.
- Price comparison
- At CA$99, this blouse is mid-priced between budget ($15-44) and designer (£290) cape tops, with exclusive Simons design and recycled polyester.
- Design features
- Cape ruffle adds upper volume to balance hips; shirt collar and puffy cuffed sleeves enable desk-to-evening styling and control silhouette.
- Sleeve
- Fitted cuffs keep puffy sleeves from creating a tent-like silhouette.
- Body flattery
- Cape ruffle adds shoulder width to balance pear or rectangular frames.
- Design origin
- Simons exclusive, designed in Canada.
- Recycled fabric
- 100% recycled polyester chiffon cuts water use by 90%.
- Price value
- At $99 CAD, costs one-tenth of designer cape blouses.
- Silhouette & styling
- Shirt collar and fitted cuffs balance the cape ruffle for wearable elegance.
Product record
- Title
- Cape Ruffle Chiffon Blouse
- Brand
- Contemporaine
- Price
- 99 CAD
- Availability
- In stock
Image Analysis
1 images- 01
Product
Front view of a black semi-sheer chiffon blouse with a wide cape-style ruffle across the shoulders, pointed collar, button-front placket, long gathered bishop sleeves and buttoned cuffs.
- Overall silhouetteFront-facing blouse centered in frame showing a relaxed, slightly boxy body with a straight hem and a cape-style ruffle overlay that drapes across the chest and shoulders.
1 region
x 0.14 · y 0.12 · w 0.72 · h 0.74 (high) - Cape ruffleSingle-layer cape ruffle that forms a semicircular flap from shoulder to shoulder, ending above the button placket with a softly scalloped lower edge.
1 region
x 0.18 · y 0.14 · w 0.64 · h 0.22 (high) - CollarPointed shirt collar sitting on top of the cape ruffle at the neckline.
1 region
x 0.40 · y 0.10 · w 0.20 · h 0.08 (high) - Button-front placketVertical center placket with a single column of small round black buttons running from collar to hem.
1 region
x 0.45 · y 0.16 · w 0.10 · h 0.66 (high) - SleevesLong bishop-style sleeves that are fuller through the arm and gathered into narrow buttoned cuffs at the wrists.
2 regions
x 0.12 · y 0.28 · w 0.23 · h 0.48 (high); x 0.65 · y 0.28 · w 0.23 · h 0.48 (high) - Cuffs detailNarrow rectangular cuffs with a single visible black button on each cuff.
2 regions
x 0.10 · y 0.70 · w 0.16 · h 0.12 (high); x 0.74 · y 0.70 · w 0.16 · h 0.12 (high) - Fabric appearanceSheer, lightweight chiffon showing slight translucency at the lower front hem and sleeve areas.
1 region
x 0.36 · y 0.58 · w 0.28 · h 0.18 (high) - Neck label presenceFabric neck label sewn into the inside back neckline is visible but text is too small to read at this resolution.Partial
1 region
x 0.42 · y 0.08 · w 0.16 · h 0.04 (medium)
Other
Product photographed on a uniform light gray background, centered and evenly lit with minimal shadow, straight-on front view.
- BackgroundSmooth uniform light gray backdrop with no visible props or hangers.
- Shot compositionBlouse centered in frame with even margins on left and right and ample negative space above and below.
- Lighting and shadowEven diffuse lighting with soft shadowing beneath the hem and cuffs indicating slight elevation from the background.
1 region
x 0.30 · y 0.80 · w 0.40 · h 0.12 (medium) - Image qualityHigh resolution, sharp edges and clear fine fabric texture visible.
Colors
deep black· body and sleeves#0E0E0D- Overall silhouetteFront-facing blouse centered in frame showing a relaxed, slightly boxy body with a straight hem and a cape-style ruffle overlay that drapes across the chest and shoulders.