THEN & NOW: THE OVERSIZED SHIRT

This is not just a white shirt –
here’s why

This is not just
a white shirt – here’s why

Woman modelling Boden Anna blousen linen shirt

George Harrison and Ringo Starr at The Cannes Film Festival with Jane Birkin, Canns, May 17, 1968

Pretty Woman, 1990 Julia Roberts
Pic credit: Alamy / Moviestore Collection Ltd

Pretty Woman is a film that launched a thousand looks (that cut-out dress), but when
it comes to enduring – and easily emulated – closet essentials,
it’s hard to beat a shirt previously worn by Richard Gere.

So why exactly does this shirt look so good? After exhaustive clinical
dissection at Boden HQ, we’ve arrived at the following conclusions:
it’s partly the oversized fit. It’s partly the volume at the elbow (achieved by
judicious sleeve rolling). And it’s partly – that dress’ thigh-skimming hem,
which is, in tandem with a tied front, the perfect foil to The Shirt’s
generous proportions.

It’s this evidence that informs our Anna blouson sleeve shirt. Crafted
from linen, it’s got everything that made us fall in love with the oversized
white shirt all those years ago — and we’ve even taken the stress out of
the sleeve rolling by reinterpreting it in pretty gathered details.

Pretty Woman is a film that launched a thousand looks (that cut-
out dress), but when it comes to enduring – and easily emulated – closet essentials, it’s hard to beat a shirt previously worn by Richard Gere.

So why exactly does this shirt look so good? After exhaustive clinical dissection at Boden HQ, we’ve arrived at the following conclusions: it’s partly the oversized fit. It’s partly the volume at the elbow (achieved by judicious sleeve rolling). And it’s partly – that dress’ thigh-skimming hem, which is, in tandem with a tied front, the perfect foil to The Shirt’s generous proportions.

It’s this evidence that informs our Anna blouson sleeve shirt. Crafted from linen, it’s got everything that made us fall in love with the oversized white shirt all those years ago — and we’ve even taken the stress out of the sleeve rolling by reinterpreting it in pretty gathered details.

Pretty Woman is a film that launched a thousand looks (that cut-out dress), but when it comes to enduring – and easily emulated – closet essentials, it’s hard to beat a shirt previously worn by Richard Gere.

But why does it look so good? After
exhaustive clinical dissection at Boden HQ, we’ve arrived at the following conclusions: it’s partly the oversized fit. It’s partly the volume at the elbow (achieved by judicious sleeve rolling). And it’s partly – that dress’ thigh-skimming hem, which is, in tandem with a tied front, the perfect foil to The Shirt’s generous proportions.

It’s this evidence that informs our
Anna blouson sleeve shirt. Crafted from linen, it’s got everything that made us fall in love with the oversized white shirt all those years ago — and we’ve even taken the stress out of the sleeve rolling by reinterpreting it in pretty gathered details.