2pk Girls' Pure Cotton Slim Fit School Blouses

For the price and adequate fit, it wasn't worth returning. But... That velcro collar. Why? The website says velcro fastening on sizes up to 8 years old. Maybe OK for the tiddlers but by the time you're at secondary school you have probably mastered a button. The velcro is included on sizes up to 12/13. A proper button collar is only on the 13/14 and up. Apart from being unnecessary, the velcro collar is also impractical - if you catch it with the iron, the hooks are melted and it no longer closes. The fabric is OK. A bit thin, but that's what you get with value price Schoolwear. They are described as slim fit although on my girls who are both at the slim end of the spectrum (11yrs, 36kg, 146cm), there is still plenty of fabric left over - had to compromise with a slightly too large collar to get adequate arm length. In summary: OK, not great.

I bought an age 14-15 shirt for myself to wear under a suit jacket as it was 100% cotton and so seemed like a good choice. The collar was far too big and allowed my entire fist to fit between my neck and the collar which gave the appearance that the shirt was too large when I was afraid that I would burst the seems of the arms. The arms on this shirt are far too narrow whilst the cuff is obscurely large. The body fit nicely however the large collar, tiny arms, and the velcro top button outshadowed the fit on the body. I will admit that I have slightly larger arms than average as I play rugby, but with how tight the sleeves were I imagine it'd be uncomfortable on anybody that played any sport.

Had to exchange as I bought these in age 14-15 yrs and did not expect them to have a velcro top-button collar fastening and elastic buttons at cuffs. My daughter did not feel she needed these at her age so had to return. (On pachaging it said this was only on shirts up to age 8) I understand these options are useful in older ages for some children but think it should be clearer on website/packaging.

My daughter doesn’t like it because even though it is 100 percent cotton the material still feels itching and not comfortable

The cotton quality of the shirt is really good and fits well. I was not expecting there to be a velcro fastening for the top button rather than the button hole. On the packaging it says velcro fastening up to age 8. Daughter thinks its naff and doesn't allow the tie to sit nicely. Shame that this will be sent back as the arms and the body part of the shirt fitted well

I love these shirts as they are 100% cotton. Not a fan of poly cotton mix and certainly not a fan of polyester as it is less breathable (and smellier) than cotton. These came with Velcro top button which my 11 year old actually likes as she has found some other button shirts stiff to do up / undo around the neck. My daughter is an average height slim build 11.5 years old. I bought the 10-11 and 11-12 years. The smaller size fits better now but both sizes are wearable despite the larger size is a bit too long in the sleeve at present (she isn't bothered by turning the sleeve up if needs be).

MASSIVE collar for size of shirt: several inches too big for my slim 11 year-old. Shame because nice shirt apart from that.

Very disappointed with these blouses for my 15 year old daughter. The blouses had a Velcro fastening for the top button despite the packaging saying this was only a feature on aged 8 and under! I certainly don’t know of any 15 year olds who can’t fasten a standard button and buttonhole. Velcro is not for teenagers.

Bought aged 14-15 and 15-16 for my 16 year old. Both were on the baggy side and the sleeves were definitely far to wide

These shirts seem to much less non iron than they used to be. I can compare them directly with my son's older M&S non iron shirts after washing and drying them together and they come out much more wrinkled. Also the sizing is a bit confused. I intially bought the 13-14 range for my 13 year old but the collars were simply huge on her. I sized down to the 12-13 and now the collars almost fit but sleeves a bit short. My daughter is average height but very slim. To be honest I'm going to try a different brand next time to try to get a better fit and a more non iron shirt.