Blouse is a loanword from French to English (see Wiktionary entry blouse). Originally referring to the blue blouse worn by French workmen, the term "blouse" began to be applied to the various smocks and tunics worn by English

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Blouses usually consist of light fabrics such as silk or thin cotton fabrics, until the early 1990s are often made of softly falling synthetic fibers(e.g. polyester). Sometimes they are decorated with frills, embroidery or loops. The classic of the ladies' blouses is the white

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Pre-WW1
Blouses are historically a cask style, mostly mail-like garment , that were rarely part of the fashionable woman's wardrobe until the 1890s. Before that time, they were occasionally popular for informal wear in styles that echoed

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• Choli
• Dress
• Skirt

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• The dictionary definition of blouse at Wiktionary
• Media related to Blouses at Wikimedia Commons

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Use with a dirndl
A woman wearing a dirndl, with white blouse, is usual in Bavariaand rural Austria. They are usually made of light fabric (textile), such as silk or cotton thin, until the early 1990s still often from soft covered by art

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