{"product_id":"bellerose-shirt-gemma62-c1023-check-p","title":"Bellerose | Cropped Check Shirt - Elasticated Hem","description":"\u003cp\u003eBellerose builds this shirt around a single graphic idea: a navy, brown and ecru check that reads bold up close and settles into texture from a distance. The cut is cropped and relaxed, cut with room through the body, so the pattern sits loose rather than fitted, and the hem gathers in on itself with an elasticated finish that pulls the whole shape inward at the waist. It is a shirt that plays with proportion — structured through the shoulders and collar, softened and blousy below.\n\nThe fabric is a heavyweight brushed cotton, 100% cotton, with enough weight to hold its shape and a raised, slightly napped hand that takes the edge off the check rather than letting it sit flat and graphic. Brushed cotton like this has a warmth to it that reads more early-autumn flannel than crisp poplin — it will soften further with wear, the nap flattening slightly, the check mellowing from bold to lived-in. It is the kind of cloth that feels substantial against the skin without being stiff, closer to a workwear shirt than a dress shirt in hand-feel.\n\nConstruction follows classic shirting rules, reinterpreted at a looser scale. A classic pointed collar sits at the neck; long sleeves finish in buttoned cuffs that can be worn closed for a cleaner line or rolled for something more undone. The front closes with a full row of buttons, and a single chest patch pocket breaks up the checked surface — small, functional, and the one place on the shirt where the pattern is interrupted rather than continued. The elasticated hem is the detail that sets this apart from a standard shirt: instead of a straight or shirttail hem, it draws in, creating a softly gathered, almost peplum-like finish that changes how the garment sits on the body depending on how much is worn tucked or loose.\n\nBecause the fit is relaxed and the length cropped, this shirt sits high on the hip and moves independently of whatever is worn underneath — a fitted tee, a turtleneck, nothing at all beneath an open button-down. The gathered hem means it can be worn fully open over another layer without looking shapeless, since the elastic keeps it from swamping the silhouette. Sleeves rolled and cuffs undone, it reads as a light layer for transitional weather; buttoned to the collar with the cuffs closed, it takes on a more considered, workwear-adjacent character.\n\nStyle it loose over straight denim with the hem left to do its own thing, or tucked into high-waisted trousers where the elastic edge sits neatly at the waistband instead of bunching. It layers easily under a wool coat or an oversized blazer without adding bulk, thanks to the brushed cotton's give, making it a genuinely transitional piece rather than a single-season statement.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BELLEROSE","offers":[{"title":"CHECK P \/ S","offer_id":41828609130629,"sku":"187 GEMMA62 C1023","price":1690.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CHECK P \/ XS","offer_id":41828609163397,"sku":"187 GEMMA62 C1023","price":1690.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false},{"title":"CHECK P \/ M","offer_id":41828609196165,"sku":"187 GEMMA62 C1023","price":1690.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0351\/5757\/3765\/files\/BELLEROSE-187_GEMMA62_C1023-CHECK_P_01.jpg?v=1787696463","url":"https:\/\/ruemadame.com\/products\/bellerose-shirt-gemma62-c1023-check-p","provider":"RUE MADAME | BOUTIQUE PARISIENNE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}