So, on my recent NAS post about the 7FAM jeans and black Paige blouse, I got a suggestion to check out a very similar blouse by Joie. It’s twice the price, but I decided to check it out because it was advertised on the Joie website as well as others that it is silk. I ordered it from Zappos (it was the last one left) and it arrived today. Stock pic below. https://www.zappos.com/p/asin/B07RCK8B6S

Well, the tag inside the so-called silk Joie blouse says 100% polyester! It’s no nicer than the Paige blouse — in fact, I much prefer the style of the Paige one because 1) there are buttons at the neckline and the neckline isn’t too deep or wide, while the Joie is quite wide AND deep at the neckline (contrary to what the photos below would lead you to believe!), 2) the back on the Paige has a nice separate yoke detail, while the Joie one has no yoke (just one piece of fabric in back) and is gathered at the back of the neck, a style I never like on myself, 3) the sleeves are slightly too short on the Joie, plus they are puffed at the shoulder, which pushes the style into more froufy than I like.

I’m sending back the fake silk Joie blouse and keeping the Paige one. I’ll have the hemline tailored and curved to the proper length and shape for me.

Lesson learned: don’t trust the fabric content printed on websites! Check the label when the piece arrives. I will sometimes buy polyester if it has a quality feel, but I want descriptions to be honest!