Keeping with the blue (which is Draper James signature color) I also selected this flutter sleeve gingham top. This print is the same as the photo spot outside the Nashville store. have seen this exact print in the Draper James main collection without the buttons and I have also seen several flutter sleeve button down tops.
I also selected two tees – the first is navy and says “Darlin” – this is very similar to the Draper James main collection but that tee says “Hello Darlin'” and the script has a little more curl to it. I made the mistake of wearing mine while doing some sample painting so I do have a new one on the way but here it is on the model.
The second tee I purchased says “Bless Your Heart” which is a very commonly used southern phrase and is striped with exaggerated bell sleeves. Draper James main collection tees do not have such an exaggeration on the bell sleeve but they do offer stripped bell sleeve tees with not writing. I feel like I’ve seen “Bless your Heart” on Draper James main collection items before but I cannot find any pictures to verify this.
Each item in this collab is very similar to items in the Draper James main collection and I think the Eloquii team did a great job of staying true to the brand while bringing in some of their own style in a subtle manner – this biggest different of which is in the printed pieces. This gives me much optimism for the Jason Wu collaboration which has been announced to be the next designer collab.
