#l484

I got my Bodyline order this weekend! L484 in black and L108 in white. L484 is nice, the size 2L fits well around my waist, but I think I'm going to add some underarm gussets so it's a little easier to move. I love the lace on it though, and I like that it has detachable sleeves. L108 had some problems. Unfortunately, as I was unbuttoning it, three of the buttons broke. They didn't just pop off, they snapped in two. The shank is still sewn to the blouse. It's too bad because it's another nice quality blouse otherwise. I'm going to have to alter this one a little bit too, the sleeves are too big and bunch up at my shoulders when I raise my arms.

The sleeve length is the full sleeve with the detachable sleeve on. The half sleeve is just the short sleeve. As for blouses for someone with long arms, most places that make things in custom sizes will make them custom to your arm length too, so just look around TaoBao and F+F and indie brands that offer custom sizing.

I actually really like 348 in black and white but you're right, it would be less versatile than an all black one. For all black I actually prefer 489. I honestly can't explain why though, maybe I just prefer the ruffles on this one. They're both good though and they would both work perfectly with the blouse so... maybe flip a coin? 

I don't see any problem with putting them together.

It’s not necessary, but if you really want a short-sleeved OP to have long sleeves it’s not a bad idea. That being said, I wouldn’t recommend that blouse with that OP because the blouse has detachable sleeves which is why that tier of lace is at the top and I think that would look really odd with an OP. I think that style of collar would look odd too. I think it would look much better with a blouse that didn’t have detachable sleeves and had either a lower neckline that wouldn’t be seen or a high collar.

I don't see why not.

The blouse you should be able to machine wash on delicate and then hang to dry, but if you have the white version I would be careful as the black ribbons may bleed. Because of the amount of lace and bows on the JSK I would recommend just hand washing that and hanging it to dry and I would do the same with the skirt while you're at it.