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When did the blouse get a bad name? In all of the fuss over the crisp tailored white shirt, what’s been lost is just how beautiful blouses can be. Our favorites for fall exhibit a streak of Brontë-era romanticism, but there’s nothing retrograde about them. With high necklines and long, full sleeves, rendered in fluid fabrics like silk georgette and crêpe de chine, these are not prudish throwbacks but blank canvases for designer whimsy.

In fetching hues or embellished with ladylike appliqués and embroidery, these blouses…