The pictures do not give justice to the deep blue color except really for the first one. It was a very expensive blouse as is all Sofie d’Hoore, Belgian designer, but I wore it. It is still in good shape though, no stains or perspiration traces. You can wear the bow any way you want. The 100% cotton feels like very high quality cotton almost like poplin. It is great with jeans or white pants. Size is EU 40, more like a 10. See measures.