How to wear the pie crust blouse

Was there ever a more unappealing name of a fashion 'must-have' than the pie-crust blouse? And yet, we want one.

Don't get me wrong; I like a pie as much as the next person, but it is an unusual name - especially considering fashion's well-publicised dislike of carbs. Obviously, it comes from the fact that the pie-crust collar looks like the swirly pastry often seen on the top of a pie.

Although it's rare that a carb-based food should influence catwalks, the pie-crust made it into ready-to-wear years ago - whether Virginia Woolf in her high-neck frills or Diana, Princess of Wales, in her Sloaney blouses. In the 60s, French muse Francoise Hardy used to wear hers with a high-waisted mini skirt or jeans, which brings us to its most recent incarnation - created by Alexa Chung for Marks and Spencer.

Chung's Harry blouse, available in pink and white, sold out immediately after it landed in stores last week. It's already been restocked, and looks set to be one of spring's mst desirable commodities. But how should you wear it? We'd pair it with high-waisted Mom jeans, dungarees, a high-waisted denim skirt or perhaps with black cropped trousers and ballet pumps for a more gamine look. If all else fails, google pictures of Hardy, which Chung has admitted to doing on a regular basis.

We've picked our favourite pie crust blouses below, along with some Instagram inspiration for how to wear it below.