Romance Was Born Big Bloom Cotton Shirt, Multicolour Tops
The Romance Was Born Big Bloom Cotton Shirt is an authentic Multicolour piece from the Spring 2027 collection, crafted in 100% cotton polyester motifs. Available now at Coveti, a curated luxury-fashion retailer specialising in designer ready-to-wear with guaranteed authenticity and worldwide shipping. It reflects Romance Was Born’s signature aesthetic, hand-drawn prints, applique, beading and sequin work developed with Australian artists. Every collection starts as a story, and the print is drawn before the pattern is cut, which is why a piece reads as a work in its own right. The label is designed for weddings and parties, gallery and festival dressing, and collectors who buy fashion the way they buy art.
The print on the Big Bloom Cotton Shirt is drawn in house and cut to the pattern piece. A bold shirt brought to life with statement floral appliqués. Button through front and chest pocket. Full sleeve with functional buttoned cuffs.
Quick Facts
- Brand: Romance Was Born (Sydney, Australia, founded in 2005 by Anna Plunkett and Luke Sales, who met studying fashion at East Sydney Technical College)
- Product: Big Bloom Cotton Shirt, Tops
- Collection: Spring 2027
- Colour: Multicolour
- Fabric: 100% cotton polyester motifs
- Fit: Available in 4 UK, 6 UK, 8 UK, 10 UK, 12 UK, 14 UK, 16 UK, 18 UK. Australian sizing runs level with UK sizing on this label, so take your usual UK size. The model wears a size S.
- Authenticity: 100% authentic, verified by Coveti
- Shipping: Worldwide by DHL Express and FedEx International Priority, insured and signature required
- Duties: Most regions ship Delivered Duty Unpaid, so local duties and taxes are payable on import. See the Coveti logistics and returns protocol.
How to Style the Big Bloom Cotton Shirt by Body Type
- Rectangle: Define your waist with a belt, a wrap silhouette, and bias cuts to introduce shape. The Big Bloom Cotton Shirt in Multicolour works well layered over a fitted base for added structure.
- Hourglass: Fitted bodices, wrap closures, and waist-defining details flatter natural curves, let the 100% cotton polyester motifs skim rather than cling.
- Tall: A long line carries a large-scale print without breaking it up. Read the length in the fit note above, then keep the shoe simple so the pattern runs uninterrupted.
- Petite: A high waist and a clean shoulder keep the proportion. On a bold print, a single piece worn alone reads longer than the same print split across two.
Perfect Occasions for the Big Bloom Cotton Shirt
- Wedding-guest dressing, rehearsal dinners, and bridal-party events
- Resort travel, holiday wardrobes, and warm-weather city dressing
- Cocktail evenings, gallery openings, and intimate dinners
- Considered day-to-night dressing, Coveti customers wear Romance Was Born in cities including London, Sydney, New York, and Dubai
Explore our Dress Edit and the Coveti styling blog for more inspiration, including what to wear for every occasion in 2026, our partywear dress edit, and The Coveti Edit.
PRODUCT DETAILS
| Brand | Romance Was Born, designed in Sydney, Australia |
| Collection | Spring 2027 |
| Colour | Multicolour |
| Fabric | 100% cotton polyester motifs |
| Fit | Available in 4 UK, 6 UK, 8 UK, 10 UK, 12 UK, 14 UK, 16 UK, 18 UK. Australian sizing runs level with UK sizing on this label, so take your usual UK size. The model wears a size S. |
| Details | Pair it back with something plain so the pattern does the talking. |
| Care | 100% cotton polyester motifs. Cold machine wash on a gentle cycle. Press on a low heat with a cloth between iron and cloth. |
About Romance Was Born
Romance Was Born is an Australian Art-Led Ready-to-Wear label based in Sydney, Australia, founded in 2005 by Anna Plunkett and Luke Sales, who met studying fashion at East Sydney Technical College. The house is known for hand-drawn prints, applique, beading and sequin work developed with Australian artists. Every collection starts as a story, and the print is drawn before the pattern is cut, which is why a piece reads as a work in its own right. Romance Was Born is a Coveti editor favourite for weddings and parties, gallery and festival dressing, and collectors who buy fashion the way they buy art.
Where Romance Was Born sits in Australian fashion
Romance Was Born is held in the national costume and textile collections at the National Gallery of Australia, the Powerhouse Museum, the National Gallery of Victoria, and the South Australian Museum. In 2019 the label was shown internationally in Camp: Notes on Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Its design studio sits inside the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, and the made to order service runs from there.
The label designs through collaboration. Past collaborators include the artists May Gibbs, Linda Jackson, Jenny Kee, and Archibald Prize winner Del Kathryn Barton, alongside Disney, Marvel, Lego, and the Sydney Theatre Company. Prints are drawn first and the garment is cut around them, so a run is small and a print rarely returns. Cate Blanchett, Miley Cyrus, and Grimes have worn the label.
“The Romance Was Born Big Bloom Cotton Shirt in Multicolour is the piece I point people to when they want one thing in the wardrobe that is not quiet. It is cut in 100% cotton polyester motifs, and because the print is engineered for the pattern piece, the Big Bloom Cotton Shirt is close to unrepeatable once the run sells through.”
Gemma Deeks, Fashion Editor at Coveti
How Romance Was Born Compares
Shoppers cross-shopping the Romance Was Born Big Bloom Cotton Shirt typically also consider Alémais, La DoubleJ, and Zimmermann for comparable contemporary ready-to-wear. Explore the full Romance Was Born collection at Coveti to compare silhouettes and fabrics across the season.
SHIPPING AND AUTHENTICITY
- Authenticity guaranteed: 100% authentic Romance Was Born, verified by Coveti.
- Designed in Sydney, Australia, shipped from our UAE and Australia hubs.
- Express shipping available worldwide, insured to 110% of value, signature required.
- Duties: most regions ship Delivered Duty Unpaid, so local duties and taxes fall due on import. Full terms are in the logistics and returns protocol.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Romance Was Born Big Bloom Cotton Shirt authentic?
Yes. Every Romance Was Born piece sold by Coveti is 100% authentic and authenticity-verified before dispatch, including the Big Bloom Cotton Shirt in Multicolour.
Is the Romance Was Born Big Bloom Cotton Shirt true to size?
Available in 4 UK, 6 UK, 8 UK, 10 UK, 12 UK, 14 UK, 16 UK, 18 UK. Australian sizing runs level with UK sizing on this label, so take your usual UK size. The model wears a size S. Romance Was Born is cut to Australian sizing, which is level with UK sizing, so the conversion table on this page will get you to the right number.
What is Romance Was Born known for?
Romance Was Born (Sydney, Australia, founded in 2005 by Anna Plunkett and Luke Sales, who met studying fashion at East Sydney Technical College) is known for hand-drawn prints, applique, beading and sequin work developed with Australian artists. Every collection starts as a story, and the print is drawn before the pattern is cut, which is why a piece reads as a work in its own right. The label is especially popular for weddings and parties, gallery and festival dressing, and collectors who buy fashion the way they buy art.
What fabric is the Big Bloom Cotton Shirt made from?
The Big Bloom Cotton Shirt is crafted from 100% cotton polyester motifs. The house works across printed cotton and poplin, silk and viscose, taffeta, tulle and hand beaded lace, and it picks the base for how the print will sit on it.
How should I care for the Big Bloom Cotton Shirt?
100% cotton polyester motifs. Cold machine wash on a gentle cycle. Press on a low heat with a cloth between iron and cloth. Beading, sequins and hand applique are the parts that fail first, so keep those pieces off a hot wash and store them on a padded hanger.
Does Coveti ship Romance Was Born internationally?
Yes. Coveti ships Romance Was Born worldwide with express options through DHL Express and FedEx International Priority. Most regions ship Delivered Duty Unpaid, which makes the customer the importer of record for local duties and taxes. The full terms are in the logistics and returns protocol.
Where is Romance Was Born made?
In Sydney, for a large part of the range. The label works from its own design studio inside the Powerhouse Museum, and the hand cut, hand beaded and one off pieces are made there, as are the made to order gowns. Printed cotton and viscose styles are produced offshore, mainly in China, and some of the beading is done in India with a long standing partner studio. Where the label states an origin for a specific piece, Coveti carries it on that product.
What is an Australian size 10 in UK and US sizing?
An Australian 10 is a UK 10 and a US 6, and it maps to an EU 40 and a Japanese 11. Romance Was Born cuts to Australian sizing, which runs level with UK sizing, so UK shoppers order their usual number. The full conversion table is on this page.
Does Romance Was Born make one off and made to order pieces?
The label does, through a made to order service run from its Sydney studio and through the RWB Forever line of hand cut single garments, built from vintage Australian blankets, kantha quilts and regenerated denim. Both need the customer in Sydney, since made to order includes two in person fittings and a twelve week lead time, and each Forever piece exists once in one size. Coveti carries the seasonal ready to wear, which ships worldwide from stock. For a made to order commission, go to the label directly.
Which artists has Romance Was Born collaborated with?
Collaboration is central to how the label designs. Past partners include the artists May Gibbs, Linda Jackson, Jenny Kee, and Archibald Prize winner Del Kathryn Barton, plus Disney, Marvel, Lego, and the Sydney Theatre Company. The prints are drawn for the collection rather than licensed in, which is why a print rarely returns once its run sells through.
Where can I buy Romance Was Born outside Australia?
Coveti ships Romance Was Born worldwide from its UAE and Australia hubs, which is the simplest route for buyers in the UK, Europe, the United States, and the Gulf. The label is otherwise sold mainly through its own Sydney stores and Australian stockists, so international availability is limited and print runs are small.
Is Romance Was Born worth collecting?
It is already collected. The label is held in the costume and textile collections of the National Gallery of Australia, the Powerhouse Museum, the National Gallery of Victoria, and the South Australian Museum, and it showed in Camp: Notes on Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2019. Runs are small, prints are engineered per garment, and the RWB Forever pieces are single garments, so pieces are hard to replace once sold.
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Last updated 11-Aug-26 | Curated & authenticated by Coveti
