CONSTANCE | Pleated peplum with flared cuffs

It marks my waist and then gets out of the way. Everything else either does one or the other.

Waist definition became complicated somewhere along the line. A top that shows the waist also tends to sit against everything below it, which is the part most of us would rather it did not, and the alternative is something straight that gives up the waist altogether and reads as a sack. So you go straight, and then wonder why nothing looks like it fits.

Constance does both by changing shape at the waist. The gathered seam marks where your waist is, and then the peplum flares out from that point, so the fabric falls away over the stomach and hip instead of resting on them. Delicate pleats and a subtle button placket keep the front quiet, and the long sleeves finish in relaxed flared cuffs that move rather than grip at the wrist.

Why women our age keep coming back to it

• It marks the waist and releases below it. The gathered seam sits at the narrowest point and the peplum flares away from there, so nothing rests on the stomach.
• Pleats keep the front quiet. Soft pleating and a subtle placket mean the shaping does the work without any hardware or trim asking for attention.
• Flared cuffs, not tight ones. The sleeve opens at the wrist rather than gripping it, which is easier on the hands and on a watch or a bracelet.
• S through 5XL. The peplum is scaled through the whole range rather than a shape that only works in the smaller sizes.

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How it fits

Constance is a forgiving fit and true to size, in S through 5XL. If you are between two sizes, take the larger one, because the gathered seam needs to land at your waist rather than above it, and a tight size pulls the whole peplum upward. The size chart lists chest, length and sleeve in inches, measured flat.

30 days to change your mind

Send it back within 30 days for a full refund. There is no restocking fee and no questions about why.

A few recent reviews

The flare is generous. It covers the top of my hips completely, which is what I wanted.
Fayrene L., Sun City

I have the wine and the gray. The wine is the one I get asked about.
Novella B., 66

The cuffs are wide enough that my bracelet does not catch. Small thing, matters daily.
Adela T., Tucson