ELAINE | Off shoulder shirt with a collar

I did not expect to like it on. I wore it to a rooftop dinner and did not want to take it off.

The shoulders are usually the last thing a woman puts on show, and not because of any single reason she could name. So the neckline gets covered, and the evening clothes become variations on the same covered thing, and the version of dressing up that involves bare skin quietly stops being an option somewhere around fifty. Elaine is worth reconsidering that for.

The neckline sits off the shoulder and is held by elastic rather than by straps, so it stays where it is put without anything digging in. Above it sits a crisp pointed collar, which is the unusual part: a piece of real shirting on top of a bare neckline, with a full button front running down from it. The sleeves are cut full and puffed, which balances the open shoulder and covers the upper arm.

Why women our age keep coming back to it

• The collar keeps it serious. A structured pointed collar over a bare shoulder is what stops an off shoulder neckline from reading as a summer holiday top.
• The elastic neckline stays put. It holds its position without straps or boning, so there is no adjusting it through dinner and nothing pressing into the shoulder.
• Full sleeves cover the arm. The shoulder is bare but the upper arm is not, which is the combination most women are actually looking for.
• It is built for an evening. Cocktail dinners, a rooftop gathering, anything semi formal where a plain blouse would be underdressed.

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• Buy 2 and save 10 percent
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The discount is applied automatically at checkout.

How it fits

This is the one product here that is cut close. Elaine is a fitted shape that follows the waist and hip rather than skimming them, in S through 2XL, in white. If you are between two sizes, take the larger one, and if you prefer nothing touching the middle, one of the looser blouses will suit you better. It washes in cold water and air dries. The size chart has the flat measurements in inches, and on a fitted cut it is worth reading properly.

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

It is fitted. I went up one size and it was the right call.
Wilda N., Scottsdale

The collar is what makes it. Without it I would not have worn it at my age.
Iva B., Mesa

The elastic held all night with no pulling it back up.
Reva C., 57