FLORENCE | Ruffled V-neck with long sleeves

I wore it to a meeting and then straight to dinner without going home first.

The blouse that works for the daytime usually stops working by six, and the one that works at six looks like too much at ten in the morning. Which means a bag in the trunk of the car and five minutes in a restaurant bathroom, or, more often, just going home first and losing the evening to it. Florence covers both ends of the day.

The ruffled V-neck gives the front a center line and enough detail to carry an evening, while the shape underneath stays plain enough for a Tuesday. The long sleeves can be rolled back to the forearm when the day turns casual. The silhouette is smooth and relaxed rather than close, and it is flat enough at the shoulder to go under a coat without adding bulk.

Why women our age keep coming back to it

• The ruffle carries the evening. Detail down the front means the blouse does not need a necklace or a change of clothes to move from an office to a restaurant.
• The sleeves roll. Turned back to the forearm it reads casual, down at the wrist it reads formal, and it is the same blouse both ways.
• It goes under a coat flat. Smooth through the shoulder with no bulk, so a jacket or a cardigan sits properly over it.
• Five colors for either half of the day. Pink, white, green, blue and black.

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How it fits

Florence is a relaxed fit with clean lines and runs true to size, in S through 3XL. If you are between two sizes, take the larger one, because the smooth line through the body is what lets it pass for dressy, and a snug fit interrupts it. The size chart has the flat measurements in inches.

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

Rolled the sleeves for the grocery store and dropped them for dinner out. Same day.
Dessie N., Boise

The black one goes under my winter coat without bunching at the elbow.
Verda M., Albuquerque

I am 69 and the ruffle is small enough not to be girlish. That was my worry.
Bertha K., 69