LUCINDA | Deep wine shirt for evenings

Under the restaurant lights it looked like something. In the car park it still looked like something.

Evening color is harder than it looks. Half the deep reds go brown the moment they leave the shop, and the other half have a shine on them that reads cheap under a low light. So the evenings get done in black, which is never wrong and never says anything either. Lucinda is one strong color done properly.

The shade is a deep wine red in a smooth matte weave, so the surface has depth rather than gloss and holds its color under dim light. It is cut as an open shirt with an easy fit that skims the body instead of following it, finished with a point collar, a full row of tonal buttons and two hip pockets.

Why women our age keep coming back to it

• A matte surface holds the color. No shine means the wine reads deep under restaurant and theater lighting rather than flattening out.
• It skims rather than follows. An easy cut through the body means nothing pulls at the button line when you sit down to eat.
• Worn open, it is enough on its own. Over black, with nothing else added. The tonal buttons and point collar keep it looking finished rather than thrown on.
• Two hip pockets. Somewhere for your hands and your phone at a gathering where you are not carrying a bag.

Buy more, save more

• Buy 2 and save 10 percent
• Buy 3 and save 15 percent
• Buy 4 and save 20 percent

The discount is applied automatically at checkout.

How it fits

Lucinda is sized in UK numbers, 8 through 22, and it runs on the small side. The chart gives body measurements rather than flat garment measurements, so measure over a light top, keep the tape level and do not pull it tight. If you are between two sizes, if you want room through the shoulder, or if you plan to wear something underneath, take the larger size. Measurements are 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

Worn open over a black dress to the theater. I did not need a jacket or anything else.
Junie W., Savannah

It reads as wine, not maroon and not burgundy. There is a difference and this is the right one.
Ardelia B., Springfield

Size up. I am usually a 16 and the 18 is what I should have ordered first.
Ollie R., 71