GLORIA | Painted arcs on cream

Two people stopped me in the grocery store. I have not been stopped in a grocery store in fifteen years.

There is a point where the wardrobe goes quiet. Navy, gray, black, and the reasoning is always sensible: it goes with everything, it does not draw attention, it is appropriate. And then one morning you catch sight of yourself and realize that not drawing attention has turned into not being seen at all. Gloria is the opposite decision.

The print is painted arcs of pink, coral, teal and yellow across a cream ground, with a single heart at the front, and it is bold enough that it does not need help from anything else. So the cut is deliberately plain: an easy boxy shape that lets the pattern run across the body uninterrupted by seams or shaping. It is a relaxed open button front shirt in a light matte weave, with a point collar, tonal buttons, a curved hem and two hip pockets.

Why women our age keep coming back to it

• The print carries the whole outfit. Black or white underneath and nothing else, which means one decision in the morning rather than four.
• The cut stays out of the way. Boxy through the shoulder with no darts or shaping to break the pattern up, so the arcs run clean across the body.
• Tonal buttons, not contrast ones. The fastenings disappear into the fabric, so nothing competes with the color.
• Two hip pockets. Somewhere to put your hands, which matters more than it should when you are wearing something people look at.

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

Gloria runs on the small side, so plan to size up rather than order straight. It comes in 8 through 22, and these are UK sizes, not US ones, so go by the measurements rather than the number you usually buy. The chart gives bust, waist and hips as body measurements in inches, so measure over a light top with the tape level and not pulled tight. If you are between sizes, want room through the shoulder, or intend to layer underneath, take the larger one.

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

I am 66 and I bought something loud for the first time since my thirties. No regrets.
Ruthann O., Sedona

The colors are true to the photo, which I did not expect at this price.
Odessa L., 59

Sized up to the 18 as suggested. The 16 would have pulled across the back.
Elvira N., Henderson