HARRIET | Striped V-neck with three quarter sleeves

I was told at nineteen that horizontal stripes were not for me and I believed it until last summer.

Somebody tells you once, usually a long time ago, that horizontal stripes make you look wider, and that is the end of it. A whole category goes off the list on the strength of a single remark, and every spring you look at the striped tops, agree that they are lovely, and buy the plain one again.

Harriet is the version where the neckline does the arguing. The V opens the front and pulls the eye up and inward, which counts against the horizontal lines rather than adding to them, and the stripes themselves are wide and nautical rather than fine and busy. The three quarter petal sleeves have structure but still flow, so they cover the upper arm without cutting across it. It is cotton, lightweight and breathable, so it holds up through a warm day or layers under something in the evening.

Why women our age keep coming back to it

• The V works against the stripes. An open vertical neckline draws the eye upward and inward, which is what balances a horizontal line instead of reinforcing it.
• Wide stripes, not fine ones. A bolder nautical stripe reads as a deliberate classic, where a narrow stripe starts to look like it is vibrating.
• Petal sleeves that cover without gripping. The three quarter length flows past the upper arm rather than ending in a band across it.
• Cotton, so it breathes. Light enough for a hot afternoon and still fine layered under a cardigan when the evening turns.

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How it fits

Harriet comes in S through 3XL, and the chart for this one gives bust, sleeve, shoulder and length in inches rather than the usual three columns, so it is worth a look before ordering. If you are in doubt, take the larger size, because a stripe shows pulling across the front more plainly than a plain fabric does.

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

First striped top I have owned since my thirties and I am glad I tried.
Bonita S., Naples

The sleeves are the best part. They cover exactly what I wanted covered.
Minta G., 68

Real cotton, not a synthetic pretending. It breathes.
Willodean B., Mesa