GLORIA | Easy set for hot afternoons

I keep it by the door in summer. If I have to go out and it is over ninety, this is what goes on.

There is a particular kind of afternoon, somewhere past two o clock in July, where the only clothes that work are the ones you can put on without thinking and take the heat in. Most of us have exactly one thing that qualifies, and it is usually past its best. Gloria is bought to replace it.

The top is sleeveless and cut loose, the pants are wide and fall from the hip, and neither piece is close to the body anywhere it matters, which is why air moves through the whole outfit instead of stopping at a waistband. It is plain enough to leave alone and plain enough to take a necklace when the errand turns into lunch.

Why women our age keep coming back to it

• Built for the hottest part of the day. No sleeves, a wide leg, and nothing pressed against the skin, which is the only combination that really works over ninety degrees.
• On in ten seconds. Two pieces that already match, so a trip out the door needs no decision.
• Loose without losing the line. The pants fall long from the hip, which keeps the silhouette tall rather than wide.
• Six colors including the unusual ones. Yellow, orange, beige, blue, purple and black.

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How it fits

Sizes S through 3XL, loose at each one. Judge the fit at the shoulder, since there are no sleeves to give anywhere else. Between two sizes, take the larger.

30 days to change your mind

Thirty days, full refund, no restocking fee.

A few recent reviews

The purple is a soft dusty purple, not a bright one. Better than I hoped.
Wilma D., Sun City

I wore it every other day in August. It washes and dries overnight.
Etta R., Albuquerque

Bought the yellow on a whim at 61 and I have no regrets.
Priscilla K., Henderson