LAVERNE | Relaxed blouse in bright colors

I ordered the fuchsia on a whim and it is the one I keep reaching for.

Bright color gets quietly retired somewhere in your fifties, usually without a decision being made. The reasoning, if anyone asked, would be something about it being too much now, and nobody ever does ask, so the reasoning never gets examined. Meanwhile the brights are the ones that make a face look alive under bad lighting. Laverne exists in six of them.

The shape is deliberately plain, a relaxed silhouette in a soft breathable fabric that drapes rather than holds, so nothing about the cut competes with the color. That is the point of a blouse like this: the shade does all the talking and the garment gets out of its way. It is machine washable, so a bright color is not also a chore.

Why women our age keep coming back to it

• Six shades, five of them warm. Fuchsia, pink, red, orange, white and blue, which means there is one that lifts your face rather than draining it.
• A plain shape under a strong color. The relaxed silhouette has no detail to fight the shade, so a bright blouse stays elegant rather than becoming loud.
• Soft and breathable. It drapes over the body instead of sitting on it, which is why it works for a warm evening as well as an office.
• Machine washable, to 5XL. No special handling, and the same shape at every size from S upward.

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

Laverne is a relaxed silhouette and runs true to size, in S through 5XL. If you are between two sizes, take the larger one, since the drape is the only shaping this blouse has and a close fit removes 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

The orange sounds alarming and is not. It is warm and it suits me.
Winona B., Prescott

Washed the red twice and it has not faded or run onto anything.
Edna C., Flagstaff

I am 71 and wearing pink again. My sister has ordered one now too.
Mamie L., 71