DOLORES | Cotton gauze half sleeve top

I held it up to the window before I wore it out. You cannot see through it. That was the test.

Every light summer top you own has failed the same way. It felt cool in the store, and then you caught your reflection in a shop window on a bright morning and could see the outline of everything underneath. So they get worn with a second layer over them, which defeats the point entirely. Dolores solves it with construction rather than weight.

The cotton gauze is double layered, so there are two thin layers of a breathable open weave instead of one, which keeps the air moving through while closing the light out. The cut is loose through the body, so neither layer sits against the skin. The sleeves stop partway down the upper arm, which is the length that covers without adding heat.

Why women our age keep coming back to it

• Two layers, so nothing shows through. The doubled gauze is what lets you wear it on its own on a bright day without a camisole underneath.
• Cotton, and it breathes. An open weave in a natural fiber moves air rather than trapping it, which is the difference between cool at ten and cool at three.
• Loose through the body. Nothing rests on the stomach or the back, so an hour in a chair does not print the shape of you onto it.
• It washes at home. Machine wash cold and hang to dry. Gauze comes out of the wash softly crinkled, which is how it is meant to look.

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

Dolores is cut loose and runs true to size, but the range is short: it comes in M and L only. If you are between the two, take the L, because the ease through the body is what keeps the gauze off the skin. The size chart has the flat measurements in inches, and with only two sizes it is worth reading before you choose.

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 purple is deeper than it looks on screen. I like it better in person.
Lila W., Tempe

Wore it walking the dog at seven in the morning and again at a barbecue that evening.
Maxine T., Gilbert

Washed it four times now and the gauze has gone softer rather than thinner.
Willa J., 64