BERNADETTE | Ruffled V-neck with long sleeves

A V-neck I can wear without a camisole underneath it. That has not happened in a long time.

The V-neckline is the most flattering shape there is and also the one that comes with a condition. Every one you try on opens further than the photograph suggested, so you buy a camisole to go underneath, and now it is two garments and an extra layer of warmth for something that was meant to be simple.

Bernadette builds the solution into the neckline itself. Soft ruffles run along the V, which fills the opening and holds it at the depth it was cut to sit at, so you get the lengthening line without the gap. The fit is fluid and drapes down the body rather than following it, and the long sleeves take it from a weekday to something more polished without changing anything else.

Why women our age keep coming back to it

• The ruffle closes the V. The detail sits along the opening, so the neckline stays where it was cut rather than falling open when you lean forward.
• One layer, not two. No camisole underneath means no extra warmth, which matters more than it sounds in a warm room.
• It drapes rather than follows. The fluid fit falls down the body instead of tracing it, so nothing sits close through the middle.
• Eight colors. Black and white for the plain days, and green, orange, purple, yellow, pink and blue when you want the top to be the decision.

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

Bernadette is a fluid fit and true to size, in S through 3XL. If you are between two sizes, take the larger one, because the ruffle only lies flat along the V when the shoulders are not pulling, and a snug shoulder drags the neckline wider than it was meant to go. The size chart lists chest, length and sleeve in inches, measured flat.

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 ruffle is small. I was worried it would be a great frill down the front and it is not.
Georgiana P., Mesa

Bought the white for a lunch and the purple two weeks later.
Sudie R., 61

Covers where I want covering at the front. That is the only reason I keep buying V-necks and being disappointed.
Ardis M., Henderson