CELIA | Halter neck set with a tailored fit

The back of a halter is what you see when I walk away, and I am glad to be seen walking away in this.

Cocktail clothes after sixty tend to come in two versions: covered up to the collarbone, or a younger woman's dress in a larger size. Neither is satisfying, and most of us have made peace with the first. Celia is a third option and it is the reason the halter is worth revisiting.

The halter neck fastens behind the neck and leaves the shoulders and the upper back open, which is a part of the body that stays elegant long after we stop thinking about the rest. Under that the cut is tailored, following the line of the body closely enough to give a proper shape, and the two pieces are coordinated so nothing about the evening needs assembling.

Why women our age keep coming back to it

• It shows the shoulders, not the front. A halter opens the upper back and the collarbone while keeping the chest covered.
• Tailored rather than loose. This is the structured piece in the collection, cut to follow the body and give a defined shape.
• Made for an evening. Cocktail parties and events, without looking like a dress borrowed from a younger decade.
• Both pieces already match. An occasion outfit that takes one decision instead of an afternoon.

Buy more, save more

• Buy 2 items and save 10%
• Buy 3 items and save 15%
• Buy 4 items and save 20%

The discount is applied automatically at checkout.

How it fits

Sizes S through 2XL. This is a tailored cut, so it runs closer to the body than most of the collection and the bust measurement decides it. If you are between two sizes take the larger one, because a tailored halter that pulls at the neck is uncomfortable within the hour.

30 days to change your mind

Thirty days, a full refund, no restocking fee. Order early enough to try it before the event.

A few recent reviews

The neck tie is wide enough that it does not cut into you over an evening.
Lucille T., Scottsdale

Tailored means tailored here. I sized up and that was the right call.
Dorothea K., Sarasota

I wore it to a fiftieth anniversary party and felt entirely myself.
Bernice A., 68