COLLEEN | Loose knit in eleven colors

I found the turquoise and realized I had not bought a colored sweater since the children were at home.

Ask a woman over sixty what color her sweaters are and the honest answer is usually black, navy and one beige. It happens because the colored ones are never there when you look, or they come in one shade of dusty pink that suits nobody. So the wardrobe goes quiet, and then photographs start to look the same year after year. Colleen comes in eleven colors, which is the part that matters.

The knit is light and breathable with a smooth surface and no stiff seams, so it sits softly against the skin all day. The silhouette is loose, falling away from the body rather than following it, which keeps it comfortable and keeps the color reading as a clean block rather than being pulled about. Hand wash it or use a cold wool cycle and dry it flat, and it holds both its shape and its color.

Why women our age keep coming back to it

• Eleven colors, not three. Purple, Pink, White, Red, Green, Black, Beige, Orange, Dark Blue, Turquoise and Brown, so there is genuinely something other than a neutral.
• No stiff seams anywhere. The finishing is smooth throughout, which is what stops a sweater rubbing at the underarm or the shoulder.
• Light rather than heavy. It gives warmth without weight, so it works in a cool house as well as outdoors.
• Loose through the body. It hangs away from the middle, which keeps a bright color from drawing attention to anything you would rather it did not.

Buy more, save more

• Buy 2, save 10%
• Buy 3, save 15%
• Buy 4, save 20%

The discount is applied automatically at checkout.

How it fits

True to size with a loose cut, in XS through 2XL. Take your usual size. If you are between two, take the larger one, since the looseness is the design and a close fit turns a soft knit into something that shows every line. Hand wash or a cold wool cycle, then dry flat, because a hot wash is what takes the color out. Returns are covered below.

30 days to change your mind

Hold the color up to your face in daylight before you decide, since that is what a colored sweater lives or dies on. If it is not right, send it back within 30 days for a full refund. No restocking fee and no conditions attached.

A few recent reviews

Bought the green first and then the orange. I have not worn black in two months. Selma R., Tempe

There are no scratchy seams under the arm, which is where every other sweater bothers me. Verla M., Gilbert

Hand washed it three times and the turquoise is exactly as bright as it was. Neva C., Naples