PATRICIA | Pleated wrap top with a side tie

I can tie it where my waist actually is instead of where the top thinks it is.

Most tops decide in the factory where your waist sits, and for a lot of us that seam lands two inches too high and sits there all evening. The alternative has been something straight and shapeless, which solves the seam and gives up the waist entirely. Patricia hands the decision back to you.

The front is a pleated crossover that drapes rather than lies flat, so the fabric carries texture across the body instead of showing every line beneath it. A side tie lets you set the waist exactly where you want it and how firmly. It is cut sleeveless, which keeps the shoulder line clean and makes it the layer you wear under a jacket in a cold room and on its own in a warm one.

Why women our age keep coming back to it

• You set the waist, not the pattern. The side tie adjusts, so the shaping lands where your waist is rather than where a seam was sewn.
• Pleats give the front dimension. The crossover drapes in folds, which is what stops a soft fabric from tracing the middle.
• A clean sleeveless shoulder. The cut finishes neatly at the shoulder, so it sits properly under a blazer without bunching at the arm.
• Six colors including a silver. Beige, pink, blue, brown and black for every day, and a silver for the evening you need something more.

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

Patricia is true to size, in S through 2XL. If you are between two sizes, take the larger one, because the tie can always take in a size that is generous, while a size that is snug leaves the crossover pulling open at the front with nothing to fix it. 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 crossover stays put. I was worried about it gaping and it does not.
Velma S., Asheville

Wore the silver to a fiftieth anniversary party and felt properly dressed.
Cleo W., 62

I wear the beige under a blazer for work. No bunching at the armhole.
Maxine P., Boise