CAROLYN | Relaxed button front blouse

I bought it wanting one button front blouse that stays shut. This one does.

There was a fitting room in April where you stood sideways, watched the fabric pull open between two buttons, and decided that button front blouses were simply not for you any more. Since then it has been pullovers, which is fine until you want something with a front to it. Carolyn is cut the other way around.

The body is relaxed rather than fitted, so the fabric sits away from the chest instead of stretching across it, which is what stops the placket pulling apart. The sleeves are softly shaped rather than close, so there is room to reach. The fabric is light and breathable, and the neckline opens just enough to wear a short chain without it disappearing.

Why women our age keep coming back to it

• The front stays closed. The relaxed cut through the body means the placket is not under tension, so you are not checking it in every window you pass.
• Room in the sleeve. Soft shaping instead of a narrow sleeve, so reaching up to a high shelf does not pull the whole blouse sideways.
• Light enough for a warm room. Breathable fabric, which matters in a car in July and in a restaurant that runs hot.
• Five colors, and only one of them is a neutral gray. Pink, white, blue, yellow and gray, so there is a way out of the dark end of the closet if you want one.

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The discount is applied automatically at checkout.

How it fits

Carolyn runs true to size and comes in S through 3XL. If you are between two sizes, take the larger one. The ease through the chest is the whole reason the front behaves, and a size that is snug gives that back. The size chart has the flat measurements in inches. If the size you pick turns out wrong, the next section is short.

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

I am a 40D and button fronts have been off the list for years. This one lies flat.
Myrna B., Mesa

Wore the blue one to my grandson's band concert and then again to work on Tuesday.
Zelma D., Prescott

Light. I did not overheat in it, which is saying something in August here.
Eunice M., 66