CHARLENE | Pleated front round neck blouse

I did not have to tuck it in, and I did not look untucked either.

The long sleeve blouses in your closet divide neatly into two piles. The ones with a curved shirttail hem, which look unfinished unless they are tucked, and the ones that are short enough to sit at the waistband, which is the exact place you would rather nothing sat. So you tuck, and then you spend the day re-tucking. Charlene is cut to be worn out.

The hem runs straight across, so the line at the bottom is deliberate and there is nothing to hide. A soft pleat down the front gives the blouse a center and a little movement, which keeps a straight hem from reading as boxy. The round neckline sits close to the base of the throat, and the sleeves run the full length of the arm in a soft cotton blend.

Why women our age keep coming back to it

• The straight hem means no tucking. It is finished as it hangs, so it works over trousers and over a skirt without you arranging anything.
• The front pleat gives it movement. A soft fold down the center stops a straight cut from looking flat and draws the eye vertically rather than across.
• Full length sleeves. Arms covered to the wrist, which is what makes this the blouse you reach for in a cold office or a cool evening.
• The range runs to 5XL. Four colors across every size: navy, pink, white and yellow.

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How it fits

Charlene is a regular fit with a soft drape and runs true to size. It comes in M through 5XL, so there is no S in this one. If you are between two sizes, take the larger one, because the front pleat only falls properly when the blouse is not pulled tight across it. The size chart has the flat measurements in inches.

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 wear a 4XL and the sleeve was long enough, which almost never happens.
Nettie C., Albuquerque

Bought the navy for work and the white for everything else. Neither one needs tucking.
Odessa L., Henderson

It is not thin. I could wear it in a cold restaurant without a cardigan.
Bess M., 70