EILEEN | Short sleeve with a soft collar

I wore it to a lunch in August and did not spend the whole hour thinking about how warm I was.

The trouble with summer is that the tops cool enough to wear leave your arms out, and the ones with sleeves are the ones you sweat through. So August ends up being sleeveless shells and a cardigan carried over your arm in case somebody turned the air conditioning up. Eileen is the short sleeve that does not make you choose.

The fabric is light and open enough to move air, which is what keeps a sleeve from feeling like a mistake at noon. The fit is relaxed rather than fitted, so it does not sit against the back. A button-down front means you can open it at the neck when a room turns close, and the collar is soft rather than stiffened, so it folds instead of standing up under the chin.

Why women our age keep coming back to it

• A sleeve you can wear in heat. The fabric is light enough that the short sleeve covers the upper arm without adding warmth you will regret by noon.
• The collar stays down. It is unstructured rather than stiffened, so it lies flat against the neck instead of propping itself up.
• Nothing sits against your back. The relaxed cut holds the fabric away from the body, which is the part that matters in a hot car.
• Three colors that all work in daylight. White, blue and pink, none of which go heavy in summer light the way a dark top does.

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How it fits

Eileen is a relaxed fit and true to size, in S through 2XL. If you are between two sizes, take the larger one, because the air moving through the fabric is what keeps it cool and a close fit stops that from happening. 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

I have the white and I stopped carrying a cardigan around with me. It covers enough on its own.
Dorothea P., Scottsdale

The pink is soft, not bright. I was worried about that at my age and did not need to be.
Alma G., 71

Collar lies flat straight out of the wash. That is rare for me.
Lucille H., Tempe