NANCY | Leopard print on a plain shape

My daughter told me leopard was back. I told her it never left, I just stopped being brave.

There is a decade somewhere in the middle of life where women quietly stop wearing anything that might be noticed. It is rarely a decision, more a series of small ones, and the result is a closet of things that could belong to anybody. The objection to a print is never really the print, it is the fear of looking like you are trying. Nancy is a leopard print on a sweater that is otherwise completely plain.

The print runs across a simple relaxed shape with no other detail competing with it, which is exactly why it stays the right side of too much. The fabric is light and soft rather than thick, so it drapes over the body instead of adding bulk to a pattern that already has presence. The cut is true to size and easy through the middle. It washes cold in a machine and lays flat to dry.

Why women our age keep coming back to it

• The print is the only thing happening. No trim, no buttons, no texture competing with it, which is what keeps a bold pattern from tipping over.
• Light enough that the pattern lies flat. A thick knit makes a print bunch and distort. This one drapes, so the leopard stays even across the body.
• Relaxed through the middle. It skims rather than follows, so the pattern is not stretched anywhere it would show.
• Three base colors. Beige, Pink and Red, so you can have the print quiet or have it loud.

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• 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, in S through 3XL. Take your usual size. If you are between two, take the larger one, because a print distorts visibly when the knit is stretched in a way a plain sweater does not. Wash cold and lay flat to dry to keep the pattern from fading unevenly. Returns are covered below.

30 days to change your mind

Wear it out once before deciding, since a print looks different on you than on a hanger. 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

I am 69 and I wore it to lunch expecting to feel silly. I felt rather good. Gertrude M., Scottsdale

The beige base keeps it from being loud. It reads as a neutral from a distance. Bonita L., Prescott

Lighter than I expected, which means the pattern does not pull anywhere. Rosetta K., Albuquerque