CLARA | Off-shoulder top with a high waistband

The waistband sits at my actual waist rather than somewhere below it. Everything looks longer.

Low waistbands settled into fashion twenty years ago and quietly never left, and the effect on most of us is to cut the body in an unhelpful place and shorten the leg. Clara puts the waist back where it belongs, and the change to the whole silhouette is larger than one seam ought to manage.

The trousers are high-waisted, sitting at the natural waist so the leg reads from there down rather than from the hip, and the wide cut keeps that longer line uninterrupted. Above it the top sits off the shoulder, opening the neckline and the shoulders, which balances the high waist by drawing attention to the top of the body as well as the bottom.

Why women our age keep coming back to it

• A waistband at the natural waist. Sitting it higher lengthens everything below, which is the simplest change a trouser can make.
• An open neckline to balance it. Off the shoulder draws the eye up as well as down, so the proportion stays even.
• Relaxed despite the shaping. The waist is placed rather than tightened, so it stays comfortable all day.
• Six colors, light and dark. White, light blue, yellow, black, khaki and green.

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How it fits

Sizes S through 2XL. Two things matter here: the waist measurement, because the band sits high, and the upper arm, because an off-shoulder neckline has to sit close to stay put. Do not size up for room. Between two sizes, take the larger.

30 days to change your mind

Thirty days, full refund, no restocking fee.

A few recent reviews

High waisted and it stays high. It does not slide down over the course of a day.
Lucille F., Henderson

I am 5'2" and the high waist made the trousers work without shortening them.
Ardith R., Flagstaff

The light blue is soft and cool looking. Good for a hot morning.
Mavis W., 59