DELIA | Strapless jumpsuit with a sculpted waist

Strapless at my age was a joke until I put it on. It stays exactly where it is meant to.

Strapless is the first thing most of us cross off, and usually for one reason: the fear of spending an evening adjusting it. That fear is well earned, because most strapless garments rely on the body to hold them up rather than on the way they are built. Delia is built the other way round.

The waist is sculpted, seamed in to sit at the narrowest point and hold the top of the jumpsuit steady from below rather than from above. That is what lets the neckline stay clean and unbroken across the chest, and it is also what gives the shape: it defines the middle and lets the leg fall long and easy underneath. It takes a heel for the evening and a flat sandal in the afternoon without changing character.

Why women our age keep coming back to it

• The waist holds it, not your shoulders. A sculpted seam at the narrowest point anchors the whole garment, which is why it stays put through a dinner.
• A clean, unbroken neckline. Nothing crossing the shoulder means the collarbone and the neck are the whole story.
• Defined in the middle, easy below. The shape comes from one seam, so the leg can stay loose and comfortable.
• Three colors that all go dressy. Black, dark blue and beige, each of them fine with a heel.

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How it fits

Sizes S through 3XL. This is the most fitted piece in the collection and it should be sized on the bust, because a strapless top has to sit firm there to stay up. Do not size up for comfort, since a loose strapless bodice is the one that slips. If you are between two sizes, take the larger and expect it to sit close.

30 days to change your mind

Thirty days, full refund, no restocking fee. If it does not hold on you, send it back.

A few recent reviews

Three hours at a party and I did not touch it once.
Josephine A., Scottsdale

The waist seam is real, not just a gathered elastic. That is what makes it work.
Sylvia B., Savannah

I wore a strapless bra with it and had no trouble at all.
Loretta N., 57