ELAINE | Drop shoulder V-neck in fifteen colors

I have a green dress I love and nothing that goes over it. There was a green here that matched.

Usually you buy the cardigan and then hunt for something it works with. The wardrobe fills up with layers that almost go with things, and the dress you actually love stays on the rail because nothing quite sits with it. The problem is that most cardigans come in four colors, and four colors do not cover a wardrobe. Elaine comes in fifteen, which lets you shop the other way around.

The knit is soft and loose with a brushed surface, light enough to sit against bare arms without irritation. It buttons down the front, and the V-neckline leaves room for a necklace or for the collar of a shirt to show underneath. The shoulders drop below the seam, which is why nothing pulls across the back when you reach up or forward. The length stops at the hip, so it works over trousers and over a dress alike.

Why women our age keep coming back to it

• Fifteen shades, so you can match what you own. Buy it to go with the dress you already love rather than buying a dress to go with the cardigan.
• Nothing pulls across the back. The dropped shoulder gives room to reach without the whole cardigan shifting on you.
• The V leaves space at the neck. A necklace shows, or a shirt collar sits out, instead of being swallowed at the chest.
• Brushed and light against the skin. Soft enough to wear over a sleeveless dress without anything scratching at the arm.

Buy more, save more

• Buy 2, save 10%
• Buy 3, save 15%
• Buy 4, save 20%

The discount is applied automatically at checkout.

How it fits

Relaxed with dropped shoulders, hip length, in S through 3XL. Take your usual size. If you are between two, take the larger one, since a dropped shoulder needs room to fall where it is meant to. Measure across the chest rather than the shoulder when you check the chart, because the seam here deliberately sits lower than you would expect. Returns are covered below.

30 days to change your mind

Hold it against the thing you bought it to go with before you decide. 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 ordered the mustard to go with a skirt I had given up on. They are a perfect match. Mabel R., Tucson

The dropped shoulder means I can reach the top shelf without the whole thing riding up. Elsie B., Mesa

Soft enough that I wear it over a sleeveless dress in summer with no scratching. Alberta W., Naples