COLLEEN | Embroidered button front top

I expected the embroidery to scratch. I wore it over bare skin all day and felt nothing.

There is a gap between a plain tee and something you would call an outfit, and on most weekdays you land in the gap. The tops that have any detail on them turn out to be the ones that scratch at the shoulder, or the ones that come out of the dryer needing an iron. Colleen sits in that gap without either problem.

The floral work is stitched into the front panel rather than applied on top of it, so there is nothing raised against your skin. A full button front lets you decide how open the neckline sits, and the split neck opening keeps it from closing in around the collarbone. The short sleeves finish in a rolled cuff, which gives them enough weight to stay where you put them. The fabric itself is light and unstructured, so it sits away from the body instead of following it.

Why women our age keep coming back to it

• Detail you can wear against bare skin. The embroidery is part of the front panel, not sewn over it, so there is no rough backing sitting against your shoulder.
• You set the neckline yourself. The full button front opens as far as you want it to, and the split opening stops the collar from tightening up when it is closed.
• Sleeves that stay put. The rolled cuff keeps the short sleeve sitting at the arm instead of creeping upward every time you reach for something.
• S through 5XL in the same cut. The relaxed shape runs across the whole range rather than a narrower version reissued in larger numbers.

Buy more, save more

• Buy 2 and save 10 percent
• Buy 3 and save 15 percent
• Buy 4 and save 20 percent

The discount is applied automatically at checkout.

How it fits

Colleen is a relaxed fit and true to size, in S through 5XL. If you are between two sizes, go up, because the ease through the body is what keeps the front panel hanging flat and an exact fit puts tension across the buttons. The size chart gives 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

Three people asked me about it at church. I have never had that with a top before.
Estelle B., Tucson

I ordered the navy and it is deeper than it looks on screen, which I liked.
Cecile M., 59

Took the 3XL on the advice here and it was the right call. Room through the arms.
Bernice W., Chandler