MARILYN | Jumpsuit with a pleated waist

The pleats at the waist are doing something clever. It gives me a shape without holding me in anywhere.

A defined waist usually costs you comfort. It comes from elastic that grips, a belt that presses, or a seam cut so close that sitting down becomes a calculation. Marilyn gets the definition from pleating instead, which is an older trick and a much kinder one.

The fabric is gathered into pleats at the waist, so the fullness is drawn in at the narrowest point and then released again below, giving a shape that comes from folded fabric rather than from tension against the body. Above it the V-neckline runs deep, opening the chest and lengthening the whole upper body, and the trousers flow wide and long underneath.

Why women our age keep coming back to it

• Pleats instead of elastic. The waist is shaped by folded fabric, so it defines without gripping and nothing presses in over an evening.
• A deep V that lengthens. The neckline opens the chest and draws the eye down, which balances a full trouser leg.
• Made for an evening. Cocktail parties and summer gatherings, with enough movement in the leg to dance if it comes to that.
• Flowing trousers below. The width falls long and moves as one piece rather than following the leg.

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How it fits

Sizes S through 2XL. The pleating gives at the waist, so size on the bust, and take the larger of two if you are between them. If the deep V is more than you want, a camisole underneath sits well without spoiling the line.

30 days to change your mind

Thirty days, full refund, no restocking fee.

A few recent reviews

I wore a camisole under it and it still looked intentional rather than covered up.
Josephine M., Savannah

The pleats hold their shape after washing, which I was doubtful about.
Sylvia C., Tucson

Comfortable enough that I stayed at the party longer than I meant to.
Muriel R., 66