Craghoppers sleeveless sun protective coral clothing, and short sleeve alternative shirts, with and without a pocket, outfit 41


Angela Lansbury at the Civil Service Club, London, England, UK. Photo copyright Angela Lansbury.

I love the pale orange colour. Unfortunatelyk it is not quite the same colour as my long-sleeved shirt. I was hoping they would match. Then I could take off the sleeved version or wear it as a jacket indoors over lunch. 

Not much point in wearing a sleeveless sun protection shirt is there? I suppose it protects your neck and chest, and you could cover your arms with suncream, and wear less suncream than you would need with an open neck. You do have assorted options.

The collar is the same as the sleeved version. You can wear it normally. Or turn up a kind of hidden Mandarin collar for more neck protection and a different look.

The Skirt



The Black Cape blazer

Brand Be jealous. You have seen this with many other outfits.

Craghoppers Sleeveless Blouse With One side pocket

This one has one zipped pocket at the side seam. The zip ensures nothing falls out. 

The pocket is on the left. Irritatingly, irritating for me because I am right-handed, the pocket is on the left. If you are left-handed, that might suit you.  That is better than a chest pocket which leaves you with one side of your bust larger if you fill the pocket.

The label says, designed in the UK since 1965. Made in China. Size 10 (UK size) EU36  UA 5/6. A handy reminder of how the sizes compare.

Now you (and I) know the size equivalents.

Here's the long-sleeved Craghoppers shirt. 


Angela Lansbury wearing a Craghoppers sleeeved shirt. Photo by Trevor Sharot.

I bought two of the sleeved version, in different sizes. Although the smaller one fits closely on the bust which looks neat, the looser one does up at the waist. I wore the larger one daily on holiday in Cyprus. I only wore the smaller size when the larger one had not dried when I washed it overnight. If I took it off at 4 pm and changed into a swimsuit and then evening clothes, the shirt was usually dry enough to wear by next day.

I found lots of shirts in assorted colour for women on their website under women and outlet. For men, lots of items on Amazon.

I bought it from ebay.

Other Short Sleeved Shirts (not Solar protective)

If you don't care about sun protection, and just want a short sleeved shirt which buttons all the way up with one pocket in a bright colour, two or more suppliers have them on ebay for only five pounds sterling and free postage, brand Regatta or unbranded. Plain colours include white, navy, pink, purple, jade green. From other makers there are lots of check patterns. You can also have some with elastane stretch, and without pockets if you don't like the lopsided one pocket.


White Eyelet Camisole

Gilet in Burgundy

Label Green Park.

Useful Websites

https://www.craghoppers.com/outlet/womens/shirts/shop-by/sortby/price_en_gb/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=craghopper

craghoppers.co.uk

ebay.co.uk

ebay.com

Cheap short sleeved shirts

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184728158620?_

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