The Great

The Tide Smoked Top in Black and Cream Check 

There's something about a really good summer top that you reach for without thinking — and this is going to be that piece. The Great cuts it from a lightweight gauze with a dry, crinkled hand, so it has that lived-in, just-pulled-from-a-suitcase quality from the moment you put it on. The smocking is intentionally loose and roomy, sitting away from the body rather than hugging it, which means easy movement and serious breathability on the days that call for it.

In a black and cream check, it lands somewhere between coastal and quietly Western, and the styling possibilities go in either direction. Throw it on over a swimsuit on the way to lunch, knot it at the waist with high-rise denim, or let it do its thing solo with sandals and a slim short. It's the kind of top that earns its keep all summer long.

• Lightweight crinkled gauze
• Loose, relaxed smocking
• Black and cream check
• Designed for layering or wearing on its own
• 100% Cotton
• Machine Wash Cold, Tumble Dry Low