Reconsidering Eileen Fisher

Have I changed, or has the brand?

When I was younger and snottier, I thought of Eileen Fisher as a designer for middle-aged women who had given up. Her pieces struck me as shapeless, sexless, trend-less, and made for those who want to hide their bodies under seriously diaphanous layers. Now that I have a middle-aged body myself, however, I find myself more accepting of—and maybe even en…