WoolWeenies Club

[mimitabby]

boy, this thread is getting expensive for me to read!
you guys have excellent comments for the Ibex rep.
my main gripe is here i have all these nice wool things and
a yucky bra that holds in the cold underneath.
sounds like this is going to change!

[KnottedYet]

Hey Shagge - I want 2 more pair of Roaster Boxers. I can get 'em from Altrec for $30 each right now. If they are likely to go on sale at Ibex for a similar price, I can wait. (does Ibex make more money if I get 'em from the Ibex outlet or from Altrec?) Any hints to help me plan my shopping?

[Dianyla]

Shagge, my Ibex wishlist includes:

1. Make the cycling knickers shorter for us petite gals. The end of the El Fito tights hits me right on the widest part of the calf, instead of somewhere between the knee and the bulge of the calf.

2. Make the cycling jerseys sleeveless or with cute little cap sleeves. Longish sleeves don't show off my nice girly muscles, they just make my arms look pudgy.

3. Wool bras (real bras, with underwires, in big boob sizes) and undies (prefer thong but could settle for bikini).

That is all.

[Bad JuJu]

Hey, Shagge.
Two words: Plus Sizes. (Or at least an XXL, for those of us who are *ahem* working our way down.)
Thanks for asking.

[Shagge]

Hey, Shagge.
Two words: Plus Sizes. (Or at least an XXL, for those of us who are *ahem* working our way down.)
Thanks for asking.

Noted! We are hoping to offer more petite and plus sizes in the future. We appreciate the suggestion JuJu!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

2. Make the cycling jerseys sleeveless or with cute little cap sleeves. Longish sleeves don't show off my nice girly muscles, they just make my arms look pudgy.

3. Wool bras (real bras, with underwires, in big boob sizes) and undies (prefer thong but could settle for bikini).

That is all.

Yeah, I second that suggestion for both sleeveless and little cap sleeves.

And bras...but my bra needs are for NO underwires, and in small boob sizes!

And wool bikini underwear or just high-rise briefs....YEAH!

[Velobambina]

Great sale going on at pendelton (www.pendleton-usa.com). Not athletic clothes, but lots of good stuff for wool afficianos.

[KnottedYet]

*Pendleton's sale has a buffalo-plaid (blue and black) queen sized blanket for $100.*

Shagge - could Ibex offer things in petite length, but keep making the long length, too? I have a terrible time finding things that are long enough in the legs and arms, and just adore the fact that Ibex Large fit me perfectly. For example: Dianyla could use a knicker with shorter legs, but if all the knickers had shorter legs I would weep bitter tears.

Maybe try offering petites in a few basics and see how they sell?

And I've heard the call for XXL Ibex several times. Again, maybe a few carefully chosen (by the wool-weenies, of course! ) basics and see how they sell?

The women's market is out there. Look at how well Terry does with their signature bike short offered in 3 lengths for each size. Or Columbia with their basic chino styles each offered in 3 lengths for each size. Hind running pants, offered in lengths for each size.

Women want and need the length options just as much as men do. If Ibex had a little sub-specialty going on with lengths it could be pretty popular among the talls-and-smalls.

Edit: wool is on the upswing of popularity again, and more companies are throwing wool into the works. Ibex could have another selling point besides wool and Ibex's great quality: multiple sizes/lengths for women!

[madscot13]

Shagge,
I would love to love Ibex but I can't- the sizes are never right. I am 5'2 and 115. Everything is too big/loose on me. It may seem vain, but I am proud of my figure and I would like to show it off. I tried the long trail sweater and the switchback zip but they were too big for me. Its not just the very long sleeves, they were too big even when I was excessively layering. I know these sweaters are meant to be looser but I could have fit a beach ball under there.

I was sad to return the long trail sweater it seemed pretty warm and I liked the colors (moon blue), but it had to go. Besides loose clothing to me seems like a hazard. You can't row with it. It gets caught in things. You can;t bike in it. It is too flappy. You can't ski with it. It is too hard to layer over the folds of extra cloth.

I wish that Ibex would carry more xs sizes and petite. Oh and bring back the ultimate guide sweater in those sizes- that would be great.

I don't wear jerseys because I think it would be such an investment when I only bike in half hour chunks. I don't even know what I am missing. I wear an rei wool zip (bought in that short period when they carried it) and that makes me pretty happy. Also when I am done biking I can just roll in to school without changing my outfit.

Please do what you can so i can wear Ibex!

[wavedancer]

Another vote here for wool sports bra, shelf bra camis. I hate to wear a clammy next-to-skin layer under my merino!

[Quillfred]

Another vote here for 2XL. I would have bought the El Fito except it was already snug, and being wool and all.....

[Grog]

Hi Shagge and welcome to TE, thanks for reading us!

I am with Madscot. I am currently wearing the Ultimate Guide Sweater and love it dearly. However it's the only piece of Ibex clothing that has fitted me so far. I have bought the cycling shorts last year along with a jersey, and they were not for my body shape (5'4" and 120 lbs or so). I have hips and thighs (but barely boobs) but I would have needed a tummy to fit in there. Maybe a XS would have worked. I was quite disappointed as the material is exceptional, and the chammy seemed quite good.

I was at REI in Seattle last week (I live in Canada) and tried the lovely full-zip hoodie (Carrie) in small and it was also way too big. I usually wear a medium or small in typical REI sizes.

From what I've read I think we need more sizes to reflect the diversity of our bodies. I understand it might be difficult for a small company!!

Thanks for reading!

[mariposa]

Yes!

Wool sports bras,
Wool camis with shelf bra, and
Wool underwear (normal sized, not with the 'legs')

So hard to find these types of things.

[Shagge]

I have bought the cycling shorts last year along with a jersey, and they were not for my body shape

We did have some trouble with the sizing of our Classica Road Shorts, but the new version (the Calais, available this spring) has an improved fit and a lighter weight fabric.

But I've added your general sizing comments to my "list" for production and will pass them along! Thanks.

[Shagge]

Shagge, my Ibex wishlist includes:

1. Make the cycling knickers shorter for us petite gals. The end of the El Fito tights hits me right on the widest part of the calf, instead of somewhere between the knee and the bulge of the calf.

Noted. Will pass this along!

2. Make the cycling jerseys sleeveless or with cute little cap sleeves. Longish sleeves don't show off my nice girly muscles, they just make my arms look pudgy.

Check out this jersey: http://www.ibexwear.com/F06/View_Pro...&CategoryLine=
The sleeves are a bit shorter and tighter than the sleeves on our other cycling jerseys. We make a sleeveless jersey (the Ventoux) for men that may work for you?

3. Wool bras (real bras, with underwires, in big boob sizes) and undies (prefer thong but could settle for bikini).

Wool underwire bras? Now there's an idea! THe thong will be along before too long!

That is all.

Muchas gracias!

Shagge