WoolWeenies Club

[Trek420]

Ibex Vertigo Jacket - Women's on SAC, 67% off, oh dear.

[GLC1968]

Man, I've been checking SAC all day (super bored here at work today) and I still missed the Ibex Vertigo? How does that happen?!?

I did score some nice Ibex for Christmas. DH bought me the Shak jersey in warm green (I would not have guessed that color would flatter me, but it does!) and my mom got DH and I EACH a $250 GC! I can't decide what I need (vs what I want!). Oh the sheer agony and joy of it...all rolled into one!

I also bought DH a few pairs of smartwool socks...so it was definitely a wooly holiday at our house!

Speaking of spending my gift certificate: Does anyone have the Carrie Full Zip Hoodie? Do you love it? I'm thinking it'll be a nice 'around the house/town' top. Yes? And then I can also don it for extra cold cycling days (that aren't all that common here)... Opinions?

[trickytiger]

Ahhh, a wool short-sleeve zip neck for $19.99? Yes please! I've had my eye on NAU clothing for awhile- they seem like an interesting company, with a focus on sustainability and eco-design. www.nau.com

I ordered last night- and got my package this morning using NORMAL ground shipping! Amazing! I picked up the woolie tee off the clearance sale, and a pair of bouldering capris (non-wool). Capris I need to exchange for a smaller size, but the shirt will fit in a medium, if only because the small wouldn't fit my shoulders.

The fabric: Very light-weight stretchy wool, soft, beautiful color. I got charcoal grey, and it has almost a lavender-y sheen to it. Good as a summer-weight shirt or first layer.

Construction: Very nice. Seams are well made. The body of the shirt is quite long- it would work well for those of you with long torsos. Includes one small side zip-pocket. This is definitely an understated shirt- simple and clean. No logos or identifying anything. That's why I liked it! Would work with jeans or khakis or my climbing pants!

[KnottedYet]

Ibex Vertigo Jacket - Women's on SAC, 67% off, oh dear.

Didja buy one?

[KathiCville]

TrickyTiger....You're a shameless enabler, LOL! Thanks to your post, I ordered the same zip-up T in the stone and the charcoal. At that price, it's well worth trying them out......Thanks for the tip!

[snowtulip]

Yup, thanks for the tip, I also bought one for me and they had a similar tee for men, so dh got one too!

[Trek420]

65% off on the Womens Arc'teryx Regent Cardigan - Wool right now on SAC. Looks very nice but I have wool on order and all my discretionary (and non discretionary) income is going to the remodel

[Bad JuJu]

33 degrees F in northwest Florida when I woke up this morning! See, even Florida provides an occasional opportunity to wear wool--time to raid the cedar chest!

[GLC1968]

Trickytiger -

Thanks for posting that Nau site! I also picked up a t for me and for my husband, but I've definitely bookmarked the site. Really interesting clothing (if a little out of my price range) and neat company. I loved picking which charity gets the 5% of my order!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Big wool news here at our house.....

My DH, who is a big wool/merino fan as well, went off by himself today doing various errands in MA.
Well whaddya know...he comes back this afternoon with a black IBEX SHAK that he bought for himself at a MA sporting goods store!!! His first Ibex piece, and he's always poked fun at my Ibex obsession, calling me an "Ibex Snob". (like there's something wrong with that?)
http://www.ibexwear.com/shop/Product...ct=Shak-Jersey
He got a half zip Shak in black.
I ribbed him about it of course, but I am actually very pleased and I know it will work well for him and look handsome.

Funny thing is, I kept trying to get him to let me buy him a Shak for Xmas, and he kept saying he didn't want or need one, that his other wool shirts would do him just fine. Hmpf.


P.S. UncleDan's has some very good sale prices on some Ibex items right now:
http://www.udans.com/istar.asp?a=29&...rpage=60&pos=0

[mimitabby]

for my birthday in late november, my DH bought me some Patagonia capeline underwear. (Is that right?)
Patagonia, I said? OOOO they have wool.
So we went back to the store today and I traded it in for a beautiful wool sweater!

[Dianyla]

I'm back from New Zealand. OMG, wool heaven! Accidentally *cough* wandered into an Icebreaker store located right in the Queenstown airport. Accidentally *cough* found various pieces here and there on clearance racks in various sporting goods stores in Auckland and Te Anau. Accidentally *cough* came home with, erm, about *cough* 10 *cough* more wool garments than I left home with. Whoops!

OMG...an Icebreaker store in Portland!?!?! Where?

Yes, it's true! Icebreaker actually moved their main US headquarters to Portland a few months ago, and the Portland storefront is their only retail presence here in the US. Just opened about a month ago.

The Icebreaker "Touch Lab" is located downtown in the Pearl District on NW 11th, right across the street from Powell's and right on the streetcar line. They have all sorts of yummy woolies in stock, and they have one of those big pictures with face hole cutouts to stick your head through. So you can even get a photo of yourself as a sheep humping or being humped by another sheep. Classy!

[Triskeliongirl]

Hey Lisa, thanks for the sale tip. How do the sizes run on top? I am a small in shebeest and a med. in PI? Any idea what size to try in IBEX? Is it really not itchy to wear?

[Grog]

Hey Lisa, thanks for the sale tip. How do the sizes run on top? I am a small in shebeest and a med. in PI? Any idea what size to try in IBEX? Is it really not itchy to wear?

I don't know about Shebeest and PI, but I find that the Ibex pieces are not very consistent. Based on my narrow experience, pieces like the Carrie Hoodie and the Ultimate Guide Sweater and the cycling stuff from 2006 are bigger than I expected for a size S. I was told (by Ibex people) that the 2007 cycling gear would be made a bit smaller, but I haven't seen any. I have a size S Shak, however, that is just fine with me (I am a boobless but broad-rib-caged 5'4" 120lbs). The rest was too big. (Although I love the Guide Sweater, even if it's a big big.)

[Triskeliongirl]

I am in love with the strato sweater
http://www.backcountry.com/store/IBX...1&swatch=SSBLK,
pricey, but I don't own any wool sweaters and if I'm gonna buy just one........
From what you say I am tempted by the S. The hip measurements on the M are way too big, but I am borderline in the bust. Do they usually stretch? If they stretch then the S will probably work for me.