WoolWeenies Club

[Triskeliongirl]

Well, my kids arrived and my packages arrived........

First surprise was my daughter fell in love with the M hooded shak (her first ibex piece, is this the gateway drug?). Its amazing how the same piece can look so differently on two different bodies. It fit her really well and is very flattering. Everything about it that I disliked she loved. The smile on her face as she slipped her fingers into the the finger thingies I hated, and pulled up the hood.......... Then I had her try my M patagonia down vest that I picked up at 75% off last spring. Bingo, another hit (especially over that hooded shak, warm and stylish!). Looked way better than the large clothes she arrived in (a big puffy fleece and down vest both a size too large for her). This made me feel much better since I didn't like at all how it looked on me but couldn't justify buying myself a different piece since I could wear it if I needed to. I knew it was too big when I bought it, but let the sale thing get to me. But giving her the vest let me justify finally getting myself the down sweater I'd been wanting for the last couple years. I tried it on in a store and it layers beautifully over a shak and under a shell, its very slim fitting and flattering (and its on TE at 33% off right now......). I know some of you think its too much, but it packs so tiny (comes w stuff sack) I think it will be great as an insurance policy, and I know myself well enough to know I'll need it if it drops below 20.

She took off to see some friends before the pants order arrived, so we didn't try those on together yet. But they screwed up the sizing on my order. I ordered the ibex alpstar pant in a 4 and 6, and they sent a 4 and 8. Wouldn't you know the 4 was a tad tight in the hips (could zip but no room for layers) and the 8 was too big. Its a lovely piece, the only one I liked of the 3 styles I ordered, but I am not sure its worth exchanging for the 6 since the waist on the 4 was actually too loose while the rest was a little tight. I am also not sure its worth the $ now that I have the woolie bottoms. It seems to me that I should be OK with the woolies paired with either my wool dress pants for casual/work stuff, or the shebeest windpro tight under my goretex pant for skiing or active stuff. Perhaps if I skiied a lot or lived in a colder place it would be worth it, but maybe its just an item I get only if I can find it very heavily discounted. If they sent the 6 it might have been hard to send back, but they didn't so maybe it just means I am just finished. I am like that, I don't shop for months, and then I realize I need something for a trip and get all focussed on shopping for a little while.

So, unless someone wants to tell me I must re-order the ibex alpstar pant, I am finished shopping!