Terry Pro Monday sales...

[sundial]

I think some of her designs could use a face lift but I hope they continue to offer the racer skort that's designed like a kilt.

[emily_in_nc]

Crankin, wanted to follow up on the Terry (Ride Like a Girl) t-shirts as I got my and had a chance to try it on. As you know, I got the size Small, and it is a perfect fit on me, and I usually do take XS in jerseys such as Shebeest and Terry. I wouldn't want it any smaller. It's not baggy at all, not skin tight, just gently form-fitting. If it shrinks much, it might be a little on the tight side across the bust, so hopefully it won't. The raglan sleeves are short and flattering. It is, as you noted, on the long side. A little longer than I would choose ideally, but I'd rather that than too short to stay tucked into lower-rise jeans.

Anyway, I do like it quite a bit and am glad I got it, but I wouldn't have paid full price for it ($35 for a t-shirt is crazy!) At half price, it was a decent buy.

[Crankin]

Thanks, Emily. I think that "longer than usual" would kill the deal for me. It ends up either pulled down over my hips, which is not flattering to me or bunched up around my waist.
I see the Betty is on sale this week!

[GLC1968]

I see the Betty is on sale this week!

I know...nice timing, huh?

I just ordered the turquoise color Betty and one of the flared skorts. I wouldn't have bothered with the skort except that just last Thursday, Susan O was telling me that the fit was flattering and that it would probably suit my body type. I do find myself wearing more skorts lately, so maybe it was a smart purchase. We'll see once it arrives.

[tulip]

Kilt skort? I must get one of those! Sofa-schmofa!

[GLC1968]

I received my Betty top and my skort last night.

Review:
The Betty is REALLY cute. Better than I thought it would be, actually! I ordered the small (normally I'm a medium in Terry tops) because that was the largest size they had in the turquiose and that's the only color I wanted. I was prepared to send it back if it was too, too small. Suprizingly, it's wearable. It's tighter than I'd like, but it's not indecent. Once I get back to my 'fighting weight', it'll be perfect. The color is bright and beautiful and I love how it has two zippered pockets instead of just one (like on my older design Betty).

The skort is nice, too. I ordred the M because my cargo skort is a M. This skort seems to have the same issue as my cargo skort - the shorts appear to be larger than the skirt. Or, maybe it's just because I have big legs, big butt, but narrow hips and waist. So the shorts feel kind of big on me, but the skirt part could definitely NOT be any smaller and still lay right. I have not worn it on the bike yet, but again, the shorts appear identical to the cargo skort and I know that one works well for me for shorter rides (less than 50 miles). I was afraid that this skort would be too short to be worn comfortably in a restaurant or whatever, but it's really not. It comes a bit more than half-way down my thighs, so totally decent in length.

I give both pieces a 'thumbs up'.


Aside - how is it that I feel more comfortable in short, tight biking shorts than I do in a short skort with the same biking shorts underneath? Seems stupid - but shorts are obviously worn for the purpose of biking so I care less how they look to non-cyclists. These skorts look more like regular clothing and as such seem to need to be more 'presentable'. Or am I just weird?

[sundial]

GLC, I happened to find a Betty in a store and looked over it. I like how it is relaxed over the hips. Since this store was quite a distance from our home, I didn't buy it in case it didn't work out. I wanted to hear if you find the back yoke to be irritating. I think some have said it's itchy.

As for the skorts, yeah, I feel like I need to be a little more choosey with what I coordinate with it. The right top, shoes, socks....

I'm still thinking about that cargo skort and I'd like to get a Betty to go with it. Just waiting for the sale.