WoolWeenies Club

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Bleecker street girl - ibex loose tights look godawful on me with my hips. but I was at home and don't really care whether I look terrible if I'm swaddled in wool by myself.

I can relate. The loose tights looked positively awful on me too!- I had to get the size large to fit my hips nicely...but then I looked like I had elephant legs (which i don't) and the waist was swimmingly huge as usual. They simply felt uncomfortable because they fit so poorly, i wouldn't even wear them around the house. What I do instead is wear thick Ibex wool tights (sometimes with another pair of warm tights underneath) and a short dress or short skirt...or some stretch knickers and wool knee socks over that...looks cute and I'm WARM.

Today was 50'sF but felt cold and windy and cloudy....I was out on my bike doing errands. Smartwool base LS crew, Descent Coldout tights, wool socks, short dress, Ibex full zip Shak. Felt great!

[Cataboo]

I can relate. The loose tights looked positively awful on me too!- I had to get the size large to fit my hips nicely...but then I looked like I had elephant legs (which i don't) and the waist was swimmingly huge as usual. They simply felt uncomfortable because they fit so poorly, i wouldn't even wear them around the house. What I do instead is wear thick Ibex wool tights (sometimes with another pair of warm tights underneath) and a short dress or short skirt...or some stretch knickers and wool knee socks over that...looks cute and I'm WARM.

I just went with the smaller size which was tight around the hips and didn't gape... but merino wool is not flattering at all when tight on rolls of fat.


I can try the skirt thing if I want to wear them in public.

Generally, I just shove them underneath ski pants because I want them as a baselayer for skiing.

[Crankin]

It was downright cold today (high of 53). It seems that my internship site believes in AC even in the cold. I wore my Kate and Shak, although I took the Shak off for a lot of the day.
I think I will be investing in some Ibex base layers/tops. I'd like to get some of the camis, but I know they are super long and I am just too short for that.

[GLC1968]

Today I'm wearing my black Kate under a Pez vest that I got off SAC a couple of weeks ago. Yesterday it was a t under a full zip shak...the day before, a wool t under a thin wool sweater... It's all I wear!

I have noticed that SAC has been having quite a bit of wool items lately. I picked up this vest (on which I get lots of compliments!) a few weeks ago and a mid-weight smartwool zip top just yesterday. I was actually about to order a different smartwool top for my husband today when I got a phone call and missed out on the deal. Don't you just hate it when work interferes with a wool addiction?

[Susan Otcenas]

I'm wearing an Icebreaker S/S tee with an Ibex full zip Shak over it.

Last weekend at the Grand Canyon, I realized I was wearing FOUR pieces of Ibex while sitting in front of the campfire. As it got colder at night, I kept adding a layer. A s/s Q-Tee, then a l/s Zephyr, then a Shak Hoodie on top. Plus an Angeli Hat.

[Dianyla]

I have noticed that SAC has been having quite a bit of wool items lately. I picked up this vest (on which I get lots of compliments!) a few weeks ago and a mid-weight smartwool zip top just yesterday. I was actually about to order a different smartwool top for my husband today when I got a phone call and missed out on the deal. Don't you just hate it when work interferes with a wool addiction?

Yes! I picked up a bunch of knee-high ski socks and two smartwool shirts. It was a rough day on the pocketbook.