WoolWeenies Club

[GLC1968]

Trisk -

I don't have that particular sweater, but I do have a Pez vest. I absolutely LOVE it. It's one of my favorite pieces. It always looks good and never gets tired looking like some other wool items do after a lot of use and infrequent laundering.

It's going to be a little thicker than a zepher and very similiar to a shak in weight. But it's smoother looking - almost sleeker in appearance due to the felting (without being thick or inflexible). It's really sharp. I would also suggest that due to the felting, it's probably slightly warmer than a shak as well (this is hard for me to compare since my version has no sleeves!). But I want to reitterate that my vest is lightweight, flexible and very layerable even though it's felted and has good insulting properties.

I will say that a long sweater like that would totally look frumpy on me, but that's because I'm built opposite from you! With a small top and a big bottom (wide hips/legs), long jackets and sweaters are very unflattering on me just making me look short and stumpy. For someone like you who carries your weight higher, I bet it would be adorable!

[Triskeliongirl]

Thanks for the good suggestions. I live in a warm place, and sometimes travel to cold places, or make trips to multiple places. For example, we have family in Portugal, colleagues in Switzerland, so I might make a trip to Europe in winter where I am going from south to north and don't want to carry a million different coats. Or I may travel to san francisco or boston in winter, but not sure how cold it will be while I am there so like to have layering options. I do have a patagonia down sweater that I layer under my arctyrex parker, but not sure I like the puffiness which is why I was attracted to the idea of the pez long sweater. I do look good in long sweaters and long jackets, and like them for the added warmth over the more typical short jackets.

[NbyNW]

I hear you about the puffiness. Great for warmth, but maybe a bit too casual for dinner at a nice restaurant. Those beautiful Ibex pieces really can be versatile that way! It all depends on what your plans are and how much you are prepared to carry.

[malkin]

I think it would look great. For me, the shoulders of the outer layer would have to fit easily over the shoulders of the inside layers; I can't stand that bunchy tight feeling.

[skhill]

It's a cold snowy morning, but I'm so happy in my new wool long underwear (minus 33, much more affordable than some other brands)... Hooray for wool!!!

But like usual, I had to go up a size at the waist/hips to have them be long enough. It's not the end of the world, but annoying. It's not like I'm all that tall, or with exceptionally long legs... Anyway... Does anyone know of any wool bottoms that come in XS long?

[OakLeaf]

Ibex gear is long, and runs on the small side. I have the opposite problem, and I had to return a pair of Long Janes... SW bottoms fit me perfectly, by comparison. To get into Ibex I would've had to go up a size from what I wear in tops AND grow about three inches in the legs.

[moonfroggy]

Ibex gear is long, and runs on the small side. I have the opposite problem, and I had to return a pair of Long Janes... SW bottoms fit me perfectly, by comparison. To get into Ibex I would've had to go up a size from what I wear in tops AND grow about three inches in the legs.

i am so surprised to read this, i almost always have to get extra small in ibex and had assumed it ran large. i tend to have no clue what size clothes to buy for myself though and when i follow the charts and measure i always end up with clothes a size or two too large.

[Triskeliongirl]

I think it would look great. For me, the shoulders of the outer layer would have to fit easily over the shoulders of the inside layers; I can't stand that bunchy tight feeling.

I agree, that is why I am not sure if I should order the small or medium. My ibex inner layers (say a zepher and a shak) are both small, but my REI raincoat is a medium. I don't know if the medium pez would layer better over the small shaks, or if the small pez would layer better under the medium raincoat??? That's why I was hoping someone has this item to know how it layers over a shak of the same size. I could also just order both and return one, which may be my best option if no one knows.

[OakLeaf]

FWIW, since I don't own any of the actual pieces in question, but I had to exchange the Ibex Europa jacket I got for my birthday. I definitely wanted it a size up from what I wear in their base layers, to have room for more than a thin top underneath.

[jessmarimba]

Is it just the shirt I just got, or is Icebreaker a little on the shorter/boxier side?