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hotcocoa · Kate Spade

just tell me what to do with this sweater

honey · Gucci

hmmm... i like both, but see what you're saying. i think you should return the first one. while there are definitely differences b/t the two, if you haven't worn the first one yet you probably aren't going to wear it. i would return the first and get something else.

Eurodaisy · Dooney & Bourke

They seem different to me in a couple of key respects: 1) the sleeve length and 2) the overall look of the first sweater is more structured, while the second is laid-back. That being said, I think you should keep both of them. I think the first one might look good with a pencil skirt and a black long-sleeved t-shirt or plain cami underneath. i have stuff in my closet that I didn't wear for the first couple of months after I bought it, and they eventually do get heavy rotation after I figure out what to wear it with.

Don't doubt yourself... it is fabulous.

-- Edited by Eurodaisy at 11:03, 2005-12-01

NCshopper · Hermes

Hmmm...I'd be torn too. I say try it on and play with it. Can you wear something long sleeved underneath it? Or would you just wait to wear it in the spring? I can picture some long sleeve tees underneath it that I think would be cute. I think you could also wear it with that green Target belt of yours over it to kind of cinch in the waist. Just spend some time playing with it with what you already have and see if you think it's worth keeping then.

jj · Kate Spade

Ok, we are living parallel lives (or maybe just the same for anthro?). I have gone back and forth so many times on that sweater. I visit it in the store, then make myself walk away. I think they finally sold out of it in my size, so I may be safe.

I like the cobweb sweater more, but I do think the first one is versatile. You could wear it over a blouse with jeans:

or over a plum or chocolate brown long sleeve tee. Then, it could be one of those great transition pieces in the spring - it's 65 degrees, you wear it over a tank or tee....AAAAARGH!! I am back to wanting it

Ok, but seriously, if you are going to return it (and it's a small), could I buy it from you???

-- Edited by jj at 11:08, 2005-12-01

hotcocoa · Kate Spade

jj wrote:

Ok, we are living parallel lives (or maybe just the same for anthro?). I have gone back and forth so many times on that sweater. I visit it in the store, then make myself walk away. I think they finally sold out of it in my size, so I may be safe.
I like the cobweb sweater more, but I do think the first one is versatile. You could wear it over a blouse with jeans:

or over a plum or chocolate brown long sleeve tee. Then, it could be one of those great transition pieces in the spring - it's 65 degrees, you wear it over a tank or tee....AAAAARGH!! I am back to wanting it
Ok, but seriously, if you are going to return it (and it's a small), could I buy it from you???-- Edited by jj at 11:08, 2005-12-01

i was just going to post that i already have shirt #2 and have ordered shirt #5 (in dark brown) that i could totally wear underneath, but what intriques me even more is your suggestion of it as a great transitional piece in the spring — i never thought of it like that!

it is a small and if i decide not to keep it, i will SO sell it to you instead. (although you're making me want to keep it now!)

member · Hermes

I love it and I think you should keep it. I agree w/the other girls..I think it would look great over a long sleeve shirt...some examples:

brandywine turtleneck kidada v-neck first mate tee regan tee

Sorry to be such an enabler!!

-- Edited by shopchicago33 at 11:15, 2005-12-01

crazyshopper · Nine West

Not sure if you're a dress person, but the it would be really cute over a dress too!!

ejc423 · Coach

My sister got the sweater back in the early fall and has worn it a lot. Both as a transitional piece over short sleeves and now over long sleeves. She wears it quite a lot actually. I think it's lovely.

Pepper · Kenneth Cole

Keep the first one. I tried it on in the store and loved it when I tried it on. It is so soft and snuggly too. Love it!!

alb · Marc Jacobs

ITA that you should keep the first sweater. I love it! It doesn't seem similar at all really to the second sweater IMO, but I haven't seen either of them on. That first sweater could get so much use as an all-year-round piece, and I love the idea that someone said about wearing it over a dress. KEEP it (or sell it to me)!!

jj · Kate Spade

hotcocoa wrote:

i was just going to post that i already have shirt #2 and have ordered shirt #5 (in dark brown) that i could totally wear underneath, but what intriques me even more is your suggestion of it as a great transitional piece in the spring — i never thought of it like that! it is a small and if i decide not to keep it, i will SO sell it to you instead. (although you're making me want to keep it now!)

Damn my powers of persuasion!!

Ok, you should keep it because you will have a lot to go with it (and I justed checked the site and there are still smalls available!).

Ritz · Dooney & Bourke

I have it and adore it. It is definitely versatile and was great while it was still warm out too! keep it!

lollipop · Nine West

Just keep it. It is sooooo cute! I am loving it. I think the two sweaters are completely different. I would wear something really simple underneath it in white, since it has the white trim. I do love it though. If you were that obsessed with buying it, it for sure was the right decision. Just wear the damn thing!

hotcocoa · Kate Spade

thanks ladies for your input and suggetions. does anyone besides honey want to talk me out of keeping it? i'm still undecided.