Almost finished with my Factory shopping trip! Two more sets of reviews left and then I’m off to Banana Republic.
~ Embroidered-Front Top, Ivory, Medium ~
Gigi found these tops to run big so my store may have gotten a bad batch. I am pretty consistent with my Fit-Twin. If she’s a Small and says it’s TTS then I wear a Medium. I have on the Ivory in a Medium and this was pretty tight in the arms, as you can see. The body looks like it fits well and gives shape but I had to angle the shot and suck in to make it look good. Truth-telling here…
~ Navy, Large ~
The Large fit much better in the arms and through the body. Overall I like the embroidered front and prefer the Navy over the Ivory. I’d stick with your alpha size, like #GigiSays. I think I just found some mis-tagged shirts. They were only $5 off in-store when I was there while the solids were 20% off so there wasn’t an incentive to try any others on to compare.
~ Leather-Sleeve Stripe Tee, Medium ~
I was surprised by how much I liked this top. And that the stripes are Navy while the sleeves are black. This fit TTs and the faux leather sleeve was really nice and soft. I have a similar version in all black that I received for Christmas so I passed on this one. I do like the Navy with the black. You don’t see many people wearing that combo, including me. It’s probably one I should try in the Fall.
~ Draped Henley Tunic, Ivory, Small ~
I had high hopes for the Factory version of this tunic. I’ve ruined two retail tunics and was, luckily, able to replace them. I didn’t like the feel of the tunic. It’s straight up Polyester with a slight silky feeling. The one I tried on was already snagged at the bottom. I know the retail versions snagged too but if you carefully snip the exposed material you won’t put a hole in the shirt. There was no way to salvage the snag on this specific blouse.
Having said all that, The Small fit great and I wouldn’t size to a medium. I liked the color and saw some of the others were very similar to their retail counterpart. The Ivory did seem a little sheer but I’m pretty tan right now so that could change in the cooler months. I love these tops as they are so easy to wear. Just add a necklace and you’re ready to go. I have added this to my wishlist in the available colors, just in case I ruin the others I have.
If I’m in the area in the next few weeks I’ll probably try the Draped Henley Tunic again, maybe in the black or navy just to be sure. Since they are 100% Poly I can throw them in the machine without any worry of them shrinking.
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