I found this sweater by Michael Kors before the J Crew October roll-out introduced their versions of the zip sweater – Colorblock and Solid. This color is called Dark Malachite and is a beautiful Forest Green. I ordered a Medium and though it’s a little long in the arms it fits me well everywhere else. I think a Small for me would be too snug.
The zippers on this sweater are just at the bottom. The hem is somewhat high-low but I quite like it. The only thing that bothers me is that you feel the zippers against your skin so I’ll be adding a cami underneath.
Double-Zip Sweater in Colorblock, Small, Elm Indigo – The Small fit well and I wouldn’t size to a Medium but, oh, is the Lambswool itchy. Had it been Merino, Cashmere ($$$) or even Cotton, I would have probably bought this and returned the Michael Kors.
Other differences, besides the material, between the two are that the MK is a Cable-Knit Sweater and Cotton/Poly not Lambswool. It’s priced about $30 more as well. It’s not long enough for me to wear with my Pixie Pants but the color is gorgeous against the Midrise Toothpick Cords in Sea Salt (wearing in the pics, size 30). The tag says to hand-wash in cold water so I know this will be fine on the Delicate cycle in the machine. You’ll have to dry-clean the J Crew version. Since I know I’ll wear this quite a bit during the Winter (inside the house I layer or wear thick sweaters to stay cozy) the hand wash/machine wash is better suited for me.
What do you think of this Michael Kors Zip Sweater? Like the J Crew one better?
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I bought the jcrew double zip sweater and like the look and feel a lot.
It only itches a little or maybe I am not sensitiv.
The Michael kors sweater is nice too,but I
Ike the fit of the jcrew one better.