Pix-Elated

After an unintentionally low buy year, along with a major closet edit, I've started to replace some of my knitwear. I was hoping to stick to Canadian retailers as much as possible. I was also craving colour. 

So I took a risk and ordered some things from Simon's. I'm quite delighted with the experience. First, I got free delivery and I also get free returns (because I was a member). Second, the web images matched the colour of the articles, the descriptions were quite accurate, and the fits on the whole were consistent with what it said on the sizing chart. Delivery took one week, which for the Island, isn't bad. (Things always take longer to get here than they do to the mainland.) 

These aren't really properly styled in outfits, just thrown on with a few options, but you get the idea.

1-3  A polo top in red merino. Nice fine gauge knit, fairly classic cut but classic with deference to the current, if that makes sense. It is not as cropped as some more  fashion forward sweaters but it is fluid and the fabric behaves well. (The skirt is from BR -- another post!)  I am enjoying the possibility of creating tonal red outfits. 

4-5. Cashmere Johnny collar sweater. A little looser. Nice quality. Not cheap, but not insanely expensive. 

6  Classic crewneck fine gauge merino in a bright berry tone. Like the red merino, this was reasonably priced. 

7. A hoodie in Lenzing-Ecovero Viscose -- first experience with this fabric and it is really nice! Drapes beautifully. This was an inexpensive item, and a bit of a HEWI. I have been looking for a comfy casual lounge-type hoodie for several years now. I have ordered and sent back dozens. 

8-11 an oversized boatneck blue merino pullover. I really like this in theory but it is too big so it's going back. (Yes, I know it's supposed to be oversized, but...) There is no smaller size. The quality and colour were lovely though! 

I will certainly order from Simon's again. I know Dee is a loyal customer and now that I have tried them I feel more confident ordering from them again. 

So....I love yellows and golds. A lot of the walls in our home are painted various shades of gold and yellow and ochre, and we also have some gold soft furnishings. My first childhood bedroom was yellow (at my insistence). Yellow is a colour that energizes me. 

But yellow is also (after orange) typically my *least* flattering colour. I got a soft printed butter yellow shirt a couple of summers ago to try. I valiantly tried to wear it. But it made me unhappy. So after one season , I let it go. 

However, I noted here once that I quite like the very bright yellow of the safety vest I wear on my bike. 

Well, guess what? A little fashion bird suggested I might like to try an on sale sweater at BR in similar tone. Why not, I thought. It is returnable. 

Here it is. My wildest wild card yet! 

My review of this sweater: It is very soft -- merino/ cotton blend. Lovely to wear! Almost feels like cashmere! The fit is slightlyl smaller than most BR items. I normally wear XS at BR but I got S and I would not have wanted it any tighter -- the shoulders on this are perfect. It is a slightly cropped length but not overly so. So if you are thinking of ordering -- and the sweater comes in many colours -- you might want to size up from your usual BR size.  ETA: The sizing is also inconsistent. I got this sweater in navy also because a navy crewneck is an essential for me. It is a full inch longer than the citron sweater and slightly looser in the shoulders also, though no wider in the torso from what I can tell. 

The lighting is not great here. They call the colour Bright Pistachio Green, but it is more like a sour citron. There is an underlying coolness or acidity to it. 

I feel as if I could risk adding more of this colour to my closet -- what think you?  The trouble will be finding the right version. It can't be too warm or it won't work. And I can't go pastel at all. Has to be a bit shocking, I think. 

Thank you, Angie, for the recommendation!