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!
