Thursday, November 13, 2008

Hell has frozen over

Forever 21 now has cashmere-blend sweaters.


Cashmere. Forever 21. The world is a crazy and amazing place.

[ The sweater above is this one; browse other cashmere-blend styles at the store here. ]

PS. I bought the leather jacket, because the white coat of my dreams is absolutely not available, anywhere. Boo!

4 comments:

Anne At Large said...

Um, just because it's cheap cashmere, doesn't that just mean it will be, um, cheap? As in, poor quality, not lasting, pilling and not worth the $$? Or maybe that's just my experience with cheap Banana Republic cashmere. Sigh.

drwende said...

Whoa! Their cardigans look to have truly long sleeves, too... I may have to be open-minded about personal applications of F21.

Good call on the leather jacket. You had me drooling over biker gear at Everyday People (thrift, near U of MN), but nothing fittable had a waist.

Marianne said...

Anne - certainly a valid concern. I'll be reporting on how my sweater holds up. Can't really complain about a super-soft $25 sweater, though. It's basically the same price as cheap acrylic, and much nicer.

DrWende - yes, the sleeves are plenty long, and the sweater itself is long.

I checked out the leather sections at some thrift stores and was horrified by all the smelly, 80s leather jackets I came across - it sounds like you had better luck!

Unknown said...

I just bought one of these and was pleasantly surprised at the softness and fit. I didn't think about how it will hold up after washing..any tips on the best way to wash it?